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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?

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Power Up Your Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

Pause a second and think about companies such as Uber and Airbnb. Check out Steelcase for an array of ideas and solutions specific to education. Replace standard outlets with multi-functional USB combos – When assessing power needs through an audit, count the number of outlets in classrooms, hallways, and common spaces.

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

Edsurge

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. Instead, I want to write about my secret sabbatical.