Active Learning Archives

27 Sep

5 Tips for Designing Accommodating Learning Spaces for Students with Sensory Needs

5 Tips for Designing Accommodating Learning Spaces for Students with Sensory Needs As the number of students with special needs, students with sensory sensitivities, and students with other support needs increases nationwide, educators are finding ways to design accommodating classrooms that support positive student behavior and academic performance. Today’s students are increasingly being bombarded with...

20 Sep

3 Reasons to Use Sit-to-Stand Desks in the Classroom

3 Reasons to Use Sit-to-Stand Desks in the Classroom Author: Dr. Christina Counts So long to a classroom full of stationary, seated desks that keep students sedentary all day––the future holds flexible, student-centered sit-to-stand desks that promote student choice and engagement! Sit-to-stand desks have become common in the workplace and home offices as an option...

05 Sep

4 Ideas for Innovative Teacher Stations

4 Ideas for Innovative Teacher Stations Author: Dr. Christina Counts For decades, teachers have sat in the front of the classroom behind a bulky, stationary desk. While this approach works for many educators, these teacher stations have always left something to be desired. At MiEN, we’ve created the THX Double Pedestal Teacher Station, a traditional-style...

10 Aug

5 Tips for Back-to-School Classroom Organization

5 Tips for Back-to-School Classroom Organization Author: Dr. Christina Counts It’s once again time to head back to school and putting a focus on your classroom organization now can set you up for a smooth and efficient school year. With the right organization tools and classroom furnishings, you can create a well-organized learning space that...

28 Jul

Five Elementary Classroom Design Tips for Engagement and Success

Five Elementary Classroom Design Tips for Engagement and Success Author: Dr. Christina Counts Gone are the elementary classrooms of the past––where students were confined to their desks for all day lectures––make your early childhood classrooms a welcoming space where students are engaged and excited to learn! The classroom environment is an essential part of learning...

30 Jun

Designing Elementary Learning Spaces to Encourage Movement in the Classroom

Designing Elementary Learning Spaces to Encourage Movement in the Classroom Incorporating movement into elementary learning spaces offers benefits to students’ physical health, social and emotional wellbeing, and academic success. Physical activity is a powerful tool for improving learning and focus, increasing engagement, and reducing classroom management challenges. Research suggests that increased physical activity in schools...

22 Feb

4 Benefits of Flexible Seating: From Floor Learning to Standing Desks

4 Benefits of Flexible Seating: From Floor Learning to Standing Desks Author: Dr. Christina Counts Traditional classroom seating was created with traditional learning in mind, but with many schools transitioning to modern, flexible, and active learning practices, classroom design must also transition to support new ways of learning. And while traditional seating approaches still have...

24 Nov

5 Tips to Design an Active Learning Space

5 Tips to Design an Active Learning Space When building a new school, it’s important to design a building that not only fits the academic needs of modern learners, teachers, and administrators, but that also is equipped with features to support the school’s mission. Many schools are now focused on incorporating active learning principles into...

19 Nov

4 Steps to Designing Modern Learning Environments

4 Steps to Designing Modern Learning Environments Many schools face steep challenges on the road to creating collaborative, modern learning environments that students, teachers, and staff can enjoy and thrive in. One of the biggest barriers to developing these learning spaces is the state of aging school buildings, which often haven’t been updated and reworked...

13 Oct

Benefits of Whiteboards in the Classroom

Benefits of Whiteboards in the Classroom Teachers face the challenge of keeping students engaged every day, but one solution to this problem is one of the simplest learning tools in the classroom: the traditional whiteboard. Writable surfaces can be easily integrated into the learning space by adding mobile whiteboards, mini handheld whiteboards, whiteboard tabletop surfaces,...

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