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Pantone Color of The Year 2023: Incorporating Viva Magenta in Learning Environments
07 Feb

Pantone Color of The Year 2023: Incorporating Viva Magenta in Learning Environments

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Pantone Color of The Year 2023: Incorporating Viva Magenta in Learning Environments" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Marissa Onesian[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]The Pantone color of 2023 is Viva Magenta, a color Pantone describes as “a new animated red that revels in pure joy, encouraging experimentation and self-expression without restraint,…

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5 of the Biggest Education Trends for 2023
25 Jan

5 of the Biggest Education Trends for 2023

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="5 of the Biggest Education Trends for 2023" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_empty_space height="8px"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Dr. Christina Counts[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1706978168475{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]With the start of a new year and education conference season just beginning, educators and industry leaders are discovering the biggest education trends for 2023. The past…

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6 Modern Ideas for Innovative K-12 Learning Spaces
25 Jan

6 Modern Ideas for Innovative K-12 Learning Spaces

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="6 Modern Ideas for Innovative K-12 Learning Spaces" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Madison Johnson[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]Classrooms aren’t the only place for innovative design––more and more schools are coming up with modern ideas for innovative K-12 learning spaces. From media centers and cafeterias to STEM labs and English…

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4 Ideas for Designing Collaborative Learning Spaces
20 Dec

4 Ideas for Designing Collaborative Learning Spaces

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="4 Ideas for Designing Collaborative Learning Spaces" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]Designing collaborative learning spaces in your school is a great way to expand learning opportunities and enable teachers to engage students in new ways. These spaces are usually designed to meet the needs of a…

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4 Easy Ideas for Social Spaces that Encourage Student Connection
09 Dec

4 Easy Ideas for Social Spaces that Encourage Student Connection

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="4 Easy Ideas for Social Spaces that Encourage Student Connection" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_empty_space height="8px"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Dr. Christina Counts[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1706977032142{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]Schools are not just a place for learning––they are also hubs for community and connection. After spending much of the past two years learning remotely…

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Students Are Bored: Engage Them With Innovative Learning Spaces
28 Nov

Students Are Bored: Engage Them With Innovative Learning Spaces

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Students Are Bored: Engage Them With Innovative Learning Spaces" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_empty_space height="8px"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Dr. Christina Counts[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1708029205582{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]Students are becoming increasingly bored at school but creating innovative learning spaces may help to re-engage them in their learning. Research suggests that students become less…

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Stay Ahead of the Curve with MiEN Curved Bookcases
15 Nov

Stay Ahead of the Curve with MiEN Curved Bookcases

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Stay Ahead of the Curve with MiEN Curved Bookcases" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_empty_space height="8px"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Dr. Christina Counts[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1706362588235{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]Stay ahead of the curve with some of MiEN’s most popular curved bookcase products: KIO Class Curved Shelving and KIO Curved Bookcases. With our modular, curved…

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3 Types of Modern Media Shelving: Curved Bookcases, KIO Tinker, & DIVIDE Storage
12 Oct

3 Types of Modern Media Shelving: Curved Bookcases, KIO Tinker, & DIVIDE Storage

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="3 Types of Modern Media Shelving: Curved Bookcases, KIO Tinker, & DIVIDE Storage" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_empty_space height="8px"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Dr. Christina Counts[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1706362081829{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]For a long time, the only storage option available for K-12 media centers was lining up rows and rows of traditional bookshelves.…

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

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

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="5 Tips for Designing Accommodating Learning Spaces for Students with Sensory Needs" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]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…

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

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

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="3 Reasons to Use Sit-to-Stand Desks in the Classroom" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_empty_space height="8px"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Dr. Christina Counts[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1673883286046{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]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…

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