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Research-Influenced Learning Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

Below is an adapted section of Chapter 4 from our book that looks as research that can influence learning space design in classrooms and schools. Image credit: [link] One area where we found a growing body of research was learning space design. Therefore, the opportunity for some level of choice affects success.

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How Furniture and Flexible Seating Is Turning Classroom Design Into a Fad

Edsurge

Modern classroom design is sitting on this precipice. What then happens is instead of designing classrooms that positively impact students, we are decorating classrooms, celebrating the new, and then moving on to the next shiny thing. Pinterest-pretty classrooms bring instant gratification, but little else.

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7 discoveries from an active learning classroom

eSchool News

There is a fair amount of research into the impact of classroom design on student learning. Spaces flooded with natural light that allow for a variety of learning methods and activities, and spaces that let students feel a sense of ownership over the classroom, demonstrably affect how well students learn.

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Can a simple classroom redesign inspire student achievement?

eSchool News

Imagine a 5 th grade classroom in the middle of a lesson. This has been the traditional classroom for decades. Any generation could walk into a room and immediately identify it as a classroom. Rolling chairs are an essential part of Steelcase Active Learning centers. It’s flexible. It’s colorful. It’s engaging.

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Power Up Your Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

The USDOE’s Office of Educational Technology places emphasis on students and educators having access to a robust and comprehensive infrastructure when and where they need it for learning. The essential components of an infrastructure capable of supporting transformational learning experiences include the following: Ubiquitous connectivity.

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What factors help active learning classrooms succeed?

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

The idea that the space in which you do something, affects the thing you do is the basic premise behind active learning classrooms (ALCs). I’ve been studying ALCs for a while now — it was the subject of my sabbatical at Steelcase in 2017-2018 and this paper on the subject that resulted. What is this study about?

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Get Involved In Classroom Design: A Grant to Upgrade Your Classroom

ProfHacker

Have you ever been frustrated by the largely immobile set-up of a typical classroom? Applicants get to select from three “styles” of active learning classrooms: a “verb classroom,” a “node classroom” or a “blended classroom.” Have you ever participated in classroom redesign?