Active Learning

Lessons Learned

A review of published research on active learning classrooms investigates their impact.
Active Learning

Mentor Schools: Space to Learn New Ways to Teach

Mentor Public Schools shares the impact of an innovative professional development program that lets teachers practice how they teach.
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Classroom Makeover: Part II

Active Learning Center Grant recipients study how their new space impacted educators and students in the first year.
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Six Education + Work Trends from Generation iGen

iGen is the first generation to never have lived without fast-moving technology. Discover six trends that illustrate how this generation is changing education and the workplace.
Active Learning

Why Educators Are Better Together

Micro schools, team taught classes, design thinking practices. In this episode, why it’s so crucial for educators to learn from each other. Tom Vander Ark, CEO of Getting Smart and author of Better Together, joins Steelcase WorkSpace Futures researchers Aileen Strickland-McGee and Gabby Scarritt for a discussion centered around the power of networking in education.

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Building the Classroom of the Future

How one university is using Steelcase Education classrooms to prepare students for a rapidly changing world.
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The Institut International de Lancy Case Study

The Institut International de Lancy (IIL) is integrating active learning and technology to create a campus that reflects life outside of school. See how partnering with Steelcase Education helped IIL design classrooms that break the traditional mold and are preparing students for the future. Read more about the case study.
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Coaching Students for the 21st-Century

How a forward-thinking school in Geneva, Switzerland joined forces with Steelcase Education to create learning environments that reflect life off campus and prepare students for the future.
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Two Roads. One Educator. A Shared Journey.

Dr. Julie Marshall, Saluda Trail Middle School teacher in Rock Hill, South Carolina, shares her inspiring story of how active learning teaching methods and a double organ transplant empowered her students in surprising ways. She was one of the first recipients of the Steelcase Education Active Learning Center Grant which came at a serendipitous time. Dr. Marshall’s health challenges became a catalyst for learning and the new classroom helped improve student outcomes. Read more in Classroom Redesign Improves Reading.
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String Theory Schools: Redefining Urban Education

Jason Corosanite, co-founder and chief innovation officer of String Theory Schools, shares how their pedagogies challenge conventional assumptions and help kids discover what they love at an early age.
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Three Perspectives on the Future of Higher Education

Experts in education tackle how flipped learning, 21st century skills and virtual and augmented reality will change the way students learn.
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Educause Features Steelcase Education ALC Partner

An active learning champion from the University of Saint Mary in Kansas shared her school’s active learning journey at Educause.