How a 21st Century Classroom Design Can Promote the 4 C's of Learning
Classroom design is a powerful tool in your arsenal for improving levels of student interaction and engagement. Active learning improves retention of knowledge by promoting the four C's of learning: Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity.
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"The more you know about the past, the better you are prepared for the future." - Theodore Roosevelt
All Eyes on Thee - Achieve and Maintain Your Students' Attention
Attention span and focus - how do we set up our classrooms for students to feel focused and engaged? This can particularly be a problem in hands-off style classes like History or Social Studies. How do we connect with each one of our students while fostering a sense of community? Here are a couple ideas to maximize time and space in the classroom while getting the most focus from each of your students.
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"If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn." - Ignacio Estrada
Makerspace: Hands-on Experiences Encourage Confidence
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The Great Divide: Privacy Without Boundaries
Classroom design has undoubtedly changed in the last few decades. The days of static desks and rigid student chairs placed in repetitive rows are a thing of the past. Teachers and students want to engage in environments that stimulate learning and interaction, with spaces that are comfortable and inspiring. A large part of this new trend is a philosophy that we like to call “privacy without boundaries”: spaces that are accessible yet private at the same time. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at what inspired our design team to develop products around this philosophy and provide some specific examples of how this can be applied to your classroom to create a more engaging and dynamic learning environment.
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