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6 new grants to consider in the new year

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Steelcase Education is seeking innovative middle and high school educators and educational institutions looking to implement and expand active learning initiatives to apply for its fifth annual Active Learning Center Grant.

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What I Learned On My ‘Secret Sabbatical’ As a Scholar-in-Residence at a Private Company

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Last fall I started my first day on the job as an embedded faculty member with a corporation—as a scholar-in-residence at Steelcase Education. Actually intern is probably the best lens through which to look at what I’ve been doing at Steelcase for the last eight months. I’ve done design sprints with people high up the org chart.

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Can a simple classroom redesign inspire student achievement?

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Rolling chairs are an essential part of Steelcase Active Learning centers. Ours was one of only a few dozen schools awarded similar classroom overhauls through the Steelcase Education Active Learning Center Grant Program. Here, students gather around teacher, Julie Marshall for a lesson.

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7 discoveries from an active learning classroom

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Four years ago, I became an inaugural recipient of a Steelcase Education Active Learning Center Grant. Through active learning, the teacher gradually releases control to the students, encouraging them to become independent learners.

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

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Education eats good ideas. Designers aren’t led by momentum, inertia, tradition or the latest education fads. As educator Pernille Ripp recently reminded us, what is flexible furniture without flexible learning? Designers aren’t led by momentum, inertia, tradition or the latest education fads.

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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. Access to mobile devices that connect learners and educators to the vast resources of the Internet and facilitate communication and collaboration.

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New grant will provide active learning spaces to schools

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Steelcase Education grant leverages classroom space to implement new teaching practices. Steelcase Education on Dec. Up to 15 grant recipients will have the opportunity to install one of four learning environments featuring Steelcase Education’s state-of-the-art furniture and technology.