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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 factors help active learning classrooms succeed?

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

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. I know Sharon because she was recently Scholar-in-Residence at Steelcase, the position that was created for, and which I held during my sabbatical. What did the study find?

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

Edsurge

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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Can a simple classroom redesign inspire student achievement?

eSchool News

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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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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Research-Influenced Learning Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

When designing the space, it’s important for educators not to overstimulate and thus detract students’ ability to focus but to provide enough stimuli to enhance the learning experience. Today’s educational paradigm is no longer one of knowledge transfer but one of knowledge creation and curation. Steelcase Education.

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New grant will provide active learning spaces to schools

eSchool News

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.