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Dr. Christina Counts Earns Distinction as an Accredited Learning Environments Planner
03 Aug

Dr. Christina Counts Earns Distinction as an Accredited Learning Environments Planner

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Dr. Christina Counts Earns Distinction as an Accredited Learning Environments Planner" 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 width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1662565456779{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]Our very own VP of Education for MiEN Environments, Dr. Christina Counts, has recently received the Accredited Learning Environments Planner (ALEP) designation, a mark of excellence developed to…

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Active Learning Through Tech-Friendly Spaces
23 Jul

Active Learning Through Tech-Friendly Spaces

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Active Learning Through Tech-Friendly 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 css=".vc_custom_1683139323030{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]Learning can and should happen everywhere in a school––from classrooms to common spaces to the cafeteria––and flexible learning spaces support this objective. But once you’ve created responsive learning spaces through layout and furniture design, what…

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Slate Run Elementary Implements Unique, Flexible Furniture in its Brand-New School Building
10 Jul

Slate Run Elementary Implements Unique, Flexible Furniture in its Brand-New School Building

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Slate Run Elementary Implements Unique, Flexible Furniture in its Brand-New School Building" 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_column_text][/vc_column_text][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, this Indiana school took two years to build a brand-new facility that supports collaborative learning, small-group instruction, and project-based…

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Designing Responsive Learning Spaces Throughout a School
29 Jun

Designing Responsive Learning Spaces Throughout a School

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Designing Responsive Learning Spaces Throughout a School" 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: Dr. Christina Counts[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1683140399869{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]To best support learning, classrooms need to be responsive and flexible to fit schools’ changing needs and uses. Responsive learning spaces adapt to the needs of a variety of subjects,…

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Shifting Learning Space Design to Combat COVID-19: 7 Design Tips
26 Jun

Shifting Learning Space Design to Combat COVID-19: 7 Design Tips

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Shifting Learning Space Design to Combat COVID-19: 7 Design Tips" 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: Dr. Christina Counts[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1683139207794{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, learning space design has had to adapt and grow to create healthy and functional learning spaces. One of the key components to…

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New Albany High School Uses Creative Multipurpose Room Design to Maximize its Space
22 Jun

New Albany High School Uses Creative Multipurpose Room Design to Maximize its Space

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="New Albany High School Uses Creative Multipurpose Room Design to Maximize its 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_column_text][/vc_column_text][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="This Indiana high school worked with MiEN to create an extremely versatile multipurpose space that teachers and students love" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff" use_theme_fonts="yes"…

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Leveraging the Maker Movement to Build Tech-Savvy Students Ready for the Future Workforce
17 Jun

Leveraging the Maker Movement to Build Tech-Savvy Students Ready for the Future Workforce

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Leveraging the Maker Movement to Build Tech-Savvy Students Ready for the Future Workforce" 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: Dr. Christina Counts[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1683211482408{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]The maker movement is a game changer reinventing the rules for innovation in the world of crafters, hackers, & tinkers! The current generation of…

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West Rowan Elementary School Creates Modern, Engaging Learning Spaces
11 Jun

West Rowan Elementary School Creates Modern, Engaging Learning Spaces

[vc_row full_width="stretch_row" layout="wide" el_class="about us" css=".vc_custom_1592413527313{margin-top: -45px !important;background-color: #da1032 !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="West Rowan Elementary Creates Modern, Engaging Learning Spaces" font_container="tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_column_text]When Woodleaf Elementary and Cleveland Elementary consolidated to form West Rowan Elementary School in 2019, both predecessor schools were already proponents of engaging learning space…

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Georgetown High School Transforms its Media Center Space to be Student-Centric
05 Jun

Georgetown High School Transforms its Media Center Space to be Student-Centric

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Georgetown High School Transforms its Media Center Space to be Student-Centric" 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_column_text][/vc_column_text][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="A two-year plan to upgrade an aging media center space culminates into an environment where flexible furniture supports a wide range of academia…

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Designing for Healthy and Functional Learning Spaces
20 May

Designing for Healthy and Functional Learning Spaces

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Designing for Healthy and Functional 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: Dr. Christina Counts[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1683211360605{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]As the 2019-2020 school year wraps up remotely for schools all over the country, district leaders and educators are turning their attention to the fall 2020 semester and what it…

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