Classroom Makeover: Part II
Active Learning Center Grant recipients study how their new space impacted educators and students in the first year.
Steelcase Education Activates Learning at NeoCon
Steelcase Education General Manager Madelyn Hankins shares how education leaders are using active learning and collaboration in schools and across
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.
Lessons Learned
A review of published research on active learning classrooms investigates their impact.
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 Gaby Scarritt for a discussion centered around the power of networking in education.
It’s Not Everyday You Hear a Teacher Yell for Joy
Steelcase Education just launched the fifth cycle of its Active Learning Center Grant. Each year, up to 16 schools receive new furniture and teacher training. The schools also commit to doing research they share with the growing active learning community. In this podcast, hear real stories about changes happening in classrooms that serve very different student populations.
Classroom Revamp
Discover how four Active Learning Center Grant recipients embrace a more collaborative approach to education by transforming their space.
Building the Classroom of the Future
How one university is using Steelcase Education classrooms to prepare students for a rapidly changing world.
What Does Personalized Learning Look Like?
Personalized learning is gaining momentum thanks to new technologies and the needs of today’s workforce. Steelcase researchers, Gaby Scarritt and Aileen Strickland McGee, interviewed dozens of educators to learn how personalized learning helps students and educators and how the physical environment can help. (Read the full report: A Guide to Personalized Learning)
Guide to Personalized Learning Experiences
Personalized learning per se isn’t a new concept. Every day, educators adapt lesson plans to ensure students meet learning objectives. Teachers draw on their professional experience and use a variety of techniques to help students learn and engage with the material.
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.
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.