Who is Gen Alpha?

Step into any elementary and middle school classroom today, and you'll encounter a unique cohort of learners known as Generation Alpha. Born roughly between 2010 and 2024, these digital natives are not just growing up with technology, it's woven into the very fabric of their existence. Understanding their distinct characteristics is paramount to creating learning environments where they can thrive – academically, socially, and emotionally.

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Topics: Collaboration, Active Learning, Active Classroom, Technology, Experiential Learning, Learning Styles, Educators, outdoor, foam seating, Gen Alpha

What is the Universal Design for Learning?

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework that guides the creation of flexible learning environments to accommodate the diverse needs of all students, no matter their ability. This framework was developed by neuropsychologist and educator, Dr. David H. Rose, and his colleagues at the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) in the late 1990s.

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Topics: Design, Active Learning, Human Development, Active Classroom, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Thrive, Sensory Needs, Learning Styles, Educators

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder affects approximately 1 in 9 school-age children in the United States, making it one of the most common neurodevelopmental conditions teachers encounter in their classrooms every day. Students with ADHD don't have a focus problem in the sense that they can't focus — they have a focus regulation problem: their brains seek stimulation and movement in ways that the traditional static classroom actively works against.

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Topics: Design, Active Learning, Human Development, Active Classroom, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Teacher's Favorites, Well-Being, Thrive, Sensory Needs, Special Education, Learning Styles, Educators

 As the digital age continues to reshape the learning landscape, students and teachers alike can take advantage of online spaces for educational purposes. Teachers across the world take to social media to share their experiences or resources for other educators to view and take inspiration from. Across a spectrum of platforms, we’ve rounded up 100 remarkable teachers who are highlighting what it’s like to be an educator in today’s digital age.

Whether you're an educator in search of dynamic teaching techniques or a parent looking to supplement your child's learning journey, our curated list is your gateway to a world of resourceful blogs, captivating Instagram feeds, relatable TikTok clips, and engaging YouTube videos.

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Topics: Back-To-School, Teacher's Favorites, Thrive, Learning Styles, Educators

To Thrive is to have all basic needs meant, making happiness and success attainable. If you work in education, you need to understand how unique each student is and how their strengths and weaknesses vary. Every student has their own way of learning and remembering information. We call these learning styles.

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Topics: Back-To-School, Thrive, Learning Styles, Educators

MooreCo Inc. was the first manufacturer to address school districts' uncertainty on navigating the emergency relief funds by creating the first comprehensive guide on ESSER Funds (See our 2024 updated guide).  Below we provide you with a refresher on all things ESSER and how furniture purchases can be justified under the ESSER program.

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Topics: Covid-19, Back-To-School, Learning From Home, Hybrid Classroom, remote, Thrive, Educators

Whiteboards are workhorses. They get written on, erased, written on again, drawn on with the wrong marker, and ignored for cleaning for longer than they should be. The result is familiar to anyone who's walked into a classroom or meeting room: a board that looks more gray than white, with ghost marks from last week's lesson still faintly visible beneath today's new content.

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Topics: Design, Active Classroom, Clean Living, Teacher's Favorites, Visual Communications, Whiteboard, Educators

Designing Inclusive, Calming, and Colorful Classroom Spaces for Special Education Students

MooreCo specializes in creating educational and professional environments that are suited to every learning style and background, empowering all students and workers to thrive. No student group is more diverse than special education students. With a variety of physical and sensory needs and experiences, special education students deserve to learn within a classroom that fully accommodates them. Per the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) of 1990, special education students are legally entitled to a “free and appropriate education” in the “least restrictive environment,” one that allows them to move, create, absorb information, and thrive in the learning process. MooreCo is committed to developing these special education spaces so that students with various learning abilities have the same access to a safe and welcoming classroom environment. Giving special education students the freedom to move and create in a sound-sensitive classroom with easy access to the outdoors, surrounded by faculty who are knowledgeable and prepared is the ultimate goal.  

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Topics: Color, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Sensory Needs, Special Education, Educators

Akt by MooreCo is a family of tables, chairs and soft seating designed for Gen Z. We designed Akt with intention of creating pieces that are active, kinetic, and tectonic, key ingredients that Gen Z needs in order to thrive. Akt was designed to morph, reinvent, and transform itself allowing users to feel they are in control while they move in, through and with the space they are in. Conceived under our Thrive philosophy, which focuses on the six key facets of human development from adolescence and into the workforce, the Akt collection puts the spotlight on soft seating and surfaces that are active, kinetic, and tectonic.

Akt: Active. Kinetic. Tectonic

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Topics: Collaboration, Design, Active Classroom, MooreCo Workplace, Thrive, Akt, Educators

Gen Z is already famous for doing things differently. At school, empathy is popular. As they enter the workforce, they put a higher emphasis on people than profits. They form tighter and more diverse communities than ever before, primarily because their generation is the most diverse than previous ones. Workplaces and schools should also emphasize diversity, equity, and inclusion in order to appeal to Gen Z. In the wake of a global pandemic and the reality of school shootings, Gen Z is very focused on their physical and mental wellbeing. Enter Akt: a family of furniture designed in response to these needs and takes into account Gen Z’s call to action. The Akt collection was created to facilitate change, support diverse communities, and can be configured to build collaborative workspaces where Gen Z feels mentally and physically safe.  

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Topics: Design, Active Classroom, Clean Living, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Mental Health, generation z, Educators