Collaborative classroom

Teamwork and collaboration! These are important parts of raising a 21st-century learner in the classroom, yet many students do not entirely understand what this it. I stress the importance of teamwork and collaboration throughout the year, but I take time in the beginning of the year to help students truly understand what it means. Throwing […]

Transforming classrooms into collaborative spaces.

What’s so important about collaborative school furniture? Well, if a swim team tried to practice on wrestling mats it wouldn’t get very far because the environment is wrong for the learning process.

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Menéndez and Gamonal Arquitectos have designed large meeting/gathering table inspired by an artists palette, for the Classroom Building in the Milan Campus at Oviedo University in Asturias, Spain.

Collaborative tasks help students learn to work together toward the classroom community they want to achieve. Read more about how we use collaborative tasks to build classroom community and learn more about the types of tasks we use. Deceloping a classroom community is one of the best ways to build classroom management and get to learning right away.

Do you incorporate growth mindset discussions in your classroom? We have made a concerted effort to keep students motivated by talking about how our mindset determines our ability to achieve success. And we have seen results! Our students are continuously putting forth effort and showing great determination. The sighs and choruses of "I can't" slowly but surely faded into 'a-has' and chants of "I'll keep trying!" One way to ensure that this becomes a central part of our classrooms is to make…

The classroom is changing, it's no longer just a place for learning. Our furniture allows you to customize your learning environment to suit the needs of your students and give them a classroom that will empower them to think bigger and smarter. #ClassroomFurniture #HighImpactLearning #SocialEmotionalLearning #ActiveLearning

Modern computer lab serves as a home for collaboration, STEM programs, makerspaces, and esports, just to name a few.

Considering that the wellness economy is one of the world's fastest-growing industries, it’s no surprise that it’s currently fueling a plethora of adventurous new architectural projects across the world. Here we highlight three new wellness-focused buildings that are not only mindful of their environment but also of the people that inhabit them.