[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Designing Learning Spaces for Developmentally Appropriate Practice In order to provide students with an effective education, early childhood educators need to utilize developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) to teach children. This teaching strategy acknowledges what children know and what they can do, while also setting…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="How to Design a Montessori Learning Environment" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_column_text]Nurture children’s independence and natural motivation by designing a Montessori learning environment equipped to support their learning! Montessori is an alternative form of education––primarily used with early childhood and elementary students––that is built around supporting children’s…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Designing Accessible Learning Spaces: Furnishing Classrooms to Meet ADA Requirements" 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="16px"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1683726575401{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires schools to provide accessible and inclusive learning spaces for students, parents, and employees who have a physical or mental impairment or disability…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Vertical Whiteboards Make for a Collaborative, Engaging Discovery Lab" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]While Mindy Collier was reading Peter Liljedahl’s book, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12: 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning, a lightbulb went on over her head. A third-grade teacher at North…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Collaborative Learning Spaces Designed Nationwide by the MiEN Company" 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="16px"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1682814880755{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Jan. 4, 2023 – A growing number of schools chose MiEN to support learning and collaboration in their schools and districts. Twelve schools and one district-wide…
[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_1674358196403{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.…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="How Teaching Gaming & Esports will Boost Student's STEM & 21st Century Learning Skills" 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: Martin Fritzen[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]There are three ways schools and universities can work with gaming and esports to increase the students' STEM and 21st century learning skills. The 3 Foci…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="New MiEN K-12 Esports White Paper Available: Creating an Esports Space That Supports Academic Success and SEL" 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="16px"][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_1682804970349{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]K-12 esports, or competitive online video gaming is a rapidly growing and trending industry projected to surpass $1.8…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="6 Key Ideas for Designing an Esports Space" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]Academic esports, or a competitive school video-gaming team, is the next big extracurricular opportunity for today’s students. Esports offers the same social and emotional learning benefits as traditional athletics and can also provide a…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="MiEN Company Releases White Paper on Creating a Scholastic Esports Program" 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="16px"][vc_column_text] New paper covers curriculums, career pathways, funding, planning and effective space design for competitive gaming [/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1674749198066{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – June 9, 2022 – An increasing number…
