The Value of Hands-On Learning in 2021
New research is showing that 2020 has been a difficult year for our nation’s students. Many are falling behind due to problems with access to remote learning and experts are saying it may cause devastating repercussions. At MooreCo, we’ve been dedicated to following the needs of students and teachers to create ideal learning environments for over 35 years. With that goal in mind, we held our second webinar, Thrive Together: Creating the Classrooms of Tomorrow, in late October. We’ve been continuing to highlight what expert presenters offered in terms of research and solutions for how to keep kids learning through the pandemic and beyond. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at the value of hands-on learning and STEM education, and how we can help students to keep learning through difficult circumstances.
Read MoreTopics: Collaboration, Active Classroom, Learn from Home, Technology, Covid-19, Back-to-school, learning from home, remote, hybrid, quick ship, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Can We Find Togetherness Through Technology?
Although it’s not the same as being together in one room, people have been able to come together through the power of technology in 2020. Due to the pandemic, students are learning remotely, workers are telecommuting, and holiday get-togethers are taking place online to minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19. While it has been an adjustment with many challenges to move many of our activities online, there is also great opportunity being presented this year with new achievements in virtual togetherness.
Read MoreTopics: Active Learning, Human Development, Active Classroom, Designer's Corner, Working from Home, Technology, Covid-19, Back-to-school, learning from home, hybrid classroom, remote, hybrid, i3sixty, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Expert Analysis
Top 10 Things Teachers Want in Their Classrooms
Do you ever wonder how teachers would design the classroom of their dreams, if given the opportunity? We did! That’s why we interviewed gifted, passionate teachers to ask what’s on their wish list. We took their answers to educational designers Sylvia Kowalk and Robin Randall of Legat Architects so they could work their magic and render the dream classrooms. Using the Compass line by MooreCo, Sylvia and Robin created ideal STEM spaces and displayed their render-to-reality presentation during the fourth session of Thrive Together: Creating the Classrooms of Tomorrow webinar. Click here to watch the session!
Read MoreTopics: Insider, Collaboration, Case Studies, Design, Active Learning, Active Classroom, Designer's Corner, Covid-19, Back-to-school, Educators
How We Move Forward: A Better Future for Our Nation Starts with Students
On October 22nd, MooreCo was pleased to host our Thrive Together: Creating the Classrooms of Tomorrow fall webinar. Over the course of two days, we heard from several experts from the fields of education, manufacturing, and architecture and design. Each speaker had a wealth of information to share and a palpable passion for bettering educational environments to serve our nation’s students.
Read MoreTopics: Active Learning, Human Development, Designer's Corner, Covid-19, Back-to-school, hybrid classroom, remote, hybrid, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Expert Analysis
5 Changes in Classroom Design to Expect in 2021
It goes without saying that 2020 has been a year of great change for many. Students, parents, and teachers have been affected by the fluctuations of school schedules caused by COVID-19. Some are learning remotely, some are learning in a hybrid model, and some are back in school full-time.
Read MoreTopics: Insider, Collaboration, Active Classroom, Designer's Corner, Working from Home, Technology, Back-to-school, learning from home, hybrid classroom, hybrid, quick ship
How Great Products and Service Can Make Life Easier in 2020
At MooreCo, we’re no strangers to the world of business. We’ve been operating for over 35 years, with a dedication to providing quality classroom and office furniture to create environments where people can thrive. That mission has never been more important than it is now. As schedules and environments adapt to a world living through a pandemic, products are needed to help provide solutions. That’s why we’re upping our game this year. Because we’ve heard from our partners and customers about what they’re feeling and what they need to keep going. Here's what we've learned about doing great business and how it can make life a little easier this year.
Read MoreTopics: Insider, Working from Home, Technology, Covid-19, Back-to-school, learning from home, remote, i3sixty, Affordability, quick ship
Topics: Design, Active Classroom, Healthcare, Working from Home, Covid-19, Back-to-school, hybrid
Cost-Effective Blended Model Classrooms
As the weeks begin to countdown to school’s proposed start date throughout the country, many districts are still working out firm plans to safely reopen in time for fall. COVID-19 shut down schools at the end of the spring term, leading many American students to have to learn online with little success. Now the American Association of Pediatrics and other health organizations are recommending that schools open in fall with students able to participate in person, citing that doing so would be optimal for student’s mental and emotional well-being.
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Topics: Technology, Covid-19, Back-to-school
Creating Classroom Cohorts the Easy Way
As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in several states across the nation, the question remains for how to safely reopen schools in fall. School districts, designers, and healthcare experts are working together to find solutions to reassure parents and help protect communities from increased spread of the virus.
Read MoreTopics: Design, Learn from Home, Covid-19, Back-to-school
Topics: Insider, Design, Human Development, Technology, Covid-19, Back-to-school