Full STEAM Ahead: Prioritizing Inclusion and Discovery in Tomorrow's Classrooms
How can we help all students learn, given the events of this year? 2020 brought problems with traditional models of learning to the forefront, further widening existing learning gaps and leaving groups of students behind.
Read MoreTopics: Collaboration, Active Learning, Human Development, Active Classroom, Designer's Corner, Technology, learning from home, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Educators
Topics: Insider, Design, Human Development, Technology, Covid-19, Back-to-school
On April 24th, MooreCo put out a blog post about on how experts were predicting this year’s back-to-school season would differ from previous years because of Covid-19. As information continues to emerge about how the virus spreads and affects various populations, including children, we continue to stay on the heels of what to expect going forward.
Read MoreTopics: Design, Active Learning, Human Development, Clean Living, Working from Home, Learn from Home, Technology, Covid-19
7 Predictions on Going Back to School in A Post-Covid World
The United States has been largely on lockdown for the last several weeks due to the global pandemic of Covid-19, causing schools and business to close temporarily. This has been done to slow the spread of the virus, and studies are showing it's working. The good news is that soon we’ll be able to resume daily activities like working and learning. But life won’t be exactly like it was, at least not for a while.
Read MoreTopics: Collaboration, Human Development, Active Classroom, Clean Living, Covid-19
5 Helpful Lessons for Teaching Remotely
If you’re making a transition to online learning because of Covid-19, you aren’t alone. Students around the world are learning from home with the assistance of teachers and parents. It’s a team effort to help kids stay engaged in their education through these changing circumstances. With heightened emotions, distractions, and new routines, it can be difficult for students to establish a good work ethic for remote learning. But it’s not impossible. New online learning tools are available to improve interactions at a distance and facilitate online learning.
Read MoreTopics: Case Studies, Active Learning, Human Development, Learn from Home, Technology
Whether at Work or School, Design to Activate a Hungry Mind
From antibiotics and the printing press to electric lights and the internet, many of the world’s breakthrough discoveries and inventions share one thing in common: They were the result of curiosity.
Curiosity makes us eager to learn and to solve problems. It’s a special spark that seeks out new knowledge and the desire to learn how things work.
Topics: Design, Human Development, Thrive
If you’ve ever sat at a rigid, fixed desk and chair for any length of time you know how uncomfortable this unforgiving setup can be. Whether a student trying to learn and engage in a classroom, or an employee expected to be productive and creative at work, natural body comfort and alignment is closely tied with how well we feel and perform.
In fact, study after study confirms we know intrinsically that our physical surroundings — from the chair we sit in to the air temperature in a room — make a difference. Energy levels, the ability to focus, and even rates of absenteeism are all linked to our physical surroundings.
Read MoreTopics: Design, Active Learning, Human Development, Thrive
6 Stages of Human Development That Inspire Design Strategies
Although the nature of work, school, and how we take care of ourselves is changing, we humans — whether as children or adults — continue to spend a significant amount of time together in a physical place, such as an office building, school, or health facility.
What impact do these spaces have on our engagement and well-being? And how can we create environments that encourage greater interconnection and productivity?
Topics: Design, Active Learning, Human Development, Active Classroom, Thrive