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Florida High School Infuses Collaborative Learning into the Curriculum
12 Oct

Florida High School Infuses Collaborative Learning into the Curriculum

[vc_row full_width="stretch_row" el_class="about us" css=".vc_custom_1591303075066{background-color: #da1032 !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Florida High School Infuses Collaborative Learning into the Curriculum" font_container="tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_column_text]Like many schools in the U.S.—where at last count the average public school building was 55+ years old—Mulberry High School in Florida was working from a facility…

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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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Making a School Media Center a Collaborative and Fun Learning Space
26 Sep

Making a School Media Center a Collaborative and Fun Learning Space

[vc_row full_width="stretch_row" el_class="about us" css=".vc_custom_1591303075066{background-color: #da1032 !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Making a School Media Center a Collaborative and Fun Learning Space" font_container="tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_column_text]With about 275 students in grades pre-K through 8, St. Stephen Catholic School in Riverview, Fla., is well aware of the tectonic shifts that have…

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5 Design Tips for an Elementary Media Center
12 Jul

5 Design Tips for an Elementary Media Center

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="5 Design Tips for an Elementary Media Center" 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] Away with dark and boring brown school libraries! Make your library a place kids love to visit and learn skills to prepare them for the future at the same…

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4 Key Factors to Creating a Modern Library Space
02 May

4 Key Factors to Creating a Modern Library Space

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="4 Key Factors to Creating a Modern Library Space" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]As technology in the classroom has transformed over the past few years––particularly in response to the pandemic––more and more schools have attained a 1:1 personal device system. When every student has a device,…

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Transforming an Aging High School Library into a Modern, Collaboration Lab
29 Apr

Transforming an Aging High School Library into a Modern, Collaboration Lab

[vc_row full_width="stretch_row" el_class="about us" css=".vc_custom_1669756900471{background-color: #ffffff !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Transforming an Aging High School Library into a Modern, Collaboration Lab" font_container="tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23cf2505" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_column_text]As a public high school that offers a rigorous college prep curriculum, University High School (UHS) serves students in grades 9-12 who are committed to…

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Creating Collaborative Spaces for Students Post-Remote Learning
11 Apr

Creating Collaborative Spaces for Students Post-Remote Learning

[vc_row full_width="stretch_row" el_class="about us" css=".vc_custom_1591303075066{background-color: #da1032 !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Creating Collaborative Spaces for Students Post-Remote Learning" font_container="tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_column_text]When Lamphere High School welcomed its 730 students back on campus for the 2021-22 school year, it wanted every student to have a Chromebook. This would not only eliminate…

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MiEN Company’s New KIO Tinker Table Quickly Switches from a Bookcase to a Workstation and More
08 Nov

MiEN Company’s New KIO Tinker Table Quickly Switches from a Bookcase to a Workstation and More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="New table adapts to multiple learning needs in classrooms, media centers, makerspaces and STEAM labs" 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 css=".vc_custom_1706974767587{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Nov. 9, 2021 – Schools’ limited space means that they need furniture that can adapt to multiple situations. For this reason,…

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Transforming a Nearly Century-Old School Building into a Modern Learning Space
06 Oct

Transforming a Nearly Century-Old School Building into a Modern Learning Space

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Transforming a Nearly Century-Old School Building into a Modern Learning Space" font_container="tag:h2|text_align:center" 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="40px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width="stretch_row" el_class="about us" css=".vc_custom_1591303075066{background-color: #da1032 !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="MiEN and Staff at Robert D. Johnson Elementary School transformed a learning space out of a nearly 100-year-old building." font_container="tag:h3|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_column_text]Open since…

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Cumberland Trace Elementary School Creates Active Teaching & Learning Spaces
16 Sep

Cumberland Trace Elementary School Creates Active Teaching & Learning Spaces

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Cumberland Trace Elementary School Creates Active Teaching & Learning Spaces" font_container="tag:h2|text_align:center" 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="40px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width="stretch_row" el_class="about us" css=".vc_custom_1591303075066{background-color: #da1032 !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Working with MiEN, the school outfits its newly-constructed building with seating, tables and fixtures that support active teaching and learning spaces for groups of…

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