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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. I’ve taken part in marathon business strategy planning sessions.

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Power Up Your Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

This strategy seems like a no-brainer when schools are looking to refurbish libraries and comfortable furniture for common areas. Check out Steelcase for an array of ideas and solutions specific to education. What unique ideas and strategies have you seen that you would add to the list above?

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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.

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Research-Influenced Learning Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

Fore more research-influenced ideas and strategies to transform education grab a copy of Learning Transformed. Steelcase Education. Pedagogical innovation requires an innovation in the space where learning takes place. Simply put, if the space doesn’t match the desired learning pedagogy, then it will hinder student learning outcomes.

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Susan Cain’s Quiet Revolution

ProfHacker

Steelcase, a manufacturer of office furniture, has recently begun offering a line of quiet work cubicles called Susan Cain Quiet Spaces. Sample topics possibly of interest to ProfHacker readers include Class Participation , 3 Strategies for Surviving the First 5 Minutes of Any Social Situation and Portrait of a Quiet Conference Leader.