LANSINGBURGH, N.Y. — Anna Zibro and Megan Hupfl’s third grade class at Rensselaer Park Elementary School (RPES) has a roomful of brand new furniture. Zibro and Hupfl, who share a classroom as ...

What if the key to boosting student engagement was as simple as swapping out desks and chairs and rearranging the layout of a classroom? The most important classroom technology nowadays is not a ...

Classroom design is a key part of building an effective learning environment. Tables help students work together, stay on task, and get things done more easily. The right table can support individual ...

Desks lined up in precise rows with teacher firmly planted at the front: That was the standard classroom format for much of the last century. But with many educators saying kids can do better in a ...

Designing a classroom takes more than just putting furniture in place. The desk setup influences how students interact, how the teacher moves, and how well the room functions throughout the day. With ...

Like a jazz dance performance, active learning combines doing, movement and impromptu variety in a way that gets students and faculty up and out of their usual positions in the classroom. The room and ...

As debate over education reform sizzles, and as teachers valiantly continue trying to do more with less, a new study suggests that it might be worth diverting at least a little attention from what’s ...

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