Soft Seating Archives

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…

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…

28 Sep

How Teaching Gaming & Esports will Boost Student’s STEM & 21st-Century Learning Skills

[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…

10 Aug

5 Tips for Back-to-School Classroom Organization

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="5 Tips for Back-to-School Classroom Organization" 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_1673883163909{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]It’s once again time to head back to school and putting a focus on your classroom organization now can set you up for a smooth and efficient school year.…

28 Jul

Five Elementary Classroom Design Tips for Engagement and Success

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Five Elementary Classroom Design Tips for Engagement and Success" 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_1683140595611{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]Gone are the elementary classrooms of the past––where students were confined to their desks for all day lectures––make your early childhood classrooms a welcoming space where…

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…

09 Jun

6 Key Ideas for Designing an Esports Space

[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…

26 May

Power Up and Press Play with Esports Spaces

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Power Up and Press Play with Esports 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_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]The rise of esports is paving the way for schools to embrace structured esports programs spaces as an extracurricular sport alongside traditional competitive sports programs. School leaders understand that esports offers…

11 Apr

How to Build and Fund Gaming and eSports Facilities at K-12 Schools, Community Colleges and Universities

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="How to Build and Fund Gaming and eSports Facilities at K-12 Schools, Community Colleges and Universities" 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]The idea to build gaming and esports programs and facilities at educational institutions can come from different sources. Any stakeholder can ask for it:…

22 Feb

4 Benefits of Flexible Seating: From Floor Learning to Standing Desks

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="4 Benefits of Flexible Seating: From Floor Learning to Standing Desks" 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]Traditional classroom seating was created with traditional learning in mind, but with many schools transitioning to modern, flexible, and active learning practices, classroom design must also transition to…

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Vertical Whiteboards Make for a Collaborative, Engaging Discovery Lab

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

How Teaching Gaming & Esports will Boost Student’s STEM & 21st-Century Learning Skills

5 Tips for Back-to-School Classroom Organization

Five Elementary Classroom Design Tips for Engagement and Success

5 Design Tips for an Elementary Media Center

6 Key Ideas for Designing an Esports Space

Power Up and Press Play with Esports Spaces

How to Build and Fund Gaming and eSports Facilities at K-12 Schools, Community Colleges and Universities

4 Benefits of Flexible Seating: From Floor Learning to Standing Desks

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