Learning Environments

Imagine a safe space where students with autism can go to calm their bodies and then get back to the business of learning.

What you put on your classroom walls can affect your students’ ability to learn.

New teachers—and experienced ones too—can find ideas here on how to stop disruptive behavior before it begins.

We reviewed hundreds of educational studies in 2020 and then highlighted 10 of the most significant—covering topics from virtual learning to the reading wars and the decline of standardized tests.

An ambitious study of 153 classrooms in the United Kingdom provides the best evidence that flexible spaces can boost academic performance.

K–8 educators from across the country give you a peek at their classrooms—and explain how they managed the transformations.

A veteran elementary teacher shares what he’s learned from eight years of building a student-centered environment.

Interested in switching to flexible seating? Get funding ideas, helpful tips, and how-to photos from the pros—your fellow high school teachers.

A community raised $6 million to construct an innovative 30,000-square-foot facility complete with makerspaces and learning labs.

Team sports are about so much more than their physical benefits. This is especially so when group sports activities are incorporated into a young person’s life.