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Vertical Whiteboards Make for a Collaborative, Engaging Discovery Lab
25 Mar

Vertical Whiteboards Make for a Collaborative, Engaging Discovery Lab

[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…

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Creating a Modern Space Where Teachers and Staff Eat, Relax and Socialize
15 Mar

Creating a Modern Space Where Teachers and Staff Eat, Relax and Socialize

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Creating a Modern Space Where Teachers and Staff Eat, Relax and Socialize" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]Since 2007, Atlantic County Institute of Technology (ACIT) in Mays Landing, N.J., has been providing a comprehensive high school education that incorporates all academic courses, advanced placement (AP) courses and…

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Elementary School Creates a Modern Media Center from a Blank Slate
23 Feb

Elementary School Creates a Modern Media Center from a Blank Slate

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Elementary School Creates a Modern Media Center from a Blank Slate" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]When Voorhees Township Public Schools in Voorhees, N.J., decided to give all of its media centers makeovers, Osage Elementary School was one of four elementary schools that was more than ready…

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3 Key Components of Early Childhood Learning Environments
15 Feb

3 Key Components of Early Childhood Learning Environments

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="3 Key Components of Early Childhood Learning Environments" 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="8px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1676481743597{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]Deciding what to include in an early childhood learning environment may seem like just choosing what color to paint the room and which chairs to buy, but…

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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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Collaborative Learning Spaces Designed Nationwide by the MiEN Company
04 Jan

Collaborative Learning Spaces Designed Nationwide by the MiEN Company

[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_1706977770912{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…

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New Arizona High School Blends Functionality with Comfort in its Common Areas
22 Dec

New Arizona High School Blends Functionality with Comfort in its Common Areas

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="New Arizona High School Blends Functionality with Comfort in its Common Areas" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]When Crismon High School in Queen Creek, Ariz., opened its doors for the first time for the 2022-23 school year, the school welcomed more than 1,000 students into its new…

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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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