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Designing Learning Spaces for Today’s Students with Their Futures in Mind
10 Sep

Designing Learning Spaces for Today’s Students with Their Futures in Mind

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Designing Learning Spaces for Today’s Students with Their Futures in Mind" 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_1683139000314{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]The jobs of the future are much different from what students experience in the classroom on a daily basis. Technology will change and become more complex,…

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Cleaning & Disinfecting to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Learning Spaces
08 Sep

Cleaning & Disinfecting to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Learning Spaces

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Cleaning & Disinfecting to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in 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]As students, faculty, and staff return to school this fall and beyond, there is a new emphasis on the importance of cleaning and disinfecting surfaces throughout schools in order to prevent…

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Flexible, Modular Classroom Spaces Designed for Teachers and Scholars
28 Aug

Flexible, Modular Classroom Spaces Designed for Teachers and Scholars

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Flexible, Modular Classroom Spaces Designed for Teachers and Scholars" 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="Career-based high school in Kentucky pulls out all of the stops when creating modular classroom spaces for its new, 180,000sf facility" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_column_text]Focused on…

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Five Advantages to a 1:1 Learning Environment
25 Aug

Five Advantages to a 1:1 Learning Environment

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Five Advantages to a 1:1 Learning Environment" 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_1683140502413{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]Technology is an increasingly important part of a successful learning environment, particularly with the recent expansion of blended learning to K-12 curriculum all over the U.S. While schools have brought technology into the…

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5 Ways to Redesign a Media Center During COVID-19
21 Aug

5 Ways to Redesign a Media Center During COVID-19

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="5 Ways to Redesign a Media Center During COVID-19" 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_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]If the global pandemic sidelined your plans for creating a very inviting, collaborative, nurturing media center space, get your vision back on track with these five success tips. As central…

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5 Steps to Designing a New Esports Space
04 Aug

5 Steps to Designing a New Esports Space

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="5 Steps to Designing a New Esports Space" 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_1669826448440{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]Academic esports, or competitive video gaming, is a unique extracurricular that has recently taken hold in the K-12 education space. While video games have had a history of bad reputations for distracting…

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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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