For decades, curriculum, pedagogy, and technology have evolved to meet the changing needs of students. But in many schools, the classroom environment itself hasn’t kept pace. Classic layouts that ...
In Marsi Jones’ sixth grade social studies classroom at Edgewood Junior High School, there isn’t a desk in sight. Students can sit on cushions on the floor around a table a few inches off the ground, ...
Today’s fast-paced and ever-changing educational climate demands an enhanced focus on the learning needs of students. Yet, most classrooms still represent the traditional—fixed elements like a large ...
Navigating the uncharted waters and ever-shifting sands of today’s academic environment is causing current and future educators and instructional designers to seek out innovative ways to address what ...
In college classroom design, flexibility has become a top priority. In fact, “classrooms” might be too limited a term to describe what have become learning spaces of all shapes and sizes (including ...
Where we learn matters. This truth has exploded as we have waded through the realities of emergency remote learning. As a profession, we have honorably pivoted to meet the needs of students, but all ...
Designing a classroom takes more than just putting furniture in place. The desk setup influences how students interact, how the teacher moves, and how well the room functions throughout the day. With ...
As pedagogy evolves and classrooms move further and further away from the sage on the stage model of knowledge delivery, how can districts make sure their classrooms are supporting innovative new ...
In the early 2000s something new appeared on the education scene, adapted from the worlds of innovation and business where it was developed. It was called, simply and descriptively, design thinking.
2020 may have been the year of the couch as a classroom, but advances in audiovisual adoption will impact learning space design well into the future. Kelly is a senior editor with EdTech: Focus on ...
Design a MODULAR, ADAPTABLE, and ASPIRATIONAL pre-school design appropriate to the social, environmental, and financial context of South Africa! Designers are invited to envision the future of early ...