Learning Environments
Learning is enhanced by the space where it happens. Discover how to make a difference by optimizing seating arrangements, classroom decor, and even building design.
Smart Ways to Upgrade Your Home Teaching Setup
You may be teaching from your living room, but a few simple adjustments can up your teaching game.824
Moving Your Classroom Outside During the Pandemic
One teacher shares how her rural elementary school safely and effectively took their classrooms outdoors.510
The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2020
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.16.4kThe Sensory Room: Helping Students With Autism Focus and Learn
Imagine a safe space where students with autism can go to calm their bodies and then get back to the business of learning.1M
Dos and Don’ts of Classroom Decorations
What you put on your classroom walls can affect your students’ ability to learn.68.6k
8 Proactive Classroom Management Tips
New teachers—and experienced ones too—can find ideas here on how to stop disruptive behavior before it begins.35.1k
Flexible Classrooms: Research Is Scarce, But Promising
An ambitious study of 153 classrooms in the United Kingdom provides the best evidence that flexible spaces can boost academic performance.44.5k
7 Outstanding K–8 Flexible Classrooms
K–8 educators from across the country give you a peek at their classrooms—and explain how they managed the transformations.57.5k
Flexible Seating and Student-Centered Classroom Redesign
How a visit to Starbucks inspired a change to flexible seating—and then some changes in teaching philosophy.63.2k
A Student-Driven Approach to Experiential Learning
See how a Reggio Emilia–inspired elementary school in Australia fosters student interests to spark curiosity and joy in learning.12.6k
Designing Flexible Seating With Students
A veteran elementary teacher shares what he’s learned from eight years of building a student-centered environment.14k
Integrating Loose Parts Play in a Preschool Program
Children use pine cones, old toys, and more in loose parts play, but it’s important that they also get a chance to play with bigger aspects of their learning environment and shape it according to their own vision.1.2k
Getting Started With an Outdoor Classroom
A Vermont elementary school teacher describes lessons she has moved outside in an effort to help students connect with nature.1.4k
High School Flexible Seating Done Right
Interested in switching to flexible seating? Get funding ideas, helpful tips, and how-to photos from the pros—your fellow high school teachers.20.7k
At Playtime, Open Fields and Trees Beat Seesaws and Monkey Bars
New research suggests that natural elements like mud, sticks, and trees might unlock the imaginative power of play—beating out purpose-built spaces like the neighborhood playground.3.9k