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<span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-family: "raleway" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><br />It will come as no surprise that we are not effectively educating our K-12 students to be successful in post-secondary education and beyond. It is devastating to report that the first students to spend their entire elementary and secondary schooling engaged with Common Core are the worst prepared for college in 15 years†. The argument can and should be made that the reason students are not finding success beyond high school is that they are not prepared with the skills necessary to thrive in the world outside of school: Enterprise Skills. </span><span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-family: "raleway" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "raleway" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #2f2f2f;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;">Enterprise skills have been identified and called many names: soft skills, transversal skills, career readiness skills, power skills, employability competencies, market value assets, and much more. These are skills that are transferrable across multiple industries, and across multiple “career stops” that the common graduate is likely to experience in the 21st century.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit; height: auto;"><b style="background-color: #9caaba; letter-spacing: -0.1px;"> Missouri Innovation Campus, Gould Evans, DLR Group, McCown Gordon Construction, Lee’s Summit MO </b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><span style="background-color: #9caaba;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-family: "raleway" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Think of your day-to-day life as an adult in the workforce. Did you have to take a spelling test or did you have to carry yourself in a confident manner as you spoke in front of a group for a presentation? Schools have the unenviable task of meeting accreditation standards, mandated heavily by policy makers, state education officials, and union leaders. As a result, schools are caught up in priming students for academic standards, while disregarding mastery of the skills that employers are placing as top priority in their hiring and advancement efforts. </span></span><span style="font-family: "raleway" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><br /><span style="color: #2f2f2f;">Beginning in 2014, Gould Evans Architecture began compiling data from multiple research projects from the world of work — surveys of thousands of companies around the globe — scanning for similarities among the findings to create a comprehensive visual representation of what students need according to employers. This research is used to emphasize the importance of change and to influence minds of education stakeholders to design spaces that support success beyond increasing test scores. Imagine a world where all schools prioritize complex problem solving, creativity, grit, cognitive flexibility, and expert communications. That is the world Gould Evans envisions, and shares their work freely to support others to move forward, disrupt the status quo, and advance our outdated educational system.† </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "raleway" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><br /><span style="color: #2f2f2f;">But how do you design educational spaces that align with these competencies? First, we have to understand who we’re educating now and who is to come. Millennials have come and gone. We now have schools filled with Gen Z. A very different generation, they are pragmatic, social justice-minded, independent, entrepreneurial, and ready to put in the effort to gain success. True digital natives, these students (currently aged 9-22) were born during the digital revolution and new technology comes naturally to them. Children of Gen X, they are passionate about preserving the environment and self-motivated. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><span style="background-color: #9caaba;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #2f2f2f;">Next on deck is Gen Alpha (aged not yet born-8). A lot of conjecture is necessary to describe a generation before they are even with us, but we do know that these people will be competing directly with Artificial Intelligence for jobs. Careers with anything considered rote, repetitive, or memorized will be passed along to a non-human workforce. What will be necessary to compete is creativity, strategy, and innovation.</span></span><span style="color: #2f2f2f; letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><br />Neuroscientist and A.I. expert, Dr. Vivienne Ming, argued in her keynote at the RethinkED conference, “If it’s something we have already done, we will be able to teach a robot how to do it in the next 30-40 years. But what robots cannot do is come up with something that has never been done before. That’s what we need to be teaching children to do.” Cultivating and cherishing that inventiveness we lose in childhood will be imperative for individuals to succeed in the future economy. </span><span style="color: #2f2f2f; letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><br />To support the development of enterprise skills, learning spaces need to be intentionally designed to put students into the types of roles and experiences that naturally foster these skills. They need to look and operate more like the creative workplaces of today. They need to include meeting spaces for small groups, large groups, collaborative spaces, individual workspaces, and learning neighborhoods. They need to allow students to self-direct, work at variable paces, and experience authentic projects, presented to authentic audiences. They need to expose students to what work really looks like through experiential learning opportunities. They need to support the natural variabilities among learners where each student can flourish and bloom in their own strengths, just like employees do in a business. And they must offer choice and student agency, shifting away from one-directional learning, to fostering intrinsic motivation, curiosity, and creativity.</span><span style="color: #2f2f2f; letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><br />Our students today are vastly underprepared for the world beyond 12th grade†. By prioritizing enterprise skills, students stand a much higher likelihood of finding success in post-secondary education and the world of work, whether working for a company, or growing into successful entrepreneurs in the Gig Economy. It’s time to take a hard look at what today’s companies in the global economy are demanding of its workforce, and put a full-court press on designing the learning environments that will help students and educators keep these critical skills at the forefront of every day learning.</span><span style="color: #2f2f2f; letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><br />For more information on current research, case studies, and school design, please visit </span><a href="http://www.gouldevans.com/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1779ba; cursor: pointer; letter-spacing: -0.1px; line-height: inherit;">www.gouldevanseducation.com</a><span style="color: #2f2f2f; letter-spacing: -0.1px;"> or contact </span><a href="mailto:laine.eichenalub@gouldevans.com" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1779ba; cursor: pointer; letter-spacing: -0.1px; line-height: inherit;">laine.eichenalub@gouldevans.com</a><span style="color: #2f2f2f; letter-spacing: -0.1px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-family: raleway, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.1px;">A total of 168 exhibitors in 603 10′ x 10′ spaces with many of them donating thousands of pounds and a wide variety of classroom items. Donated goods were collected by representatives from the Brown Deer School District and distributed to schools in Milwaukee.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-family: raleway, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;">“For 24 years, EDspaces exhibitors have contributed truck-loads of innovative classroom to local communities. This year it will be one of the largest due to major growth in the past four years of the event. We’re looking forward to an even greater contribution in 2020, when we take EDspaces to Charlotte, North Carolina,” says Jim McGarry, EDmarket President and CEO.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-family: raleway, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.1px;">Participating exhibitors donated items to ensure local schools are outfitted with brand new products including furniture, seating, desks, USB embedded furniture, and more, giving the donated product(s) from their booths, interactive classrooms, and displays at the conference’s conclusion. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-family: raleway, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;">Other program elements included a pre-conference Learning Lab, STEM Innovation Tour on Tuesday that kicked off the event. The lab explored how school districts of diverse backgrounds promote STEM and STEAM learner-centered education in spaces where students experiment, make, hack, and learn as they transform ideas into products and solutions.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-family: raleway, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;">Visionary keynoter Tony Wagner, a globally-recognized voice in education and author of Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for The Innovation Era presented at the plenary session. He discussed why innovation is today’s most essential real-world skill, and one that can ensure this generation’s economic future.</span></span><br />
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ED-spaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18142175434557874167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091336750132270482.post-28595302801204900962020-01-29T14:10:00.001-05:002020-01-29T14:26:50.129-05:00How Buildings Teach Kindness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: raleway, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="color: #2f2f2f;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;">Neuroscience data shows that social emotional learning and relationship building is the core to healthy and happy learning for all generations. Research from the neurosciences has greatly improved our understanding of how architecture shapes behavior, how multisensory experiences create meaning essential for learning, and how architectural space and form express emotions that can enhance or impede social interaction. </span></span></span><br />
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<br /><span style="box-sizing: inherit; height: auto;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-628" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Interactive-Design-Laraway-School-by-Legat-Architects-Photo-Credit-Connor-Steinkamp-Photography-1-1024x741.jpg" srcset="https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Interactive-Design-Laraway-School-by-Legat-Architects-Photo-Credit-Connor-Steinkamp-Photography-1-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Interactive-Design-Laraway-School-by-Legat-Architects-Photo-Credit-Connor-Steinkamp-Photography-1-500x362.jpg 500w, https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Interactive-Design-Laraway-School-by-Legat-Architects-Photo-Credit-Connor-Steinkamp-Photography-1-768x555.jpg 768w, https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Interactive-Design-Laraway-School-by-Legat-Architects-Photo-Credit-Connor-Steinkamp-Photography-1-1536x1111.jpg 1536w, https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Interactive-Design-Laraway-School-by-Legat-Architects-Photo-Credit-Connor-Steinkamp-Photography-1-24x17.jpg 24w, https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Interactive-Design-Laraway-School-by-Legat-Architects-Photo-Credit-Connor-Steinkamp-Photography-1-36x26.jpg 36w, https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Interactive-Design-Laraway-School-by-Legat-Architects-Photo-Credit-Connor-Steinkamp-Photography-1-48x35.jpg 48w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><span style="background-color: #aedae2; color: black; font-family: raleway, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; text-align: right;">Connor Steinkamp Photography </span><span style="font-family: raleway, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #aedae2;">Laraway School by Legat Architects</span></span><span style="font-family: raleway, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><span style="background-color: #aedae2;"><br /></span><span style="color: #2f2f2f;"><br />Educator and author Patricia Wolfe discusses how the brain encodes and stores information and why meaning is essential for social emotional learning. Because a building is multi-sensory in its perception, involving all of our senses over a temporal span through our movements within and around three-dimensional space, scholar and architect Harry Mallgrave describes architecture as an embodied experience in which we perceive, feel and sense. This experience engages neural mechanisms creating the embodied simulation of materials, forms, spatial relationships, sounds, smells, tactile qualities, scales, textures, patterns, and atmosphere that impact social emotional learning</span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: raleway, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.1px; line-height: inherit;"><b>.</b></span><span style="font-family: raleway, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><b style="color: #2f2f2f;"><br /><br /></b><span style="color: #2f2f2f;">Linking neuroscience and architecture, we will identify the precepts of social emotional learning in and explore how early learners and elderly interactions benefit both age groups promoting brain growth. Experiential learning and environmental education examples that have the potential to engage neural mechanisms to create architectural embodiment will be considered in ways to demonstrate how buildings can teach kindness. Essential to this social emotional learning is that we “feel” or project ourselves emotionally into the actions of other people and empathize with the forms of our built environment. </span><div style="text-align: start;">
<br /><span style="box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-627" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Immersion-District-59-Early-Learning-Center-by-Legat-Architects-Photography-Credit-District-59-Photo-1-1024x681.jpg" srcset="https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Immersion-District-59-Early-Learning-Center-by-Legat-Architects-Photography-Credit-District-59-Photo-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Immersion-District-59-Early-Learning-Center-by-Legat-Architects-Photography-Credit-District-59-Photo-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Immersion-District-59-Early-Learning-Center-by-Legat-Architects-Photography-Credit-District-59-Photo-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Immersion-District-59-Early-Learning-Center-by-Legat-Architects-Photography-Credit-District-59-Photo-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Immersion-District-59-Early-Learning-Center-by-Legat-Architects-Photography-Credit-District-59-Photo-1-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Immersion-District-59-Early-Learning-Center-by-Legat-Architects-Photography-Credit-District-59-Photo-1-24x16.jpg 24w, https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Immersion-District-59-Early-Learning-Center-by-Legat-Architects-Photography-Credit-District-59-Photo-1-36x24.jpg 36w, https://essentials.edmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Randall-Immersion-District-59-Early-Learning-Center-by-Legat-Architects-Photography-Credit-District-59-Photo-1-48x32.jpg 48w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; display: inline-block; height: auto; letter-spacing: -0.1px; max-width: 100%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><span style="background-color: #aedae2; color: black; font-style: italic; text-align: right;">District 59 </span><span style="background-color: #aedae2;">Early Learning Center by Legat Architects</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><span style="background-color: #aedae2;"><br /></span><span style="color: #2f2f2f;"><br />As architects, we observe that buildings can teach and be part of the curriculum inspiring learning across generations, that the environment can influence the way we feel, think, and learn</span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2f2f2f; letter-spacing: -0.1px; line-height: inherit;"><b>. So how do buildings teach kindness? What does kindness look like in architectural space?<br /></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><b style="color: #2f2f2f;"><br /></b><span style="color: #2f2f2f;">The built environment embodies the connection between space, time, and pedagogy. We will present a consideration of five attributes of an architecture that teaches:</span><div style="color: #2f2f2f; text-align: start;">
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIGQu66PAz3lfrOrSfSlAAUN2yeoJskiGHL3i9Qq1JvjjgVI0ltrhrctmC4DpH0oBdcc_ooEsjo5KWeMrAid2oDWokUF6hDRVQcxjvwBv1RModibwYE9LOzdUMj-449AgxQ-ERzAjzg/s1600/Bullet+Points-Kindess+Classroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="letter-spacing: -0.1px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1172" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIGQu66PAz3lfrOrSfSlAAUN2yeoJskiGHL3i9Qq1JvjjgVI0ltrhrctmC4DpH0oBdcc_ooEsjo5KWeMrAid2oDWokUF6hDRVQcxjvwBv1RModibwYE9LOzdUMj-449AgxQ-ERzAjzg/s640/Bullet+Points-Kindess+Classroom.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><br />Implications of architecture and neuroscience for design include opportunities to create and evoke the following five topics:</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.1px; line-height: inherit;"><br /><br /><b>1. Embodied Simulation </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;">Neuroscientific evidence supports the relationship between the motor system, the body, and the perception of space, objects, and the actions of others. Architecture of embodied simulation constitutes a basic characteristic or our brain and makes possible our rich and diversified experiences of space, objects, other individuals, and our capacity to empathize with them.</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.1px; line-height: inherit;"><br /><br /><b>2. Multisensory Experiences</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;"> Memory is what enables us to learn by experience and our starting point in understanding learning and memory is sensory perception. Everything in our memory begins as a sensory input from the environment. All sensory input arrives simultaneously! Perception is the meaning we attach to information as it is received through the senses. Architecture that engages multi-sensory experiences will be most embedded and therefore most remembered.</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.1px; line-height: inherit;"><br /><br /><b>3. Spatial Ambiguity </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;">Perceptual richness can be produced by a continually changing sensory experience created in architecture. Spatial conditions in design with varying levels of ambiguity and tension create a neurological event open to multiple interpretations. Spaces that bleed into one another, forming a public and private overlap, or half-inside, half-outside interstitial space, are examples of spatial conditions that invite an ambiguity of relationships. (Image 8)</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.1px; line-height: inherit;"><br /><br /><b>4. Movement and Form</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;"> The fact that architecture requires movement around and through combinations of form presents a very different experience of form than other arts as we do not perceive a building in static manner. Through eye-tracking devices, we learn that most people look at the same formal features of a building or street scene, often in the same sequence. Repeating lines in collinear, curvilinear, parallel and radial patterns in human-made designs benefit detection facilitated by tapping into the highly organized neuronal system.</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.1px; line-height: inherit;"><br /><br /><b>5. Biophilia and Atmosphere </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;">The qualities that are embedded within a space and the sensorial qualities that a space emits are referred to as “atmosphere.” Atmospheric attributes in architectural design, such as light, sound, color, wind, water, matter, vegetation, and landscapes constitute ways we can better create the human-nature connection. There have been measured physiological and neurological effects of nature and “atmosphere” on the human body and the brain. Biophilia is a term used to explain how humans are innately drawn and biologically encoded to be attracted to natural settings and elements (be it direct, indirect, or symbolic). This has proven instrumental in enhancing human physical, emotional, and intellectual well-being.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><br />Our authors are open to discussing further the intersections of Neuroscience and Architecture and are currently working on refining pre and post occupancy studies to understand success and failure in architecture design related to social emotional learning. If you have comments and examples that you would like to contribute to this study, please contact Robin Randall at </span><a href="mailto:rrandall@legat.com" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1779ba; cursor: pointer; letter-spacing: -0.1px; line-height: inherit;">rrandall@legat.com</a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;">. We recognize that we are only touching the tip of the iceberg of this topic and are encouraged with our research. We hope to rationalize the value of design to improve learning and prove it!<br /><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Educators know their students have very diverse needs, and most are
well versed in designing learning experiences that are universally inclusive.
But while schools have become fairly adept at differentiating instruction to
meet all students’ needs, the critical role that learning space design plays is
often overlooked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why is this important? Data suggest that a significant number of students
have special learning needs that must be addressed for them to thrive in the
classroom. During the 2017-18 school year, 14 percent of students— or 7
million—had special needs, <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cgg.asp">federal data show</a>,
and one in nine children under the age of 18 received special education
services. The latest <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.html">data
from the Centers for Disease Control</a> show that one in 59 children has been
identified with autism spectrum disorder—a number that continues to rise. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many students on the autism spectrum have sensory processing issues and
are overly sensitive to touch, lights, and sounds. Sensory processing
challenges may coexist in students with other special needs such as those with
ADHD who tend towards sensory seeking behaviors. These conditions make it all
the more challenging for students to find their place in the physical classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More than half of students with disabilities spend the majority of
their days in general education classrooms. With the increase in students who
have special needs comes the imperative for schools to meet these unique needs — not just academically but also physically,
through smart learning space design.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How a classroom is designed can have a big effect on how well all
students — but especially those with special needs—are able to focus and learn
in that environment. Here are five elements of learning space design that
teachers and administrators should pay attention to as they seek to meet the
needs of all learners.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Choice is important in the classroom, because it gives students
ownership of their learning. Though it seems mundane, something as simple as choice
in seating style accommodates different learning preferences for <i>all</i> students — not just those with
special needs — and makes classrooms more inclusive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Classrooms and other learning spaces that include multiple seating
options, such as standing desks, clusters for small-group learning, soft
seating, and traditional desks and chairs, help students make choices to
support how they learn best.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Offering a variety of easily moveable seating choices also ensures that
students with different preferences can still work together: A student who
prefers a standing desk can work in a group with a student who learns best
sitting in a beanbag chair, for instance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These flexible, collaborative learning spaces promote responsible
decision-making and build confidence in students. When students have the
freedom to make learning decisions for themselves, they feel less isolated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All students need to move throughout the school day, and those with
sensory processing challenges or difficulty self-regulating are apt to move
more frequently. Physical spaces designed for all learners should accommodate the
need to move, and <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150611082116.htm">research</a>
supports the idea that frequent movement and fidgeting might actually help
students with ADHD learn better. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.schoolspecialty.com/safco-focal-fidget-seat-black-1600478">“Fidget”
seating</a> and <a href="https://store.schoolspecialty.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?minisite=10206&item=3388881">“wobble”
stools</a> allow for movement by letting students twist, rock, or move in other
ways without disrupting the physical flow of a classroom. Students who
habitually tip their chairs back may be seeking extra vestibular or movement
input for self-regulation to help maintain focus and attention. Seating that
rocks and allows for movement addresses this need, while also keeping students
safe and preventing falls.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More and more school leaders recognize the importance of offering quiet
spaces or “chill zones” —separate areas of the classroom that are available to
students who need private moments. These spaces allow teachers to give students
a “time in” to calm down without excluding them from the classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These quiet spaces, which can also be located in a separate room, offer
gentle lighting and sound-absorbing or sound-blocking qualities, along with
furniture that helps define spatial boundaries (such as chairs with higher
backs and sides) to help children feel secure in their physical space. Sensory
solutions that offer deep touch pressure input such as a weighted lap pad or
bean bag chair may help promote self- regulation for calming and organizing. <s> <o:p></o:p></s></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Visual or auditory input for calming is another common “chill zone”
feature. Nature sounds, including water-related noises such as ocean waves or a
babbling brook, work well in these spaces. Sensory supports such as bubble
tubes are great for quiet spaces because they give students something soothing
to watch, which may help promote a more calming, positive vibe.<s><o:p></o:p></s></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lighting<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because students with sensory challenges or other special needs are
often sensitive to lighting, fluorescent lights can inhibit their ability to
focus and present a huge challenge. Classroom lighting should come equipped
with a dimmer switch and the ability for teachers to darken the room, and
specially designed lights can help educators accommodate sensitivity to
fluorescent lighting. Green Furniture Concept’s <a href="https://greenfc.com/products/series/leaf-lamp-series">Leaf Lamp series</a>
is one such light, pulling double duty to offer ambient lighting along with
sound-absorbing qualities found in the materials and shape of the leaves. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In one school, a nonverbal student on the autism spectrum had trouble
reading his visual input communication device because fluorescent lighting in
the classroom cast a glare on the laminated page of images. Teachers thought
the student had cognitive issues that prevented him from using the device,
until one observed the student blinking very quickly as he tried to get a good
look. His special education team realized the classroom’s fluorescent lighting
made it difficult for him to see the laminated page.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This student began wearing a visor to counteract the glare from the
lights, and educators printed images on a blue sheet of paper instead of a
white sheet to help with visibility. He was actively using the communication
device within a few weeks after those changes occurred.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Acoustics<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most new schools or schools undergoing extensive renovations include
built-in auditory amplification, but acoustics can present a challenge in many
older buildings. Classroom amplification systems are helpful for students with
auditory processing disorders, such as those who have trouble filtering out
background noise from computers, the hallway, or even other students. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Large open spaces, such as those found in cafeterias or gymnasiums, are
noisier — but some manufacturers are designing aesthetically pleasing,
sound-absorbing panels, often in the shape of school mascots, to quell raucous
noise. Classrooms, sensory rooms, and media centers can offer “noise pods,”
such as this <a href="https://nookpod.com/">sensory pod from Nook</a>, which
helps block noise and prevent a sensory overload. These pods give students with
sensory issues a quiet and calm space in which they can feel secure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thinking beyond curriculum<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Educators receive extensive training in how to differentiate instruction
for students. But what’s often overlooked is training in how to differentiate the
physical space for students, including those with special needs. We must ensure
there are enough choices in educational spaces to help us meet the needs of
every learner. We can do this by extending those same thoughts about pedagogy
and curriculum to the physical spaces where students learn each day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dr.
Christina Counts is Director of Design and Development for School Specialty,
and Cecilia Cruse, MS, OTR/L, is an OT and Subject Matter Expert in Abilitations
for the Special Needs Division of the company. Together, they have more than four
decades of experience in designing learning spaces that meet the needs of all learners.</span></span></i>ED-spaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18142175434557874167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091336750132270482.post-8303520949026862372019-12-11T13:18:00.000-05:002019-12-11T13:18:05.362-05:00Planning the Heart of a Community: The City of Falls Church, Virginia’s New Public High School<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><i>by Deisy Brangman, Senior Project Manager, Brailsford & Dunlavey
and Dr. Peter Noonan, Superintendent, Falls Church City Public Schools</i></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Little City” of Falls Church, Virginia, is currently making a
once-in-a-lifetime investment: It is building a new high school that will meet
the current and future vision for its top-performing school and district. That
vision includes flexibility for current and future educational programming, enrollment
growth, and continued extensive use by the community. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With any major capital improvement, a district
has to find just the right balance of community engagement. The City of Falls
Church, with a very civically involved population of over 14,000 residents in
just 2.2 square miles, stepped up to the challenge. A process involving
transparent and collaborative community engagement, as well as creative
financing and real estate transactions, has resulted in the new Heart of the
Community. <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The City of Falls Church, Virginia, with
history dating back to the 1600s, is known for its urban village community,
nationally ranked K–12 International Baccalaureate (IB) public school system,
environmental activism, endless community activities, and close proximity to
Washington, DC (9 miles from City Hall to the White House). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As one of the top-ranked high schools in
Virginia (#12) and nationally (#515)<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"> </span>by
U.S News & World Report, George Mason High School has experienced steady
enrollment growth since its opening in 1952, now serving over 800 students and with
projections estimating up to 1,500 students in the next 20–30 years. The aging facility,
and city’s only high school, no longer met the needs of the school’s progressive
and advanced academic program — the way students today learn and work together,
appropriate security features to ensure the safety of the students, and
efficient use by community groups. Falls Church City Public Schools (FCCPS)
needed a contemporary, appropriately sized high school. But how could this little
city afford such a major investment, in an area where new high school construction
costs were averaging over $100M? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In 2013, with extensive community
engagement and support, the city took the first step toward the construction of
a new, larger high school by negotiating full ownership and control of the land
from adjacent Fairfax County. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From 2014–2016, to facilitate
financial and master planning of the campus, FCCPS and the city’s General
Government established a Joint Campus Process Planning Group, Campus Joint
Steering Committee, and communications plan. Keeping the school and broader city
community informed was a priority. With the support of multiple partners — Urban
Land Institute, LINK Strategic Partners, and Perkins Eastman — the city
explored various options to achieve a modern, larger high school. That included
jointly developing the property — the private development of 10 acres and the construction
of a new high school building on the remaining 24 acres, with the existing
middle school. In 2014, the Urban Land Institute Technical Assistance Panel
(ULI TAP) analyzed and presented development options. This led to FCCPS engagement
to develop the new Shared Vision for the Schools, with one of the largest
community audiences to date. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In late
2016, it was determined that joint development would not provide the results
the community desired, and the two projects were decoupled. FCCPS initiated
design and economic feasibility efforts, leading to the identification of three
options by early 2017: partial new, renovation/addition, and build new.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Continuing with the success of the
established communications plan, and with the goal of defining the concept
vision and financial plan, FCCPS and the General Government conducted regular
meetings, surveys, and Q&A sessions to obtain input from the community, responding
publicly to all inquiries. Utilizing the listserv born from these engagements
and the PTA’s support in spreading the word, the broad community was kept
informed. Through this effort, the city secured community support for the “build
new” option that led to an overwhelming approval in late 2017 of a $120M Bond
Referendum for the construction of the future high school. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was just the beginning.
Immediately following the Bond Referendum approval, FCCPS issued an RFP for
Design-Build Concept Proposals. In alignment with the transparent community
engagement effort, Evaluation Committees representing various community
stakeholder groups were established. FCCPS leadership knew how important the
community was, and was going to be, in the process of developing the site for the
new high school. A broad group of engaged and thoughtful community members was
key to ensuring deep ownership of the project going forward. </span></span></div>
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process, FCCPS recognized that the school project was a bigger effort than it had
the in-house capacity or expertise to manage, so in early 2018 it issued an RFP
for an Owner’s Representative. Through the established selection committee
process, it ultimately hired Brailsford & Dunlavey (B&D) (supported by Hanscomb
Consulting) to advise and manage the high school project’s procurement, programming,
design, construction, <u>and</u> community engagement. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With B&D on board, FCCPS was now
full steam ahead. The new owner team collaborated to confirm the vision, refine
the project’s communications plan, and keep the community up to date during the
Request for Detailed Proposals process. Within just a few months, the
Design-Build team of Gilbane / Stantec / Quinn Evans Architects was selected.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With the goal of breaking ground by summer
2019, FCCPS and B&D communications teams used various platforms to reach
out to the school and broader city community to recruit participation for Design
Advisory Subcommittees for the new high school’s initial design phase. The project
team engaged in open discussions with school administration/teachers, the community,
and newly formed subcommittees, utilizing idea/comment “parking lots” and
rubrics. The team created a project email address, where any projected-related
inquiries could also be submitted. All feedback, questions, and work session work-products
were posted to the project website. Every item was addressed and responded to. One
of the key elements of success for the effort was being responsive and
adjusting to what worked and what didn’t.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the city’s General Government continued monthly Sunday Series community
meetings that provided updates on the school and economic development projects.
Concurrently, B&D’s communications team held student focus group sessions,
and the entire project team met regularly with school staff and city agencies.
This ensured all end users provided insight and that the design met the vision
and requirements of FCCPS, city building agencies, and the community.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After over 200 meetings (and
counting), the regular, collaborative, and transparent communications process
led to a forward-looking design for the new school. It would be a sustainable campus
with contemporary educational concepts, including collaboration areas in a
variety of sizes, maker spaces, fabrication labs, variable intensity learning
labs, flexible-use learning studios, appropriately sized performing arts and
athletic facilities, provisions for use of the school by community groups
(e.g., band, theatre, recreation, civic meetings, weekend school),
sustainability, and a way to recognize the history, alumni, and supporters of
the school. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #5b9bd5; mso-themecolor: accent1;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Additionally, the incorporation of system
and building zones will allow for the shared or partial use of the facility while
maintaining safety, security, and energy efficiency. Another feature: an innovative
structural grid accommodates future changes in programming and enrollment and provides
an open and visibly connected learning environment that encourages
collaboration among all of its users. Finally, the building is designed to
achieve LEED® Gold certification and Net Zero Energy through the use of
geothermal wells, photovoltaic panels, and energy-efficient MEP systems. Truly
the new Heart of the Community.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The story of the new George Mason High
School is a complex, but carefully planned puzzle. Ultimately, though, establishing
and following through with a clear, transparent community engagement plan has
been and continues to be the key to a successful project. Stay tuned for
updates when we open in 2021! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dr. Peter Noonan
serves as the Superintendent of Falls Church City Public Schools. He began his
career as a special education teacher in New Mexico, and previously worked with
Fairfax City and Fairfax County Public School systems as Superintendent,
Assistant Superintendent, principal, and assistant principal. <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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Brangman serves as a Senior Project Manager for Brailsford & Dunlavey. In
this role, she has led multiple project and program management teams overseeing
public school district capital project portfolios totaling over $4B in
Washington, DC; Alexandria City, VA; Falls Church City, VA; and Prince George’s
County, MD. </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<br />ED-spaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18142175434557874167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091336750132270482.post-88106502800033310352019-12-10T15:05:00.000-05:002019-12-10T15:05:33.995-05:00New Schools, Student Achievement, and Neighborhood Improvements: Los Angeles Unified’s $10 Billion Investment<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carlos Santana Charter Arts School, North Hills, CA. Photo courtesy of HED.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since 1997, voters in Los Angeles Unified School District
(LAUSD) have approved a series of bonds dedicating over $27 billion in local
and state funding to the construction, expansion, and renovation of hundreds of
school facilities. This was one of largest public infrastructure programs in
the United States since the construction of the interstate highway system.
Through this bond program, LAUSD constructed 131 new schools at a cost of over
$10 billion. My colleague, David Schönholzer, and I study these new school
openings in Los Angeles to provide new evidence on the effects of improving
school infrastructure on students and neighborhoods (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Disclaimer</i>: this research is from an unpublished working paper that
is currently going through the peer review process).<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="file:///F:/essentials_publications/essentialsmagazine/Magazines%20by%20issue/2019/Fall/Lafortune-New%20Schools,%20Student%20Achievement,%20and%20Neighborhood%20Improvements.docx#_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title="">[1]</a></span></span><a href="file:///F:/essentials_publications/essentialsmagazine/Magazines%20by%20issue/2019/Fall/Lafortune-New%20Schools,%20Student%20Achievement,%20and%20Neighborhood%20Improvements.docx#_ftn1" title=""><!--[endif]--></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These new school facilities served a dual purpose. LAUSD
schools were notoriously overcrowded prior to the new constructions. Over half
of students attended school on a year-round, multi-track calendar meant to
allow existing facilities to reach 133% or even 150% of intended capacity.
Remarkably, by 2016-17 after the completion of the construction program, there
was only one school remaining on such a calendar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many schools in LAUSD were also in exceptionally poor
condition after decades of neglect and overcrowding. Stories of broken and
missing equipment, non-functioning restrooms, and inadequate climate control
were common. A 1999 review of facilities practices in LAUSD and other
California districts noted that the district’s school buildings were
“overcrowded, uninspiring, and unhealthy”.<a href="file:///F:/essentials_publications/essentialsmagazine/Magazines%20by%20issue/2019/Fall/Lafortune-New%20Schools,%20Student%20Achievement,%20and%20Neighborhood%20Improvements.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
New school constructions alleviated these issues for many students, and additional
funding for school modernization generated improvements in the school
environment for many students attending school in existing facilities. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Despite the importance of school spaces to learning, there
is little agreement in the academic literature over the link between spending
on school infrastructure and improvements in student outcomes. Some studies
have found positive associations while many others have failed to find such
connections. Constructing new school buildings is often a multi-year project,
affects only a subset of students in a district, and leads to changes in the
school environments that affect students in ways that may not be immediately measurable.
For these reasons, much of the prior work is very limited in its ability to
determine the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">causal</i> effects of new
school buildings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In contrast, the enormous scale of the LAUSD program allows
us to use the new school openings as a “natural experiment” to tease out the
effects of new school openings on students, schools, and neighborhoods. We use
the records for millions of students who attended school in LAUSD between 2002
and 2012 and study how test scores, course grades, and attendance rates changed
after students switched into newly constructed schools in their neighborhoods. We
also use real estate sales records from hundreds of thousands of properties to
examine how neighborhood house prices respond to nearby new school openings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Test scores improve after multiple years of exposure to new school facilities</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We find that students who attended new school buildings saw
notable improvements in math test scores and modest improvements in English test
scores. These improvements were gradual, and accumulated with each additional
year a student spent in a new school building. In 2002, just as the first new
schools were beginning to open, students in LAUSD were far below their
grade-level peers in California in both English and Math. Our findings imply
that attending a newly constructed school for four or more years closes 45% of
the math achievement gap and 18% of the English achievement gap between LAUSD
students and the California average.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Average annual attendance is higher at new school facilities</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In addition, students at new schools attended an average of
four more days per academic year than they had been previously. Elementary
school teachers at new schools also reported slightly higher levels of student effort
on student report cards. This suggests that improved student motivation is behind
at least some of the positive effects we find. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We rule out that these improvements are coming from better
teachers, principals, or peers. We also find students who switched from older buildings
or ones with a greater reliance on portables saw larger gains than those
students whose prior schools were in better physical condition. Overall, we
conclude that the improvements are primarily the result of better school
buildings, with reductions in overcrowding also an important factor. We
unfortunately lacked consistent data on the features of these schools, meaning
we could not conclusively determine which specific features of the new
buildings were most effective at improving student learning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Turning to the housing market, we find that neighborhood house
prices increase by around 6% following a new school opening. Prices only
increase after the new school is completed – and only in the new school
catchment areas – providing compelling evidence that the new schools are highly
valued by parents and other local residents. Not all improvements from new
school buildings translate into changes in test scores or attendance, but the
increases in house prices reflect some of these more general improvements in
the school environment and in the broader neighborhood. We estimate that the
valuation of these improvements was so large that for each dollar of expenditures
the district undertook it generated around 1.6 dollars in return – a more than
worthwhile investment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our hope is that future research is able to build off these
findings to study exactly why better school buildings lead to student success –
and what specific aspects of school buildings are most effective at delivering
these. Nationally, millions of students attend schools that are in “poor”
condition, and estimates of the funding required to address these deficiencies
are often in the hundreds of billions of dollars. The improvements generated
from LAUSD’s school infrastructure program provide powerful new evidence that addressing
these deficiencies in our school infrastructure could lead to worthwhile
improvements in student learning, even taking into account the large upfront
costs of these investments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Julien Lafortune</b>
is a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, where he
specializes in K–12 education. His primary areas of focus include education
finance, school capital funding policy, and educational tracking and
stratification. He has published research on the impacts of school finance
reforms on student achievement in the American Economic Journal: Applied
Economics. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of California,
Berkeley.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lafortune, Julien M., and David Schönholzer. “Measuring the Efficacy and
Efficiency of School Facility Expenditures”. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Working paper</i>, 2019. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Terzian, Richard R. “Recommendations for Improving the School Facility Program
in Los Angeles”. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Little Hoover Commission</i>,
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<br />ED-spaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18142175434557874167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091336750132270482.post-75174862008859832952019-11-12T15:22:00.001-05:002019-11-12T15:22:19.877-05:00THRIVE Classroom Design<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>An Interview with <span style="color: #212121;">Sylvia Kowalk, Legat Principal/Director of Interior Design and Robin Randall, Legat </span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt;">Principal
I Director of PreK-12 Education</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>Vendor partners:</b></span> DIRTT, Tandus Centiva, a Tarkett Company, TURF, VS America</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;">What was your concept in designing this classroom?</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">Thrive — </span>How the environment supports students and teachers thrive and use their full potential. Educational design is about understanding the function of the space and developing environments to support the well-being of the occupants. We experience our surroundings with our senses. How we develop spaces, the use of light, color, sound management, textures, patterns, personal comfort, body movement and the use of sustainable materials shapes students and teachers’ performance and well-being.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Technology is the teachers and students third arm. Such a great tool that has improve teaching, learning, playing, communicating, studying, exploring in a short sense…living! We implemented a surrounding technology approach to our classrooms for easy access, so it could reach everybody in the room. Is not juts what kind of technology devices the teachers and students will bring to the classroom, is having the capability and the flexibility to incorporate all options within the learning environments. Note that I did not say within the classroom, learning environments happen everywhere. Our task as designers is to identify the opportunities.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;">How does the design and technology plan encourage attendee interaction?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We believe it was because of the easy access to technology, being literally surrounded by the presentation, there was not a bad spot to sit at. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Attendees could view the presentation for 4 different monitors so everyone could see and participate.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another important aspect was the implementation of choices. Personalize choices of furniture pieces, everybody felt comfortable and relaxed. Is not until the human body is comfortable and relax, that learning starts. We also implemented movement within our space. Visual movement by using different shapes, heights and types of furniture pieces that visually energizes the space and makes the room inviting and appealing. We encouraged movement and well-being practices by adding colorful inspiring banners. <span lang="EN-AU">We believe people sense we care about their well-being. </span>Creating and Inviting, caring and performing space for people to thrive, that was our goal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">In our thriving and well-being concept, one of the most important aspects is sound and comfort, carpet brings that sense of comfort to the space and it definitely impacts sound. </span>Our intent was to have a monochrome color flooring approach in order to highlight the bright and fun pieces of furniture while maintaining visual balance within the space. In a learning environment the flooring is not usually the focal point of the space, we wanted the students to be drawn to a fun flexible environment and by using brighter colors in the furniture we bring their attention to the pieces that they can work with, touch and play with, is about connecting.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We heard attendees say it was their ‘favorite”
venue, lots of positive comments about the furniture and the leaves. People actually came by between sessions — just to hang out. Here are some comments we noted:</span></span></div>
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<li><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“I like the leaves —
it adds a biophilic touch.” </span></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“The leaves match the furniture and I like the crunching
sound”. </span></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The bird sounds and low lighting were “therapeutic”. </span></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The couch with feet up
was a favorite position — as well as the blue comfortable chairs. “Thumbs up on the
flexible furniture.”</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 150%;">We heard presenters
commenting that they liked the set-up of the classroom – that they could walk
all round the room to engage the audience and also have a large screen presentation.
They asked if they could switch and present in this classroom. “This feels good
– I like the Thrive! vibe” </span>“We like this set up – good
collaboration and team presentation -other classrooms forced us to the middle
of the room to present and it was hard because then there’s always someone
behind you.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What do you see as the largest benefit of being chosen as a design team winner?</span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To
be able to present in the THRIVE! classroom. Also to be able to share our design with the
attendees and presenters and listen to their comments. It was also rewarding to bring clients and
potential clients to the space and tour them through. We sincerely appreciate this opportunity and
would be interested in doing it again when the venue is nearby. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There were 94 acts of school gun
violence in the United States in 2018, which is 59% higher than the previous
record of 59 in 2006, according to a U.S. Naval Postgraduate study. Emotionally
charged and complex issues surround the challenge of stopping or preventing
school shootings. But we all agree we need to keep our students, teachers and
administrators safe at school.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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authorities are desperately seeking quick, inexpensive fixes to keep kids,
teachers and administrators secure in schools. But installing barricade devices
can create unintended consequences and, in most cases, are not code compliant.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“After a school shooting incident,
parents, teachers, administrators and elected officials believe that they must
do something — anything — so they often turn to quick fixes such as barricade
devices that they mistakenly think are better than nothing,” says Jerry S. Heppes
Sr., CAE, CEO of DHI and DSSF. “One of our goals is to educate stakeholders
about the issues surrounding barricade devices.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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unintended consequences. This is particularly true in circumstances where
students are locked in a classroom with the shooter, or when first responders
are unable to get into a classroom to evacuate students during a shooting or
fire. Likewise, a barricade device may keep a student trapped in a room with a
bully, or result in a sexual assault scenario in which the victim cannot
escape, or lead to additional unintended consequences. (For statistics, go to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">www.lockdontblock.org</i>.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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& Safety Foundation (DSSF) launched the “Opening the Door to School Safety”
campaign in 2016. The campaign explains the dangers and unintended consequences
of using barricade devices as a means of keeping students, teachers and
administrators safe during a shooting incident. </span></span></div>
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needs to be open for school safety, and sometimes it needs to be closed for
security. Additionally, it’s important to understand that code-compliant
hardware exists, which can address concerns for both life safety and security,
as well as budget, for our classrooms. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The campaign’s tagline — Lock Don’t
Block — is used for the website (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">www.lockdontblock.org</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">),
social media hashtag (#lockdontblock) and referenced in the campaign materials.</span></span></div>
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campaign was a new website and a video that included quotes from two experts
outside of the industry, a state fire marshal and a school security expert, who
explained the unintended consequences of classroom door barricade devices.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Through the campaign, DSSF has been
able to create collaborations with like-minded organizations,” says Sharon
Newport, CAE, executive director of DSSF and vice president of operations for
DHI. “Among these organizations are Safe and Sound Schools, National Fire
Protection Association, National Association of State Fire Marshals, Partner
Alliance for Safer Schools, AASA – The School Superintendents Association and
the Secure Schools Alliance. We look forward to expanding our efforts in the
future.” In addition to these collaborative efforts, DHI/DSSF was instrumental
in the NFPA 3000 Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) program.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Safety campaign remains focused on explaining the dangers of barricade devices
to decision makers and stakeholders, the sudden explosion of policy changes
permitting barricade devices to be installed in school classrooms requires DSSF
to be even more proactive.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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precedent — one that DSSF and our partners are attempting to stop,” Newport
says. “This is why we need more local and regional efforts, and that’s where
our members and stakeholders can help.” </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">To respond to this plethora of policy
changes, the campaign is monitoring federal, state and local legislation.</span></span></div>
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these legislative attempts are buried in seemingly irrelevant bills,” Heppes
says. “Lawmakers are attempting to circumvent current building codes and use a
back-door approach that allows schools to install classroom barricade devices.
We need more boots on the ground to help us find these hidden agendas, as well
as monitor and track this legislation.” </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Heppes continues: “It’s so critical to
mobilize our grassroots efforts across the United States to help us win this
crucial war. At stake are the innocent lives of teachers, students and other
school officials. Frankly, it’s a battle we cannot afford to lose.”</span></div>
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DSSF supporters and DHI members are in a position to help. Many are equipped to
serve as local experts who can educate elected officials, school administrators
and related professionals about the dangers of barricade devices.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Door to School Safety campaign is introducing a new effort: the DSSF
Ambassadors Program. This program is a tiered effort comprised of DHI members
and DSSF supporters who are conducting specific activities on behalf of the Opening
the Door to School Safety campaign. These activities will be aimed at
furthering the campaign’s goals and advocating against the use of barricade
devices in school classrooms across North America. DSSF Ambassadors could deliver
presentations to related state and local organizations, identify and monitor
state and local legislation, testify before state or local regulatory bodies,
conduct local outreach to national partners and collaborators, and more. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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“safe,” but if all sides of the table agree to keep safety in mind, everyone
will be better off. Architects are key ambassadors in this initiative, as the
design of a school can help to address issue of life safety and security. A
holistic approach to school design and an understanding of what makes a
classroom or building safe and secure — by including door security and safety
professionals at the beginning — is a crucial step forward. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the table. “This issue requires all of us to take a stand,” says Jay Manzo,
CPA, president, DSSF Board of Trustees, and president-CEO, H&G/Schultz
Door.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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about how you can help, please contact Sharon Newport, executive director,
DSSF, at <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">snewport@dhi.org</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black;">This article was written
by <b>Sheri L. Singer</b>, president of Singer Communications, a consultant
to the Opening the Door to School Safety campaign. It was originally published
in </span></i><span style="color: black;">Door Security + Safety<i> magazine
and edited for this publication.</i></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />ED-spaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18142175434557874167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091336750132270482.post-41597005168784548262019-11-11T15:25:00.005-05:002019-11-11T15:25:47.671-05:00EDmarket Member Spotlight: Lisa Seaman-Crawford<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="A24"><b>Name: </b> </span><span class="A24"><span style="color: #4f81bd;">Lisa
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="A24"><b>School:</b> </span><span class="A24"><span style="color: #4f81bd;">Anne
Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland (AACPS)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="A24"><b>Title:</b> </span><span class="A24"><span style="color: #4f81bd;">Director
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="A24"><b>Years in education:</b>
</span><span class="A24"><span style="color: #4f81bd;">27 years with AACPS</span></span><span class="A24"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Years of EDmarket
membership: </b><span style="color: #4f81bd;">1 (one of the inaugural institutional members)</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Brief description of
your district or school: </b><span style="color: #4f81bd;">Anne Arundel County has 122 school
buildings, 13.8 million square feet and 84,000 students<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="A24"><b>What was your first
job?</b> </span><span class="A24"><span style="color: #4f81bd;">Playground leader for town at AACPS – Project Manager
in the Facilities Planning, Design and Construction Department<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What makes your school
district unique? </b><span style="color: #4f81bd;">Anne Arundel County has 530 miles
of shoreline on the Chesapeake Bay. Annapolis, the capital of Maryland is
located in Anne Arundel County and the county is located in the Baltimore
Washington corridor.</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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best about the educational products industry?</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span><span class="A24"><span style="color: #548dd4;">The innovation in classroom furniture,
surfaces and other facilities products.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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typical day like? </b></span><span class="A24"><span style="color: #4f81bd;">The Facilities Division is responsible to
ensure every school is clean, safe and ready for students and staff every
single day. The division responds to work orders for repairs, designs new,
renovation and addition projects and provides custodial services.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="A24"><b>What do you like to
do when you are not at work?</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="A24"><span style="color: #4f81bd;">Play
tennis, travel, ski and other outdoor activities<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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EDspaces helped you do your job better?</b> </span><span class="A24"><span style="color: #4f81bd;">By providing information
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you witnessing in educational facilities planning? </b></span><span class="A24"><span style="color: #4f81bd;">More
flexible spaces with easy to move furniture, more pull out spaces or spaces
where small groups can work and still be observed. More white board or write on
surfaces.</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4f81bd; mso-bidi-font-family: "Core Mellow 65 Bold"; mso-themecolor: accent1;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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successful?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></span><span class="A24"><span style="color: #4f81bd;">Utilizing
a third party to provide a facility assessment of all our schools and using it
as a road map for prioritizing projects. Our six-year capital improvement plan
follows the priority list. By updating the study ten years later, it gave us an
opportunity to look at enrollment growth throughout the county and re-prioritize
as needed.</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4f81bd; mso-bidi-font-family: "Core Mellow 65 Bold"; mso-themecolor: accent1;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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advice would you give others in your position? </b></span><span class="A24"><span style="color: #4f81bd;">Do a facilities
assessment, follow the plan, and communicate the plan to the public.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4f81bd; mso-themecolor: accent1;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Attendee registration at EDspaces 2019 i</span>n Milwaukee, WI, <span style="background-color: white;">last month was up 16% over the prior year as school and college decision makers and influencers gathered to collaborate on building the best learning environments. </span>Attendees dove deeply into current
challenges as they worked to transform education giving all students the chance
to succeed through a variety of educational offerings including plenary
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<br />A total of 168 exhibitors in 603 10' x
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pounds and a wide variety of classroom items. Donated goods were collected by
representatives from the Brown Deer School District and distributed to schools
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"For
24 years, EDspaces exhibitors have contributed truck-loads of innovative
classroom to local communities. This year it will be one of the largest due to
major growth in the past four years of the event. We're looking forward to an
even greater contribution in 2020, when we take EDspaces to Charlotte, North
Carolina," says Jim McGarry, EDmarket President and CEO.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Participating
exhibitors donated items to ensure local schools are outfitted with brand new
products including furniture, seating, desks, USB embedded furniture, and more,
giving the donated product(s) from their booths, interactive classrooms, and
displays at the conference’s conclusion. <br />
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EDspaces classrooms serve as vehicles for experimentation, with sessions taking
place in classrooms designed by top architects, designers, and space planners.
This provides attendees first-hand experience of modern pedagogical approaches
in planning, design, and products and are a unique extension of learning for
participants. It is the only event featuring six innovative classroom designs, inspiring attendees and
exemplifying the future of educational facilities. Each is developed to accommodate
a wide variety of presentations, demonstrating learning areas for students of
various ages, as well as a comfortable space for adult learners.<br />
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Other program elements included a pre-conference Learning Lab, STEM Innovation Tour on Tuesday that kicked off the
event. The lab explored how school districts of diverse backgrounds promote STEM
and STEAM learner-centered education in spaces where students experiment, make,
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Visionary keynoter Tony Wagner, a globally-recognized voice in
education and author of <i>Most Likely to
Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for The Innovation Era </i>presented at the plenary
session. He discussed why innovation is today's most essential real-world skill,
and one that can ensure this generation's economic future.<br />
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Expeditionary learning occurred on three distinct
tours, two focused on the K-12 environment and one showcasing higher
education spaces, with educationally-rich site visits featuring sustainability,
creative design, and innovative interiors. Local sites included the University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences and the Kenwood
Interdisciplinary Research Complex (KIRC), as well as Brown Deer Middle/High
School, Franklin High School, and more. Every tour included an educational
component in a variety of learning environments, and each qualifies for AIA
LU/HSW credit.</span></div>
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EDspaces 2020: November 11-13 in Charlotte, NC. </b></span></i></span></div>
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<br />ED-spaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18142175434557874167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091336750132270482.post-14329877069643388582019-10-11T07:21:00.001-04:002019-10-11T07:36:00.573-04:00Master Planning Your Facilities<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Jordan Public Schools in Minnesota undertook a master plan to analyze their existing facilities for educational and operational efficiency, to work with district and community stakeholders, and to develop strategy to improve all facilities. Jordan Middle School (pictured above) was completely renovated with an updated learning environments for all occupants.</i><br /><i>Photo copyright: Brandon Stengel, courtesy of DLR Group</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Undertaking a district-wide facilities master plan is often
an overwhelming task for public school districts. I know, I’ve been in your
shoes. Before I joined DLR Group I served as Director of Facilities and Plant Planning,
and I personally led capital projects, facility master planning, and facility
operations and maintenance at multiple school districts in Minnesota.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">During my time working with districts, I recognized that plans
are frequently born out of internal and external user frustrations with existing
space and facility conditions, compounded by on-going requirements to
prioritize projects based on limited funding. Often the most difficult task is planting
the seed internally to convince leaders that the timing is right to undertake a
large and extremely public planning process amidst many other initiatives the
district may have on the docket. My experience has proven those district’s that
do recognize the need for a plan, understand the basic master plan concepts,
and can link its benefits back to other district goals and initiatives, are often
much better positioned to know when and how to start having the conversation
with their stakeholders.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Common Challenges Facing School
Districts</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Realizing
potential issues before they escalate is essential in the master planning
process. This proactive approach requires districts to look at their facilities
and grounds holistically, and to understand how facilities, curriculum, and
funding impact each other. </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Some
of the most common problems districts aim to solve through facility master
plans include space utilization, capacity concerns, funding requirements, and educational
and operational changes.</span></div>
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is many times the first indication of a potentially larger enrollment issue
within a district, especially when designated spaces are functioning other than
intended. Some of the challenges I’ve observed include extra classrooms being
used for storage, which may signal a decline in enrollment, or teachers forced
to use carts for mobile instruction, which typically translates to enrollment
growth. In addition, mismatching classrooms, such as using science classrooms
for language studies, depicts a change in educational programming.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Capacity </span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">struggles
can be felt either in a single building or district-wide. Challenges at a local
level may be solved by adjusting school boundaries to allow that building’s
enrollment to flux, while challenges across the district are more complex. An
increase in overall enrollment necessitates more space and more schools. On the
flip side, a decrease in enrollment may require consolidation and selling a portion
of the district’s physical inventory.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">As a
public entity, school district</span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> funding </b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">is
limited. Districts often have more projects and initiatives to accomplish than
available funding, which forces districts and communities to prioritize
projects in a manageable time frame.</span></div>
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new district-wide <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">educational programs</b>
is a significant undertaking. The key to successful deployment is understanding
how a new program impacts a district’s facilities; whether it is the expansion
of a STEM or special education program, a 1:1 device roll-out, or a change in
high-school schedule. During the planning process, I often challenge districts
to think about what education will look like in 20 years and work to plan their
space around those goals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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annual budgeting cycle is a prime opportunity to uncover <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">operational changes</b> that could result in reduced energy usage and
utility costs. Saving operational dollars allows districts to reinvest in
better facilities and/or invest in new educational programs. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After
identifying the challenge(s) to solve, a district can then move forward with a
comprehensive master plan. Most master plans involve common components however,
each district should customize the process to fit their specific personality,
desired outcomes, and to remedy their targeted concerns. Most master plans
include the following five elements:</span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">1. Data
Gathering: </span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Be
prepared to dig everything out of the archives. If a district is working with a
consultant to complete a master plan, that firm will need detailed information such
as building and site plans, the district’s strategic plan, utility bills, and emergency
preparedness and health-life-safety reports, just to name a few. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>2.</b> <b>Enrollment Projections: </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Most districts prepare state reports annually, and therefore
have a solid understanding of short-term enrollment projects.<b> </b>When undertaking a facilities master
plan, the need to forecast ten+ years out often calls for an independent
demographer to be hired by the district. This long-term knowledge becomes
increasingly important if there is noticeable enrollment growth or decline, specifically
to establish planning thresholds around student enrollment trends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>3.</b> <b>Curriculum & Instruction: </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Educators are
amazing professionals and can function in almost any environment. A primary
goal throughout a master planning process is to define the type of environment learners
will best excel given the district’s curriculum and delivery now and in the
future. By understanding the preferred instruction delivery model, a master
plan effectively aligns the physical environment with curriculum. For example,
space needs for project-based learning are much different that space needs for a
traditionally delivered curriculum.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>4. Facilities Condition Assessments: </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -0.25in;">An
assessment of each facility’s building components, including the roof, windows,
and mechanical systems, will assist in quantifying the remaining life-cycle of
items and estimating a cost for replacement. This information can be merged
with new space needs based on educational goals to give each building a
Facilities Condition Index (FCI) which helps to determine the cost
effectiveness of renovating an existing building or constructing a new facility.</span></div>
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costs are a significant portion of any district’s budget, and creating a plan
to make facilities more efficient also entails making buildings healthier. Master
plans can address Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) issues, lighting upgrades, and
physical comfort to ultimately make learning environments better for all
occupants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Master plan components and
elements vary district to district, but the one constant is stakeholder
participation. Involving the greater community in the planning process is critical
to ensure that multiple viewpoints are brought to the table and heard in a
transparent manner. Plus, gathering a community of internal (administrators,
staff, students) and external (</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">parents,
volunteers, business) </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">stakeholders to collaborate often leads to greater
consensus of the plan.<span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">The pinnacle of community and
district collaboration is often reached with the formation of a core group
committee. This committee consists of diverse voices throughout the district
and is charged with thoroughly understanding district issues and goals,
prioritizing needs over wants, and considering different facility options and
costs. The core group’s primary task is to review and analyze community input
throughout the process and to make a formal plan recommendation to district
leadership and the school board.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">
The final plan includes a recommended budget and implementation timeline, which
will vary based on the complexity of issues to be solved and the amount of
community participation involved. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When
you get to the point of planting that seed because issues need to be addressed,
don’t feel like your district has to go it alone. Contact other school
districts to learn what they’ve done and reach out to a K-12 educational
planning and design firm that can help customize and lead your district through
the process. Most of all, take a deep breath and know that having larger
conversations with the community is a good thing; as the benefits outweigh the
negatives when it comes to planning educational environments that are
right-sized, efficient, healthy, and future-ready for both your educators and
learners.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">About the Author:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Sara Guyette, AIA, EFP,
LEED AP, has dedicated much of her career to educational environments and
brings a wealth of experience from both the design and district perspective. In
addition to being an experienced architect, she previously served as facilities
director at multiple school districts in Minnesota, overseeing capital
projects, facility master planning, and facility operations and maintenance.
Sara leads DLR Group’s K-12 Education practice serving school district clients
in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. She is
responsible for collaborating with school districts to plan and design facilities
that meet the educational needs of local communities.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">DLR Group_Master Planning Process images:<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A successful master plan derives from a robust effort that
ensures stakeholder input. Districts can solicit feedback through a myriad of
options, including community meetings, panel presentations, one-on-one
conversations, and large group workshops.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jordan Public Schools in Minnesota undertook a master plan
to analyze their existing facilities for educational and operational
efficiency, to work with district and community stakeholders, and to develop
strategy to improve all facilities. As part of this effort, Jordan Middle
School was completely renovated, resulting in updated learning environments for
all occupants.</span><span style="font-family: "roboto light";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By Margot Douaihy</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Editor’s note: The following article comes courtesy of our
Knowledge Partner AVIXA, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association.
More information is available at avixa.org.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Walk into a company run by today’s digital natives and you
may find a space characterized not only by its floor plan, but also by its adaptability.
Think mobile devices everywhere, but no assigned desks; collaboration
technology throughout. When people meet, it’s via video — and not just in<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> dedicated </span>executive suites, but
everywhere. Some workers are collaborating in person; others are patching in
from distant offices and interacting with the same content and tools.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Although this “agile office” is not yet mainstream, it’s on
the horizon, due in part to the ubiquity and increasing usability of audiovisual
(AV) solutions, such as videoconferencing and shared computing interfaces. A
similar evolution is happening in classrooms, where learning spaces are being
reimagined to foster better interaction and group work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Technology is changing the way we think about work and life,
which, in turn, impacts the places where we work and live. We’re on the cusp of
dramatic change, and AV is playing a pivotal role. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Companies are the biggest purchasers of AV solutions. One important
reason: Technology-equipped organizations are better positioned to recruit and
retain top talent. According to AVIXA’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Industry
Outlook and Trends Analysis</i> (IOTA) report, “a growing faction of corporate
America is attempting to create more innovation by bringing employees back to
home base. AV technology implementation is the way for companies striving to
make the office ‘the place to be,’ in part by improving user experiences.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Such environments can empower employees to work in ways that
match their individual strengths. Technology-rich, multipurpose spaces can also
breathe new life into stagnant practices and foster more efficient workflows.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With the growing demand for flexible AV in the workplace comes
the need for flexible office designs. Research by design and architecture firm
Gensler shows that “coworking has become an essential element to navigating
constant change. In 2005, tech workplaces dedicated 89 percent of space to
individual desks. Today it’s 25 percent, and by 2025, individual desks may not
exist.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These open, collaborative workspaces have their upside, but
they also present challenges. A recent Harvard study found that open-plan
offices can hurt productivity because workers feel they lack privacy — being
able to hear everyone all the time tends to be either distracting or cause
enough to stop talking altogether and actually <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">decrease</i> collaboration.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Audiovisual solutions can play a critical role turning the
modern, open workspace into a productive space. AV ecosystems, such as
Plantronics’ Habitat Soundscaping, combine audio and video components — as well
as non-technical physical elements — to create offices that are more conducive
to collaboration. Imagine video displays that appear to be windows or
skylights, sounds of nature — specifically flowing water — playing through
hidden speakers, and soothingly lit, modular waterfalls. Plantronics has
reimagined its own Santa Cruz, Calif., offices with its technology to create an
integrated experience. It’s not just the sound of water that employees find calming;
actually <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">seeing</i> water — live or
on-display — helps complete the cognitive circuit and creates a peaceful
environment that reduces the distractions of an open office.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">At other companies,
the AV experience starts where people often get their first impression: the
lobby. </span>Lobby experiences can help energize employees and engage
visitors. Take, for example, eBay’s<i> <em>Main Street location in Silicon
Valley, created by ESI Design, built by AV integrator Diversified, and brought
to life with content imagined by multimedia studio Float4.</em></i><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Upon entering the lobby, employees, partners, and
visitors are immediately greeted by technology that tells the company’s story. </em>Custom-fabricated
LED columns and interactive touchscreens display content that intermingles with
the environment. The lobby’s centerpiece is a 15-foot videowall where employees
and visitors can tap product icons to see how many sold recently on eBay.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Main Street has infused so much more energy and pride in
our employee base,” said Wendy Jones, Senior Vice President of Global
Operations at eBay.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Collaboration technologies, then, are the glue that holds
together this energized, mobile, tech-savvy workforce. “Video-based
collaboration will fuel improved connection and communication among employees
in the workplace and remote colleagues, clients, and consultants,” says Craig
Park, Principal Consultant at The Sextant Group.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But for all the technical acumen of today’s workers, and their
aversion to outdated business practices, collaborative audiovisual solutions
deployed in a modern office must be easy to use. There’s no time for onerous
bug fixes or downtime. <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Employees already
have many screens in their lives. They expect </span>multi-screen, dynamic
workspaces that they can enter instantly for visual immersion. And the AV
implemented today must be agile enough to support the next great killer app or
workgroup paradigm, whatever it might be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">New York
accounting firm CohnReznick built what it calls an "Innovation Lab” in its
Manhattan office, giving clients the ability to brainstorm business solutions
with CohnReznick staff quickly and efficiently through a combination of AV
systems, proprietary software, and data. Software that lets users edit and
manipulate documents, videos, graphics, and more on multiple displays, plus a
matrix of large touchscreens, form the foundation. The space also includes
cameras for videoconferencing and microphones embedded in the room’s ceiling to
provide pickup coverage for all seats. The company put additional videowalls in
its Chicago and New York City offices so remote participants could join
sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">“Studies
suggest that those organizations that successfully nurture an innovation
culture realize increased profit compared to their peers. Unfortunately, many
growth companies lack the capability, including access to the latest tools and
frameworks and the trained professionals to implement them, to create
breakthrough growth,” says Keith Denham, Managing Principal and National
Director of CohnReznick Advisory. “We created the Innovation Lab to help
clients build a renewed business culture that’s fast and nimble, seizing
opportunities before the competition, to get ahead and stay there.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">According to
CohnReznick, its teams are now 60 percent faster at solving problems, and from
an operations standpoint, they have become 45 percent more cost-efficient since
implementing the Lab’s AV solution.</span> <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">And as good as the remote-collaboration capabilities have been,
CohnReznick has found that design and strategy work is especially effective
when participants are physically in the lab where they can interact with the AV
collaboration tools.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Because the
workspace allows us to collaborate in real time with consultants and clients in
different locations, our meetings not only have become more productive, but our
team has become more aligned with clients,” says Paul Gulbin, Managing
Director, CohnReznick Advisory.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The challenge in all this? Integrating AV and collaboration
into workspaces so that users can be productive. <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">“The standard worker wants to be able to use elevated technologies
without extensive training,” say S</span>hane Springer, CTS-I, an engineer and
independent consultant. He’s noticed “<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">a rise of more intelligent automation” and standards that can help
employees move from room to room or system to system “without having to relearn
the user interface.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and the New Learning Space</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Like the corporate campus, the college campus is ripe for
innovation. From the AV clubs of yore to 4K displays in anatomy labs, audiovisual
solutions and education are inextricable linked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Makerspaces,
“sandboxes” with interactive displays, and interdisciplinary ideation spaces
are becoming more common. But for </span>Tim Van Woeart, Senior Project Supervisor<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> for </span><span class="st">Digital
Classroom Services</span> at <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Rutgers
University, active learning is still the dominant learning space trend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Active-learning
rooms can accommodate small groups, host break-out sessions, and support sharing
ideas in multimodal, meaningful ways. Regardless of the wired or wireless audiovisual
presentation systems, “everyone seems to be getting into the collaboration
dynamic now,” </span>Van Woeart says.<br />
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students more agency in the process. “It’s also meeting many of the students’
needs now that were not previously met,” </span>Van Woeart says.<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> “Some students are learning better in
smaller groups — at more of a personal and interactive level than in large
lecture halls spaces.” </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Group’s Craig Park recognizes how active learning gives students more purchase,
but he also says, “There are multiple pedagogical models that can be enhanced
with AV.” When he consults with faculty, he discusses what teaching modality would
be the best fit for their unique pedagogy, and then builds solutions around
that modality. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Indiana University Idea Garden exemplifies the
technology-rich “Thinker Space” — an environment designed to ignite student
curiosity and encourage cross-disciplinary practices. An energizing interior
design and the latest collaborative technologies, such as the Google Jamboard
and HTC Vive, help foster innovation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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reality (VR) labs are also beginning to appear on campuses. At schools like William
Paterson University in Wayne, N.J., VR labs are replacing obsolete spaces, such
as photo development rooms. The debut recently of an affordable, wireless Oculus
Quest VR system is being heralded as a disruptor that could help democratize the
emerging technology.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">“No longer do
you have to go to a million-dollar space or CAVE to experience VR,” says </span><em>Julie
Johnston</em><span class="st"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i> Director
of Learning Spaces</span><em> for Indiana University</em><span class="st">’s
Information Technology Services</span><em>.</em><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> As VR becomes more affordable and manageable, she says, “We need to
consider putting it into our classrooms.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Indiana University Library
Virtual and Augmented Reality Lab (VR/AR Lab) is available to all IU students,
faculty, and staff. <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">The real
value of VR, as Johnston sees it, comes when the technology is embedded in a curriculum,
encouraging students to think, learn, and solve problems in new and experiential
ways. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Video
collaboration and online lecture capture technologies make classrooms more than
a physical space in a building. Designed properly to maximize acoustics,
lighting, and sightlines, and integrated with the latest AV conferencing
solutions, the campus space extends to rooms of students and lecturers all over
the world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“We can do lot more with lecture capture,” says Van Woeart, “like
bringing in professors who are experts in their field, outside of New Jersey.”
He shares the example of a graduate-level sports management class in which the
instructor, an Olympic gold medalist, taught from Jacksonville, Fla., for 95
percent of the class. “We virtually brought her into the classroom,” he says. “It
was an immersive experience for the students, with live interaction.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whatever new technology impacts learning-space design, it
must be tied to a genuine student need, says Justin Rexing<b>,</b> CTS-D, Audiovisual
Design Engineer at Western Kentucky University and owner of the Rexing
Consulting Group.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“We have to keep students’ perspectives in mind,” he says.
This requires candid discussion, a needs analysis, and involving various
stakeholders early in the process. Rexing believes “wise investments in audiovisual
solutions can dramatically elevate the classroom experience.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Margot Douaihy is a writer, editor, and storyteller based in
Northampton, MA. She is the author of three books and a contributor to Tech
& Learning, Systems Contractor News, and AV Technology
Magazine, published by Future Plc. Douaihy is the August 2019 I-Park
Foundation Resident Fellow in Writing. Dan Daley and Kirsten Nelson also contributed
to this story. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>An Interview with </i></span><i>Andrea Durbin, NCIDQ, IIDA, MA+ Architecture</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>Vendor partners:</b></span> KI Furniture, Milliken</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We wanted to design a classroom that would encourage movement during the learning process.</span></span><br />
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The classroom features wireless microphones and speakers allowing more flexibility to the presenters.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;">How does the design and technology plan encourage attendee interaction?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -24px;">The classroom design features flexible furniture that allow people to move within the furniture as well as within the space.</span><span style="text-indent: -24px;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -24px;">The sensory paths at the back of the classroom encourage movement to disperse built up energy and stimulate the area of the brain that retains information.</span></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">How does the choice of furniture impact the space?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">The furniture was a crucial part of the design.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">The wide range of colors and flexibility of each of the pieces were major contributions to the ‘active’ classroom idea.</span></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">What do the flooring choices say about your classroom?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The carpet tile with a cushion backing creates a soft and inviting environment for students to learn, while the LVT at the back of the space adds an additional area for movement and play.</span></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">How will this space work for presenters?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -24px;">The presenters will be able to move freely throughout the space using the wireless technology.</span><span style="text-indent: -24px;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -24px;">The flexible furniture can be reconfigured for group or lecture type environments.</span><span style="text-indent: -24px;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -24px;">Acoustic panels have been places throughout the space to help achieve an acoustically pleasant atmosphere.</span></span><br />
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opportunity to serve the design and education community by allowing them to
‘think outside the box’ with us.</span></span></div>
<br />ED-spaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18142175434557874167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091336750132270482.post-46291592688841398922019-09-11T07:51:00.000-04:002019-09-11T09:05:03.988-04:00Trends and Opportunities in K-12 Capital Improvement Funding: 2018-2020 & Beyond<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>by Jim Norwood</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">K-12 Solution Providers need to
track school funding closely to be successful in a highly competitive business
environment. Capital improvement funding for schools, however, continues to be
difficult and contentious. SchoolBondFinder has found that as daunting as the
funding challenges are, the good news is that educational construction spending
has almost recovered from the great recession, and is on track in 2019 to
finally meet or exceed levels not seen since 2009. As an election year, 2020 is
poised to be a particularly large year for capital improvement dollars. The
last decade has been difficult, but school districts have been scratching and
clawing to find improvement funding, driven by both population growth trends
and increasingly aging facilities in need of replacement, renovation, and
upkeep.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SchoolBondFinder believes it is more
important than ever for companies who serve schools to have timely knowledge of
where “actionable” dollars will be available. Traditionally, public schools pay
for ongoing operating expenses through funds raised primarily from local
property taxes. Capital improvement projects, on the other hand, are often
funded by the issuance of bonds to raise the dollars to build new schools, to
renovate and improve existing buildings, and to acquire new physical items.
These bonds are then paid back over time from an increase in local tax
revenues. Early knowledge of bond dollars becoming available (or disappearing)
is crucial for companies providing equipment and services to K-12 schools,
especially when funding dollars may not be found where they were in the past.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Public schools, often in struggling areas, must compete
for much-needed funding. In this environment, SchoolBondFinder believes there
are still significant opportunities for companies supplying construction and
renovation services to K-12 districts, as well as school safety,
transportation, and technology upgrades, but that now more than ever companies
need the most accurate, up-to-date information in order to accurately identify
where those business opportunities are.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">SchoolBondFinder
has found </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">public school
capital expenditures are driven by two main factors, tempered by local, state,
and national political pressures: 1) Aging, outdated facilities and 2) Growth
and shifts in population. In the instances where new construction and/or
renovation is being discussed or proposed, SchoolBondFinder tracks the
availability of those “actionable” dollars and has identified trends that are
affecting where those dollars will flow, in terms of both funding areas and
geographical location. One such trend is that many states are dealing with
years of deferred maintenance, particularly after the Great Recession of
2008-2009. The average public school building in the United States is over 45 years
old. In extreme cases, such as Hawaii, 1 in 5 schools is more than 100 years
old, and the average age of a school building is 61. Thus, deferred maintenance
issues are driving demand for renovations and, in some cases, for new
construction to replace buildings that are no longer viewed as viable.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">During
2018, SchoolBondFinder tracked over $80 billion in school bond elections, of
which almost $67 billion passed. This is a passing rate of 84%, a similar
percentage to past years. In short, most bond issues pass, but the dollar
amounts at stake vary from year to year. For instance, Presidential general
election years are when the most dollars are at stake. Mid-term election years
follow close behind, trailed by years in which there are no statewide or nationwide
elections. Overall, K-12 capital improvement spending continues to rise. If
these trends continue, 2019 will continue to be a strong year for capital
funding opportunities, and 2020 may see school district capital funding greatly
surpass levels last seen before the recession of 2008-2009. SchoolBondFinder is
already tracking opportunities into 2021, 2022, and beyond.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Geographically,
the population growth trend in states in the West and South continues,
according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This growth is driving facilities needs in
Texas, Florida, and California especially, but it should be noted that Nevada
and Idaho are currently the fastest growing states by percentage. Utah,
Arizona, Florida, and Washington also continue to see strong growth. On the
other hand, New York and Illinois saw a decline in population.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">All data SchoolBondFinder tracks
includes links to NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) demographic
information, as well as to online news sources describing in greater detail how
bond issues and needs are being presented to the local public. Bond
opportunities are also presented on an interactive map, giving site users the
ability to select “favorite” bonds for easy access and tracking, as well as
finely filter search results. Data results can be listed directly from the
site, or exported in a comma separated value format (CSV) for import into
spreadsheets or customer relationship management system, or exported as alerts
to a user’s email or SalesForce installation.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">Public education is in the midst
of a daunting shift in where state dollars may potentially flow. This shift
will present many challenges but also opportunities to companies who provide
services in construction, renovation, school safety, technology, and
transportation. The opportunities will come from the ability to track where
aging facilities, deferred maintenance, and population shifts</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"> have led to public support for construction and updating.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">As
more states begin to supply funding for educational choice initiatives, there
may also be more bond dollars available for private and charter school
construction and renovation as well.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">
</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">SchoolBondFinder will continue monitoring these trends and tracking
where actionable dollars will be available as capital projects move through our
system, from being on our watch list, to being proposed for an actual vote, and
then to eventual passage or failure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">It
is important to note that “failed” opportunities almost always come back as
future opportunities on our watch list. From watch list, proposed, passed or
failed, the SchoolBondFinder platform provides companies with an agile tool set
for staying tuned to real-time information, shifting trends, and business
opportunities. Early, accurate, information is critical, now more than ever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Jim Norwood is the Director of Innovation for The Amos Group. He
performs research, development and design for both SchoolBondFinder and
SchoolBondNetwork. </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For more
information on this new EDmarket member service, please visit
http://www.edmarket.org/school-bond-finder/.</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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Mallory Hyde and Emily Dunneisen</span></i></span><br />
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Mallory Hyde, Assoc IIDA, LEED AP ID+C, RATIO; Kristen Ambrose, AIA, CSI, LEED
AP BD+C, RATIO<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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was your concept in designing this classroom?</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The
Game Changer classroom creates a central focal point that fosters engagement
and inclusivity at the core. The arena-style classroom is divided into three groupings
that are reinforced by the floor pattern and collaborative style furniture. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">What
role does technology play in the space?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">By integrating multiple presentation
displays at the center, each zone engages content in multiple modes: the
speaker and the visual display in lecture mode, the individual zones in a
collaborative mode, and a combination of the two in competition mode when the
zones are matched against each other in an inquiry-based activity. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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does the design and technology plan encourage attendee interaction?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our approach to this classroom’s
technology provides attendees a view of the content and each other with ample
opportunity to engage with the speaker throughout their presentation. With no
true “front of classroom”, it creates a level playing field for communication
and collaboration between “teacher” and “learner”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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does the choice of furniture impact the space?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The furniture selections feature a
diverse range of soft, lounge seating in-between tiered, collaborative style
desks/tables and chairs meant to accommodate different vantage points and
learning preferences. The layout spurs learners to engage content and appeal to
the competitive spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">What
do the flooring choices say about your classroom?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">By using one pattern in three
different color-ways, we have created a bold but uniform experience that is
visually separate without creating physical barriers.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">How
will this space work for presenters?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This classroom offers a unique
opportunity to push the presenters out of the comfort zone of a standard,
front-of-room teaching style. Unlike classrooms of the past that feature rows
of traditional desks and chairs all facing forward, this design allows presenters
to have free reign to walk about the classroom engaging individuals more
personally. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">What
do you see as the largest benefit of being chosen as a design team winner?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">RATIO takes a special interest in
creating K-12 educational spaces that encourage life-long learning and
cultivate future generations of leaders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We believe that schools are beacons of diversity, culture and identity
for communities and are humbled by the opportunity to share our passion for
learning environments at EDspaces. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>by Max
McCloskey, AIA</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Last summer my wife and I boarded a Lufthansa 777 at Denver
International Airport bound for Helsinki.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was the beginning of a formative three-week research trip to Finland,
Sweden, and Denmark to study cutting-edge schools throughout Scandinavia. The
trip was made possible through the support of my firm, Humphries Poli
Architects (HPA), now part of RATIO Design, and a scholarship from the Colorado chapter of the American
Institute of Architects (AIA).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">The classroom we grew up in is dead.</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It has been
replaced with flexible spaces that honor individual learning, embrace
collaboration, and foster inclusion. The question I sought to answer was how
does the design of contemporary learning environments support the academic
success of the student? As I researched trends in educational design Scandinavia
emerged as the ideal region to focus on based on the long-standing cultural
commitment to design excellence and the academic achievement of its students<i>.<span style="color: #7030a0;"> </span></i>Over the last ten years these Scandinavian
countries have produced math, reading, science, and problem solving test scores
that consistently rank within the top 25 countries in the world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our itinerary included visits to six schools, one University
Campus, and three community centers while immersing ourselves in world class
urban environments. The study of the buildings visited was concentrated into
three “lenses” of focus: c<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">onnection to
the community, innovation in learning environments, and integration of
sustainability: environmental, social, or psychological.<b> </b></span>All the
buildings visited were included for their exemplary modern design. The
following buildings represent standouts within each lens:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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House</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The first stop on
the trip was Maunula House, a community learning center designed by K2S
Architects located in a suburban neighborhood on the North side of Helsinki. <span style="background: white; color: black;">Maunula House is
physically connected to a grocery store anchoring the building to the core of the
neighborhood and the daily patterns of the community. A pair of glass doors
open from the library right into the produce section, makes a lot of sense! The
building is comprised of a public library, adult education center, and youth
center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; color: black;">In a literal sense Manaula House is
a building for the community. K2S architects held a year’s worth of community
charrettes to design the facility, a key to the overall success of the project.
Three seats on the board of trustees are held specifically for neighborhood
residents. With brick masonry street facing elevations that match the adjacent commercial
buildings and a double height curtain wall that reflects the surrounding town,
Manaula House truly reflects the community it serves. To turn the corner from the
bus stop is breathtaking.</span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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resource in Scandinavia. The interior of Manaula House is organized around a voluminous
atrium featuring a north facing clerestory window that brings light deep into
all levels of the building. The design is successful in the intent to support
the wellness of the user as the facility sees its highest patronage during the
winter months. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; color: black;">The star of the show is undoubtedly
the expansive curtain wall that visually connects the building to the
neighborhood…it is a pure design statement articulated through technical
precision and elegant engineering. One enters the Manaula House at the upper
level. As the site drops away the architecture works with the site design to
create the double height library on the lower floor looking out onto the
landscape and surrounding neighborhood. </span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Innovation in learning environments:
Saunalahti School</span></b><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">The second building we visited was the Saunalahti School designed by
Verstas Architects in 2012, located Espoo, a 40-minute metro ride away from
Helsinki. We met up with the Vice Principal, Minna to tour the building.
Saunalahti School embodies much of what I traveled to study; an architecture
that is designed specifically to bring education out of the traditional
classroom and create innovative environments that accommodate a variety of
teaching methods.</span><span style="background: white; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; color: black;">The heart of the school is the Auditorium. Centrally located,
this area can function as the theater, cafeteria, or assembly space. Aligned to
a large curtain wall, the room is flooded with natural light allowing for minimal
use of artificial light. The administrative offices are located above the
auditorium providing direct sightlines down to the space. Felt on the bottom
side of tables and the perforated wood ceiling make the large volume fell
acoustically intimate.</span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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is a learning environment made up of small seating groups centered around a
massive concrete fireplace looking out onto the playground. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The architect activated this space turning a
simple hallway into one of the most unique experiences in the building. Minna identified
this as her favorite area of the school. She often sits with students in
the “green chairs” to have one on one conversations, and she observes the kids
utilizing the space in the same way.</span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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public and private use. Portions of the Saunalahti School are open to the
community after hours. At the main entrance there is a public library that accesses
the fireplace seating. Minna describes this as another opportunity to enhance
the security of the building: by opening the doors to the residents the
administration is able to get to know the public and bring them into the
school’s community. As we toured residents were coming and going from the green
chairs, reading magazines and working on tablets. There is no scenario I could
imagine this openness being accepted in a U.S. School.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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classrooms occur they are grouped together around a small communal space and
teacher work room. This provides teachers with a variety of spaces to support
all types of learners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All classrooms
have sightlines into adjacent teaching spaces. Minna tells us this feature both
enhances security and allows younger students to observe the classroom behavior
of their older classmates.</span></span></div>
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Kolla School</span></span></b><b><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; color: black;">The Kolla School, designed by </span><a href="https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kjellgrenkaminsky.se%2F&t=NDUyZGQ3NTgyMTZjOTY2MDI2NjQ4MGM3YTQ3ODZiNjg3NzUzNmJjOCxhWEZRNVdaeQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AL4xH6EWM6QJNr58J8mJqbw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fmaxgoes2school.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F175104470010%2Fday-7-kolla-school&m=1"><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Kjellgren Kaminsky
Architecture</span></a> is located in Kungsbacka a suburb outside of
Gothenburg, Sweden. This was a key building for the trip based on the
remarkable achievement of being the first Passive House certified school in
Sweden, but I found that the culture of inclusion and respect for the
individual student were just as compelling. One of the greatest moments of the
trip was the discovery of student made glazed brick installations on the
schools street façade letting everyone know this building is special.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Head Master spent hours with us describing every inch of the school and <span style="background: white; color: black;">explained how the design of each space was curated to the
specific needs of their pedagogy. He attributes the overall success of the
project to the critical component of trust as the guiding principle of the team.
The building was completed on time on schedule, and Passive House certification
was achieved the summer before they opened for the first school year making it
the largest Passive House school in Sweden at the time. As you enter the
building the commitment to sustainability is reinforced with a digital display
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atrium space which serves as a central-hub linking three educational wings
to community spaces and connecting to the playground through large colorful
windows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fundamental ingredients
that make a memorable building interior; light, color, acoustics, texture are elegantly
combined in school to demonstrate how architecture can enhance the student’s
relationship to education. As we walked Mats said it best; “A well designed
school will make the students feel good. When students feel good they
will perform better academically.” </span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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needs students is the design focus of the educational wings. Kolla School has a
high percentage of special needs students and the educational wings are
designed to integrate these students with their peers while providing the sense
of security they need to be successful. A typical grouping of classrooms or
“village” features large windows at varying heights, interior glazing that
allows visual connections between classrooms, a group work area with built-in
furniture, mobile workstations for individual instruction and an adjustable
height smart board to accommodate students in wheelchairs.</span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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large impacts on the experience of students with minor interventions. In the
United States today we face very different hurdles than our European colleagues
in securing our schools but we are all seeking the same goal of providing the
best educational environment possible for our students. Innovative design
thinking and collaboration with educators will provide the revolutionary
solutions necessary to benefit the next generation of great thinkers. The
classroom we grew up in is dead.</span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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detailed analysis of all the schools visited please check out Max’s travel blog
at: </span><a href="https://maxgoes2school.tumblr.com/">https://maxgoes2school.tumblr.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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find out about future-focused design and purchasing trends that are shaping
today’s cutting-edge learning environments is </span><a href="http://www.ed-spaces.com/"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-size: 12.0pt;">EDspaces</span></a><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 12.0pt;">,</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span><span class="A0"><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">October 23-25 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<b> </b>EDspaces
is<b> </b></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">the education industry’s only
conference and expo focused the convergence of technology, space and pedagogy,
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and manage innovative learning environments and the manufacturers, service
providers and dealers who offer the essential solutions. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Two
important audiences for EDspaces are personnel from school districts and
colleges who are stakeholders in the building or renovating of educational
facilities and the architects and designers working on those projects. EDspaces
has been ranked one of the 50 fastest growing events by <i>Trade Show Executive
Magazine</i> for the last three years with more than 160 </span><a href="http://www.ed-spaces.com/floorplan/2019/index.cfm?menuItem=exhibit"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-size: 12.0pt;">exhibiting companies</span></a><span style="color: #0070c0; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">in
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American Institute of Architects Committee on Architecture for Education (AIA
CAE) is co-locating its Fall Conference with EDspaces and serving as a valued
Knowledge Partner. Other partners include the <span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">American Society of Interior
Designers (ASID), </span></span></strong><span style="color: windowtext;">the<strong><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-weight: normal; padding: 0in;"> Association of Technology
Leaders in Independent Schools (ATLIS)</span></strong><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">, </b><strong><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-weight: normal; padding: 0in;">the Independent Office Products
and Furniture Distributors Association (IOPFDA), </span></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">the U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools, <span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">and, new this year, AVIXA, the </span></span></strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Audiovisual and Integrated Experience
Association<strong><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-weight: normal; padding: 0in;"> and </span></strong>DHI - Door Security + Safety Foundation.</span></span><b><span style="border: 1pt none; color: #434343; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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sponsored by <i>School Planning & Management</i> and <i>College Planning
& Management</i>, will be held on Tuesday, October 22. This education
program is ideal to inspire top management and sales professionals to reach new
levels of service to the educational products marketplace and to work in
partnership with their vendors. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Wednesday morning, Tony Wagner will share his thoughts on “Creating Innovators
for the Future of Learning” at the Opening Plenary, sponsored by Grantells.
During the conference, attendees can choose from 54 </span><a href="https://edspaces2019iframe.azurewebsites.net/"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">education sessions</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> certified by AIA,
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educational environments with education sessions taking place in </span><a href="http://www.ed-spaces.com/education/classrooms/index.cfm"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">classrooms</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> designed by leading
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architectural firms. These six, unique learning environments p<span style="color: black;">rovide an immersive experience allowing participants to
experience firsthand cutting-edge educational spaces. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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are designed cafeteria spaces as well. Every school and college campus have a
designated food service area. At EDspaces over 2,000 participants will be
served lunch in the exhibit hall during the event and will have Cafe seating
areas designed and furnished to reflect the possibilities available when
planning for a new cafeteria or dining hall. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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faculty are the focus of the new education experience and lounge on the exhibit
floor. The Sustainability and Wellness Learning Zone will house a series of
30-minute professional development sessions to highlight these important
aspects of educational design. It will also have a gallery of ideas from
Knowledge Partners USGBC and sponsor Interface to highlight concepts and
examples of wellness and sustainability.<o:p></o:p></span></span></a></div>
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can take part in experiential learning and see </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">and
experience recently built learning environments </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">in the area through </span><a href="http://www.ed-spaces.com/tours/index.cfm"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-size: 12.0pt;">EDfacility Tours</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">. A wide range of K-12
and higher ed tours were planned by the local, volunteer team of architects and
school officials in and around Milwaukee. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">New
for 2019 is a pre-conference STEM Innovation Tour with an education component
and tour of three Makerspace and FabLabs. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">At each school participants will learn from
administrators and architects who worked on the project as they discuss the
planning, design, build and upkeep process as well as the impact the project
has on the students the schools serve. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />ED-spaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18142175434557874167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091336750132270482.post-14837142962693113002019-08-12T14:19:00.003-04:002019-08-12T14:19:37.333-04:00Modern Learning Spaces: What the Research Tells Us<br />
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The classrooms that most of us grew up with
are a thing of the past. Worksheets and one-size-fits-all instruction have
given way to project-based learning, flexible seating, and individualized
instruction. But, although the instruction methods have changed, many times the
physical spaces that support learners have not. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Educators are faced with trying to rearrange
classrooms that have bulky, heavy, and immobile furnishings that are, on
average, 48 years old. A growing body of research indicates that reimagining
our students’ learning spaces and incorporating modern, flexible furnishings
can have far-reaching benefits, from improved health to better academic
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">According to </span><a href="https://cei.umn.edu/teaching-active-learning-classroom-alc" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1155cc;">research</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> done by the Center for Educational
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instructors teach, even when they’re deliberately trying not to let it.</span></div>
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teacher was asked to provide instruction using the exact same methods in both a
traditional classroom and an active learning setting (a mobile, flexible,
technology-rich classroom). His attempts to provide the same instruction
failed, as he lectured more in the traditional classroom and promoted
discussion more in the active learning setting. These findings indicate that
the arrangement of the classroom furnishings alone can promote student-centered
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Educational Innovation’s research also looked at expected outcomes for students
in traditional classrooms versus active learning classrooms. In one study,
participants with lower ACT scores were placed in an active learning
environment, with researchers predicting that their grades would be lower as well.
Surprisingly, they performed just as well as their high-ACT-scoring peers who
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compared participants who were taught in a large, theater-style classroom three
days a week with those who met once a week in a smaller, active learning
environment to work on problem-solving and watch recorded lectures. The latter
set of students performed as well or better than their peers who met three
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MDR’s “The Impact of Learning Spaces on Student Success” report noted, one of
the biggest outcomes they saw from their learning space renovations was the positive
effect it had on school culture and student engagement. This finding
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -27pt;">According to Ergonomist Josh Kerst,
kids spend 50–70% of their time sitting down (often in hard plastic chairs) in
traditional classrooms.</span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -27pt;"> </b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -27pt;">You’ve
probably heard the warning “sitting is the new smoking,” but what exactly does
that mean? Kerst notes that over the past 200 years, children’s calorie intake
has gone up, while their lifestyles have become more sedentary. This puts them
at increased risk for obesity and related diseases. For instance, in 1960 the
risk of a child developing diabetes in his lifetime was</span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pdfs/newsroom/now-2-out-of-every-5-americans-expected-to-develop-type-2-diabetes-during-their-lifetime.pdf" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -27pt;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;"> </span></a><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -27pt;"><span style="color: #1155cc;">only 1 in 4,000 — by 2016, the risk rose dramatically to
1 in 4</span></u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -27pt;">!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -27pt;">Flexible room layouts
that provide a variety of seating options, including stools that allow students
to move and rock and tables set at standing height, encourage students to get
up and move throughout the day and find seating arrangements that help them do
their best work. Not only does this type of layout promote healthy habits, the
fidgeting and movement that active seating encourages actually help students
focus better, especially students with ADHD.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Research published in
the</span><a href="http://standupkids.org/a-review-of-the-scientific-literature-on-the-use-of-stand-up-desks-for-children/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;"> </span></a><a href="http://standupkids.org/a-review-of-the-scientific-literature-on-the-use-of-stand-up-desks-for-children/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1155cc;">American Journal of Public Health</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and from the</span><a href="http://www.rwjf.org/en/library/infographics/leaps-and-bounds-the-many-rewards-of-physical-activity.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.rwjf.org/en/library/infographics/leaps-and-bounds-the-many-rewards-of-physical-activity.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Robert Wood Johnson Foundation</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> lists the
benefits of active learning spaces for children, including the following:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">Increased student engagement<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">Increased test scores<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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found the following:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">Students were 20% more likely to
earn an A in math or English when they had the chance to be physically active.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">Students’ standardized test scores
jumped 6% in just three years after physical activity was incorporated into
their school day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">Starting the school day for
elementary students with 10–20 minutes of teacher-led physical activity led to
a 57% drop in discipline referrals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">With this same 10–20 minutes of
physical activity at the beginning of each school day, school nurse visits
declined 67%.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">Children lowered their insulin
levels by 33% when they broke up three hours of sedentary time with short,
moderate-intensity walking.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In their report “The
Impact of Learning Spaces on Student Success,” MDR details their survey that
included 1,600 K–12 educators. The results are clear: Educators who are in the
classroom day in and day out believe their learning environments influence
student learning, and with the desire to meet all students’ needs, flexibility
is a key consideration.</span></div>
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they believed the physical space had a high to moderate impact on learning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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was one of the top changes teachers desired for their classrooms. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and goals to influence changes to their learning environments. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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teachers mentioned was being able to accommodate different learning styles by
increasing opportunities for physical movement while learning, providing
collaborative and solitary areas for students, and having more resources for
visual learners.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The very act of
redesigning your learning environment won’t guarantee its effectiveness
— educator voices, flexible furnishings, and activity-permissive
classrooms all play an important role. Every school and every classroom are
unique — but with modern pedagogy paired with intentionally chosen
furnishings, they can be designed to support students now and into the
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content manager at Demco Inc., a leading provider of interior design services
and solutions for schools and libraries for 114 years. Demco specializes in
creating customized, high-impact educational spaces. For more information,
visit</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://norvanivel.com/"><i><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration-line: none;"> </span></i></a><a href="https://www.demcointeriors.com/"><i><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">demcointeriors.com</span></i></a></span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>By Tony
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Much of the
current education debates focus on issues of inequity, accountability, funding,
and improving access to higher education for more students. While these are all
important issues, what is missing is a discussion of the purpose of education
in the 21<sup>st</sup> century. To consider this question, we need to
understand fundamental changes that have taken place in our economy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For the first
half of the 20th century, when most people earned their living on farms and in
factories, physical strength and manual dexterity were competitive advantages.
Then came what Peter Drucker in 1959 termed "The Knowledge Economy." In
this new era, brains mattered more than brawn because the ability to access and
analyze information became a key driver of economic growth. The more you knew
and the more facile you were with your knowledge, the greater the competitive
advantage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As a result, for
the past 50 years our education systems have focused on ensuring that students
acquire more and more education. First it was completion of high school, and
now the emphasis is on getting more students to complete post-secondary
education. The nature of this education has changed very little, however. From
the beginning of high school and continuing through college, students spend the
majority of their time memorizing massive amounts of information. And they are
graded on how much of that information they have retained.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But here's the
problem. We no longer live in a knowledge economy. The world no longer cares
how much you know because Google knows everything. There is no longer
competitive advantage in knowing more than the person next to you because what
the world cares most about is not what you know, but what you can do with what
you know. One’s competitive advantage today comes from the ability to bring new
possibilities to life or to solve problems creatively — in other words, to
innovate. Of course, you need knowledge to accomplish these things. It is
necessary, but not sufficient. In the innovation era, knowledge still matters,
but skills matter more, and motivation and dispositions matter most.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our education
systems, from elementary schools through graduate schools, have not yet begun
to adapt to this new reality. At every level and in every course, the primary
focus is on content knowledge acquisition. Rarely do students have
opportunities to apply their knowledge, to hone their skills, to pursue their
own interests. As human beings, we are born curious, creative, imaginative. The
average five-year-old asks 100 questions a day, and most kindergartners think
of themselves as artists. But by the time most kids reach the age of 12 or so,
they are far more preoccupied with getting the right answers on tests than they
are on continuing to ask their own questions. And fewer and fewer think of
themselves as creative.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The price our
students pay for this kind of education is very high and rarely discussed. We
are raising generations of students who are obsessed with getting good grades
and scoring well on tests — doing everything they think they need to do to get
into a name brand college so they can have a name brand job and live happily
ever after. These kids are terrified of making a single mistake, getting less
than an A. And in the desperate pursuit of trying to market themselves and be
the perfect kid for the right college, they lose sight of who they really are,
what their questions are, what they're curious about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Meanwhile, the
kids who don't compete because they'd rather work with their hands or don't
think they're smart enough feel like losers. Twenty percent of our students
don’t complete high school. An additional thirty percent graduate from high
school and go on to minimum wage jobs. Of the approximately seventy percent of the
high school graduates who enroll in college, nearly half drop out before they
complete any degree, often having acquired enormous debt along the way. Lacking
skills or preparation for a trade, most of them can only manage to find
minimum-wage jobs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But what about
"the winners," the kids who manage to graduate from a four-year
college or university and then head off into the labor market? Having attended
schools where acquiring knowledge mattered most, how well are they faring in
the innovation era? A growing body of evidence suggests that, in fact, the
majority of our college graduates are stunningly ill prepared for the jobs of
the present — and even less so for the jobs of the future, when computers and
A.I. will have taken over virtually all routine work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A couple of
examples should suffice to tell the story. Back in the early days of Google,
when everyone still thought we had a knowledge economy,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the fledgling company sought to hire the smartest kids in the
world and so only hired kids with Ivy League degrees and only interviewed those
who had the highest test scores and GPAs. But then along came Laszlo Bock. As
senior VP of people operations at Google, he analyzed all of the data related
to hiring and job performance and discovered that the indices they had been
using like GPAs and test scores were "worthless." Today, Google no
longer asks for your test scores or college transcript. They don't care whether
or not you went to college, and 15% of their new hires in certain departments
do not have a college degree. What Google cares about today is not what you
know, but what you can do with what you know, and they now use multiple
structured interviews to make hiring decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I learned
this, I thought that perhaps Google was an anomaly. But then I was invited to
speak by Deloitte to business leaders in Ho Chi Minh City several years ago.
Prior to my presentation, I was invited to lunch by the CEO. She knew of my
affiliation at the time with Harvard and had a bit of fun with it, telling me,
"You know, we used to hire the best students from the best universities,
but it turned out that they did not work out so well." She smiled and then
continued, "Now, we put prospective new hires through a summer-long boot
camp to see how they solve problems collaboratively, and then we decide whether
or not to offer them a job."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For college
graduates who do not know how to solve problems collaboratively and who lack
other essential skills required to succeed in the innovation era, it is hardly
the "full employment economy" that everyone touts these days. According
to a recent article in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wall Street
Journal</i>,<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>forty-three percent of
college graduates ages 25 to 29 are either unemployed or underemployed. What
does underemployed mean? They are baristas or bartenders — earning an average
salary of about $33,000 — $10,000 less than jobs that actually require a BA
might pay. Most have college debt amounting to an average of $35,000 or more. Many
are living at home and likely to default on those debts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The mantra of
policymakers for the last decade has been to ensure that all kids graduate from
high school "college ready." The assumption is that the more
education a student acquires, the better positioned they are to succeed. But
the reality is that students today need a different kind of education, not necessarily
more education. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The essential
education challenge today is to reimagine learning and teaching for the
innovation era. We need to work together to understand what we must do in order
to graduate all students “innovation ready” — ready for the challenges of work,
learning, and citizenship in the 21<sup>st</sup> century.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Tony Wagner current serves as a Senior Research Fellow at The
Learning Policy Institute. Previously, Tony held a variety of positions as
Harvard University for twenty years and was a high school English teacher for
twelve years. </span></i></div>
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Innovators for the Future of Learning” on Wednesday, October 23 at the
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Futurist at NorvaNivel</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Classroom Name:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Future Ready Learning Space by NorvaNivel<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Design Team:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jolene Levin, Director and Space Futurist;
Franco Modolo, Architect<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Vendor partners:</b> <i>ELB Education, NorvaNivel,
Tandus Centiva, a Tarkett Company</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b><span style="color: purple;">What was your concept in designing this classroom?</span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">NorvaNivel
is committed to creating agile and inclusive learning spaces that will equip
learners for the skills needed for the future workforce. The way that we
achieve this is through a varied range of learning zones that students and
educators can quickly reconfigure to facilitate the different learning
activities required for future-forward pedagogies. Additionally, with a focus
on variety, purpose, textures, color, weight, and movement, we design and
manufacture furniture that help learners feel safe and comfortable, increasing
learning engagement.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The
classroom has distinct spaces to gather, collaborate, present, create, and
reflect. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From Socratic circles to
hands-on STEAM activities and student presentations to spaces for introspective
learning, we have considered the primary needs of any future-ready learning
space.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: purple;"><span lang="EN-AU">What role does
technology play in the space?</span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Any
future-ready space must be quickly adaptable for purposeful technology use. Our
environment facilitates the use of mobile devices, robotics, and other hands-on
technology. For EDspaces, our primary technology integration is the use of
interactive Prowise screens from ELB Solutions that support presentation as
well as group collaboration. The large touchscreens are all equipped with a
mobile lift system, which is ideal for our reconfigurable space, allowing
presenters to share and present within any zone. The Prowise screen can also be
used as a surface for small groups to collaborate around.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: purple;">How does the
design and technology plan encourage attendee interaction?</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The
technology has been chosen because of its flexibility and responsiveness to the
requirements of the space and session content. We have two connected 80”
screens to allow for presenters to effectively share content to attendees
throughout the large space. We have an additional multi-touchpoint 65” screen
for in-depth sessions, additional supporting content, or for collaborative
activities.</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b><span style="color: purple;">How does the
choice of furniture impact the space?</span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">NorvaNivel
designs with intent and has only ever designed furniture for the education
industry. Each of our pieces is designed to address a specific need for
education and each piece considers increased engagement in all types of
learners. For example, we have integrated texture through the incorporation of
the GRASSYOTT™ Ottomans. We have used almost entirely whiteboard surfaces for
our tables, such as our SUNSHINEONACLOUDIEDAY™ Foldable Table, which are ideal
for visual learners, note-taking and group collaboration. Our primary
considerations were the responsiveness of the space. This requires lightweight
products like our ROCKER OTT™ Seating and select pieces on casters.
Lightweight, movable pieces are essential to being able to flip the space for
different learning activities. We also have a zone dedicated to hands-on
learning with our STEAMSPACE™ range of furniture. Durable, functional, and full
of storage, this furniture is designed specifically for a hands-on STEAM
curriculum.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b><span style="color: purple;">What do the
flooring choices say about your classroom?</span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We are
a big proponent of carpeted spaces. Color and texture are a huge consideration
for any learning space and for the impact on learners. For this classroom, we
have partnered with Tarkett, a Tandus Centiva company, to create distinct zones
with the carpet. The colors and pattern create a directional feed in the space,
orientating attendees.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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space work for presenters?</span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The
design of the space and furniture allows for presenters to change the space
according to their needs. </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Whether they are STEAM
advocates, want to facilitate collaborative activities, or simply share
information with the group, the space can achieve all of this. We want to share
with and show the market how agile spaces can facilitate the future of
education.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b><span style="color: purple;">What do you see
as the largest benefit of being chosen as a design team winner?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of the biggest disconnects at education
conferences is space and content. Thought leaders speaking about future-forward
educational practices, trends, and so on can’t be limited to a stand and
deliver environment. We don’t expect K-12 learners to learn this way so we
can’t expect adult learners to learn this way either. We have created an
authentic, purposeful space to help presenters from a range of background and
areas of expertise to present from.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: purple;">First in a 6 part series featuring the winners of the EDspaces 2019 Classroom Design Competition. </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #292929;">EDspaces learning environments serve as vehicles for classroom experimentation, with sessions taking place in classrooms designed by top architects, designers, and space planners. This gives attendees first-hand experience of modern approaches to learning through innovation in planning, design, and products and are a unique extension of learning for participants. Learn more at </span><a href="http://www.ed-spaces.com/education/classrooms/index.cfm">http://www.ed-spaces.com/education/classrooms/index.cfm</a></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Classroom Name:</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Cultivate. Transform. Flourish.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Design Team:</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Demco, Inc. and Plunkett Raysich
Architects, LLP</span><b> </b><b> </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Vendor partners: </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: 1pt none; color: #292929; padding: 0in;"><i>A</i>rtLine LTD, Community, Connectrac, Freshcoast, Forbo Flooring
Systems, Interface, MooreCo, Muzo, Nora Systems, Professional Audio Designs,
Inc., Smith System, Whitney Brothers</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">What was your concept in designing this classroom? </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Using biophilic-inspired design, our classroom offers a rich
integration of nature throughout the learning environment. The room is
organized into three distinct zones: the forest edge, the clearing, and the
glen. Entering the room through the forest edge, guests will find a zone of
soft seating elements, tactile tables, and interactive display boards, along
with living walls of green plants complemented by a natural imagery backdrop.
This multisensory space opens to the clearing at the center of the room, where
a variety of flexible seating, work surfaces, and media tools offer the ability
to adapt the space for individual, small-group, and large-group learning.
Integrated power throughout supports learners’ technology needs. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The edge of the glen on the far side of the room features larger
tables and a private group setting for students to engage away from the active
learning flow in the center of the room. Materials throughout the space have
been carefully chosen to support focus, learning, and well-being by mimicking
natural environments and making connections to our natural world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Technology is integral to the learning environment within our
classroom. Multiple display screens support the variety of different learning
modalities and different group sizes. Innovative screen technology allows for
mirroring of presenter information, as well as sharing of work by smaller
collaborative groups. Presenters will have the ability to select their
presentation location and organize the room to fit their presentation style. An
innovative, active acoustical system driven by a series of concealed speakers
further supports the flexibility of presentation within the classroom. Digital
amplification and sound support allow for customized tuning of the space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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the design and technology plan encourage attendee interaction? </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The classroom is organized into three distinct zones that create
multiple organic spaces. These spaces encourage interaction for small- and
large-group learning by using adaptable, mobile, and reconfigurable seating, work
surfaces, and media tools. Users can quickly and easily rearrange for
spontaneous collaboration and large-group learning. </span>Learning zones are supported with a Connectrac underfloor power
system that provides power throughout the space, with mobile Powerballs further
distributing power at the user level. Digital content is shared through one
primary monitor and additional smaller monitors, promoting digital interaction
and visual collaboration for different group sizes.</span></div>
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the choice of furniture impact the space?</span></b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The variety of seating and work surfaces throughout offers users a
choice to work where they learn best and provides the flexibility to
accommodate different sized groups. Our seating solutions include organic Beach
Stones and low-level Indie lounge platforms with rocking seats that promote
informal collaboration. Height-adjustable Hierarchy Grow Stools are
complemented with Bebop and Totem upholstered stools that promote movement,
mobility, and student choice. Hierarchy Enroll Tablet Chairs act as satellite
elements that students can move freely through the space during the day.
Playful Planner Studio Benches pair with Studio Tables and create robust spaces
for small-group making and collaboration. Connect Lounge Seating combines with
Mix Stools to offer tiered seating heights, which promote different ways of
working and assist with sight lines across the classroom.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;">What do
the flooring choices say about your classroom?</span></b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our flooring selections revolved around choosing products and
companies that are eco-friendly. Interface has long been a leader in
sustainable products and biophilic designs, and their Moss Carpet was the
inspiration for the color palette. From there we turned to Nora rubber and
Forbo linoleum for the same reasons. These conscientious companies produce products
that are made in a resourceful way and can be recycled at the end of their
useful life. All of these products are also quality commercial materials that
are easy to maintain and do not require waxing or harsh chemicals for cleaning.
The floor pattern was developed from the organic nature of the Moss Carpet and
created organically around the furniture zones. Functionally, the soft surface
was placed in the quiet learning zone and the hard surfaces were placed in the
play and create zones.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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will this space work for presenters?</span></b><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our room setup will allow for quick changeover of speakers.
Technology, while flexible and innovative, will support standard digital
interface protocols. The primary presentation area (where the largest digital
display will be) will have two portable podiums for presenters to utilize as
needed. As the furniture in the room is mobile, each speaker has the ability to
organize the room as he or she chooses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">What do you see as the largest benefit of being chosen as a design
team winner?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We are honored to be chosen as a design team winner. Creating this
biophilic classroom provided another opportunity for Demco and Plunkett Raysich
Architects to collaborate and to illustrate that learners can benefit from
educational environments that take a holistic approach to learning. Along with
showcasing for educators what’s possible inside their spaces, our hope is that
we also inspire them to feel confident that their learning environments can
support modern teaching methods while being flexible enough to change and adapt
to the future of education.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #414142; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Stephen
Gower leads Demco’s design services team. He is an experienced furniture,
product, and interior designer with a background in designing educational
products and impactful educational interiors. Stephen has 20 years of design
experience, including five years of international experience at Demco Interiors
UK in England.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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holds a Bachelor of Arts, with honors, in furniture design from Brunel
University in High Wycombe, England. His past awards include the 2017 EDspaces
Classroom Design Winner, awarded for “unique spaces designed by leading
architects and designers in the field and outfitted with the latest innovations
that make learning spaces come to life.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You’ve probably heard about the
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Learning sciences research — which
draws from many academic disciplines including neuroscience, education,
developmental science, linguistics, psychology, and sociology — focuses on how
people learn, investigates novel approaches to teaching and learning, and
designs for educational environments to promote effective learning. Learning
sciences research can aid educators in selecting instructional strategies,
developing curricula, and creating learning spaces. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The learning environment is an
important equity consideration, as equity gaps often stem from different
opportunities in the places in which students grow up. How safe, nurturing, and
stimulating an environment may affect a child’s brain development.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When children are born, their
brains are optimized for all environments. As they grow and develop, their
brains undergo a process of synaptic pruning, removing connections that are not
necessary for the environment where they live. In the schematic below, you can
see that the older brain (the brain on the right) has fewer connections, and
that is because it has pruned away connections that were not consistently
needed for its environment, in favor of making strong connections for
experiences that were consistently encountered while growing up. Thus, this
older brain is more efficient than the younger brain (on the left) because it
has been optimized for its environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Context matters for student
learning, so those who design learning environments — including architects,
education leaders, curriculum developers and teachers — can benefit from
incorporating learning sciences research into their work.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Keep reading for three learning
sciences insights, and associated design considerations, for setting up
research-based environments to support powerful learning for the full spectrum
of students. These teacher strategies will help you be a resource for the best
possible learning environment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trauma-Informed
Design<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Childhood trauma results from emotionally painful or stressful
events and is often associated with lasting mental and physical effects.
Unfortunately, such trauma is commonplace: nearly half of all children in the
United States have experienced at least one adverse childhood experience, such
as parental divorce, death, or incarceration; being a victim of violence or
witnessing violence in their community; or experiencing economic hardship. Many
students who have experienced trauma view the world as a scary place and may
have trouble engaging in everyday activities, including participating in
learning activities in the classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The good news is
that trauma-informed practices, such as teaching coping skills and building
caring relationships between teachers and students, can benefit all students,
not just those who have experienced traumatic events.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Teacher Strategies:<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<u><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></u></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 113%;">Begin class
with a breathing or mindfulness exercise to acclimate students to the learning
environment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 113%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 113%;">Set
and stick to a consistent schedule and classroom routines, informing students
in advance about any upcoming changes to their schedule. When school is
predictable it feels safe. Post the schedule somewhere prominent so that
students can refer back to it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 113%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 113%;">Designate
a “calm down corner” in the classroom, so that students always have a safe
place to visit to refocus and recharge until they are ready to rejoin the
group. Deck this space out with cozy seating (bean bags or pillows) and quiet,
independent activities (tactile toys or books).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 113%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 113%;">Explicitly
teach social and emotional skills, like empathy and kindness, and encourage
students to practice using these skills in multiple contexts (during group work
or on the playground).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Positive
Student-Teacher Relationships<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It can be challenging for teachers to build authentic
relationships with each of their students, but these connections matter. To
grow and persist through challenging learning experiences at school, students
need teachers who know them as individuals; who care about them, have high
expectations for their success, and understand what they need to succeed.
Teachers and students who have different cultural backgrounds may experience
difficulty connecting, so teachers should practice culturally relevant pedagogy
(CRP) to help all learners. Practicing CRP requires teachers to understand
their own cultural background, make a point to learn about the backgrounds of
their students, and incorporate the personal and sociopolitical issues that
impact their students and communities into their teaching.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When teachers are able to build such stable, trusting
relationships with their students, this connection can promote students’
self-worth and sense of belonging, allowing them to be confident and valued in
the classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Teacher Strategies:</span></u><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></u></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Foster
connections with students by opening up about your own hobbies, pets, and
family members, and by encouraging them to do the same with you. Designate a
gallery space in the classroom for students to show off photos of their
families or special memories.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">When teaching
students from a culture different from your own, discover culturally
appropriate ways to get to know them. Learn about how students from different
cultures may interpret directions, feedback, and discipline to create an
atmosphere that guides and supports them appropriately. <span style="color: #1d1d1d;">Build an inclusive classroom by displaying artwork or poetry from a
variety of cultures, and books featuring diverse characters.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Communicate
positive and high expectations (related to classroom behavior and, especially,
learning) for all students. Explicitly remind them: “I believe you can do it,” </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">and prominently display student work so they can take pride in
their achievements.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ensure
that each student has an equitable opportunity to participate in class by
rotating the students who are called on. Allow sufficient wait time for
students who may need more time to formulate responses. Work to invite students
with language differences, and those who may be less comfortable speaking in
class, to participate in other ways.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2.</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: purple;">Collaboration and social interaction can be powerful learning
experiences because they encourage deeper processing and engage the “social
brain”.</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Students can be highly tuned to
social dynamics, particularly during the transition to and through adolescence,
and research shows that collaborative and relational interactions can drive
learning. Harnessing this social drive in the classroom can take students
further than they can go alone. Working collaboratively towards a common goal
can encourage students to discuss, think about ideas they might not have
considered, and learn more than they would if working individually. Since
collaboration isn’t suitable for every learning task, educators can help
students identify opportunities when working together is most beneficial.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fostering Teamwork<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Create a classroom
environment that nurtures positive peer relationships so that students feel
included in the learning community and understand how to work together to solve
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Teacher Strategies:</span></u><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></u></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Promote
collaboration and exchange of ideas by structuring projects to require shared
learning and co-creating, rather than splitting tasks among group members.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Encourage
students who are working on teams to get to know one another to better
understand each other’s perspective. To help students work together in more
effective ways, it may be important to have discussions about cultural
differences. As students build stronger relationships with fellow team members,
they can move beyond superficial questions to ones that are deeper and more
challenging.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ask students
to take the perspective of others (e.g., the people who you are teaching about
in social studies or literature) to help students tie the learning to
themselves and to a broader perspective.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Invite students
to teach each other. The process of preparing to teach is a powerful way to
engage the social brain, whether or not students end up teaching the material!
Teaching others often benefits the tutor the most, so be sure to give all
students the chance to be tutor as well as tutee, or to compare notes on the
lessons they prepare.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3.</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: purple;">The entire
environment, from space to temperature to lighting, can affect learning.</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It may be no surprise that
elements of the physical environment can play a role in determining whether the
classroom will be conducive for focus and learning. For example, exposure to
sunlight and views of nature from the classroom have been shown to boost
student achievement, well-being, and behavior.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Consider
the Physical Space<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></u></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Incorporating
flexible furniture — lightweight or on wheels — can support flexible
instructional goals and gives students choice in where they work to empower
them to take responsibility for their learning. The best arrangement of
furniture depends on the task at hand: More interactive tasks benefit more from
interactive arrangements (semicircle and clusters), and independent tasks from
independent arrangements (rows).</span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="image4.png"
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Try to keep
the temperature between 68- and 74-degrees Fahrenheit so students are
comfortable and able to focus. No thermostat? Have blankets and small fans for
students to use.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">If your
classroom has less natural light than you’d like, replacing lighting with
blue-enriched or full-spectrum bulbs may improve students’ cognitive
performance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">No windows
with views of nature? Take your class for walks outside and have plants in the
classroom to get some of the benefits of nature.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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focusing on STEM Teaching and Learning, at Digital Promise.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Momentum is growing in the corporate world — more and more
companies are realizing that the convergence of advancing technologies will fundamentally
change how we live and how we work.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This realization has led some leaders to initiate either a
digital transformation or the building of an innovation system. In many cases,
the ultimate objective is to “win” — beat the competition by increasing the
speed and quality of human learning in order to attain the highest levels of
human cognitive and emotional performance in concert with advancing
technologies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Questions that are commonly asked include: Where do we
start? How do we structure the initiative? Is the initiative company-wide or
siloed? Who leads the initiative? What technology do we need? What skills are
we lacking? What is our competition doing? How will we train our employees for
new roles as these technologies are implemented?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Questions that are rarely asked happen to be as important:
How do we handle the human, emotional part of the transformation? How do we
lead in a way so that our employees will emotionally embrace the new learning
and ways of working that need to occur? How do we minimize one of the biggest
human inhibitors to transformation: fear?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">An organization can’t transform unless its people transform.
And its people won’t transform unless their managers and leaders transform.
Leaders and managers must role model the new desired mindsets and behaviors
that are necessary to successfully accomplish the transformation.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We all know that change is hard — especially in successful
companies. People can become complacent in doing what they already do, especially
if it has worked well in the past. But the old corporate axiom “If it’s not
broken, don’t fix it” no longer applies in an environment of fast-paced
technological change. Successful organizations today have to be constantly
proactive, not reactive and defensive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Transformation requires the mitigation of fear. Mitigating
the fear of failing, the fear of not knowing what to do, the fear of learning
new skills, and the fear of losing one’s position or job. Change can be scary
for employees — especially for employees who do not have the skills needed for
the new way of working, and especially for employees who do not have
significant financial reserves to fall back upon if they find themselves
needing to change jobs. People cannot learn when they are fearful.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What has surprised us in our transformation work is that
leaders and managers can be just as fearful of the transformative change as
employees. For managers and executives, the fear can be a fear of losing what
they now have (power, status, responsibilities) or the anxiety about whether
they have the abilities to do what will be necessary in order to lead in this
new era. We have seen leaders sink underneath conference tables when it was
suggested that they do a transformative pilot program. The fear of not knowing
can be big.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Managers and leaders can deal with these fears many
different ways. Reflexive responses can be:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The
“corporate grin and nodding yes” with the internal talk being “no way”</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Doing the
minimal necessary to buy into the change or transformation initiative, hoping
to make it to stock option vesting or retirement doing what one has done before</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Delegating
responsibility for the change initiative to a group, creating distance — not
having direct responsibility for the initiative so failure is not attributed to
them</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Half-heartedly
undertaking the transformation, believing this initiative — like many in the
past — will blow over</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We have seen all of these attitudes in the last few years
inside very successful companies that have embarked on a major transformation
initiative. How does a leadership team get to the place where they can
admit their individual fears and find ways to support each other in
acknowledging and working through those fears? How does a leadership team
create a work environment that makes it easier for employees to deal with their
fears? An answer to these questions begins with “the why.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The first part of mitigating fear is having a reason to
embrace the fear — a story that each employee can identify with in answering
the question: Why should I change? That story is a story of why the
organization must change and a story of why each individual needs to learn new
ways of working to enable that organizational change. Employees need to make
meaning personally of the Why in ways that that make sense to them. That
“making sense” must emotionally connect with the individual.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Often, we need to help people find the “WIFM” — the what’s
in it for me? Will it help me stay relevant? Will it help my career? Will it
help me a better person or more successful in my life? We don’t usually know
what will resonate, but ultimately the motivation needs to come from an
intrinsic place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Conversations with employees individually and/or in small
teams are necessary. The company story and the common individual whys must be
continuously discussed and referred to for a long period of time until the new
way of working becomes a habit. And the new way of working requires people to
embrace their fears and to have the courage to go forward. Change is hard.
Helping people buy in to change takes time and effort by leaders and managers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If people buy in to the Why then they can move to the How.
What mindsets and behaviors will be needed to accomplish the transformation?
What kind of work environment is needed to enable those new mindsets and
behaviors — both culturally and process-wise?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With respect to mitigating fear, culturally the leadership
needs to create a “psychologically safe workplace” following the research of
Professor Amy Edmondson of Harvard Business School. A psychologically safe
workplace is one where people agree to do no harm to each other and to act
civilly at all times. It is a place where everyone can speak up, be candid and
have difficult conversations without the fear of — or actual — punishment or
retribution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is a place where it is safe to challenge the status quo,
to challenge each other’s thinking, to challenge higher-ups’ thinking and
decisions, to admit one’s mistakes, and to say I don’t know. A safe workplace should
mitigate corporate politics and internal competition, and it should enable
collaboration, teamwork and learning. In order for that to happen, leaders and
managers need to empower people and ensure their safety. Leaders need to show
their own weaknesses; they need to fail in front of others and pick themselves
back up and try again. Initiatives and trials need to be rewarded, not only the
successes, but the effort and spirit. At some point this becomes the norm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Everyone is fearful — individual differences are a matter of
degree. And what differs is how one manages his or her fears. Behaviorally, how do leaders enable workers to overcome
their fears? How do leaders learn to personally embrace and deal with their own
fears? Leaders need to become more human by acknowledging their fears publicly
to others and encouraging their direct reports to do the same. Having
nonjudgmental, respectful, caring, compassionate, safe conversations about fear
starts at the top. Leaders have to take the first steps in being vulnerable
with others and leaders need to have the conversations with others that result
in the co-creation of the rules of engagement that can lead to creating an
environment where it is psychologically safe for employees to talk about and
work through their fears of change.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We have learned that for many leaders it is much easier to
start the fear discussion by asking them a series of questions: “Why would your
employees be fearful of the change that is needed? What can you do to mitigate
that fear?” Then move to the personal discussion. “What about you — what fears
do you have about the transformation? How can you mitigate your fear?”
Transformation is very personal, and though we read studies and survey
outcomes, we very infrequently hear about reasons for the fears. </span></div>
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that everyone has personal reasons for their fears is a powerful step. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then managers and leaders can have conversations with small
groups of employees and ask them what they need from the company in order not
to be so fearful and to be courageous. Leaders and managers can ask employees:
“How can I help you feel safe here? What do I need to do differently?”</span></div>
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performance. What we are saying is that if you want big changes in human
behaviors, you need to face fear in the workplace courageously, both
individually and organizationally.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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learning to the extent he (or she) is not crippled by fear and to the extent he
(or she) feels safe enough to dare.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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professor of business administration, Batten executive-in-residence and a
Batten Faculty Fellow at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
Dr. Donna Murdoch is an adjunct assistant professor of Adult Learning and
Leadership at Columbia University Teachers College and a partner at Rose Rock
Dynamics. This article first appeared in </i><a href="https://ideas.darden.virginia.edu/"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">UVA’s
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>By Anne Taylor,
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In 1966, I took a walk on a sunny beach in Mexico with 12
children. I saw these young scavengers save shells in their t-shirts and throw
others away and realized they were making critical aesthetic judgments. They
loved beauty! I was looking for a dissertation topic and these 12 shell
collectors inspired me. Here is how.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After a pilot study with 47 very dull, traditional
classrooms in Arizona, 10 ASU architect students and I decided to design and
build a prototype environment in the ASU College of Education. This was an
experimental study using the developmental needs of 3-5-year-olds (Piaget) as
design determinants for the ensuing environment. Programming also used concepts
from subject matter disciplines imbedded into the learning environment. These
were child scaled non-literal environments based on “soft pastel, soft
textured, subdued sound”, “a geometric play area” and a “hard edged mirrored
environment and sand and water play.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There was a space frame table, lowerable into the central open space on
a block and tackle pulley system (physics). Though stable in the experimental
setting, the architecture students envisioned these modules as a series of
portable environments that could be installed anywhere. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Except for a few dolls and trucks, all manipulatives were
part of an architectonic multi-sensory embodied cognition organizing system.
The locus of imagination was in the students’ “mind” with multi-sensory
interaction of manipulatives. There was a control group in a traditional early
childhood classroom in the College of Home Economics and we measured the same
outcomes in both the experimental and control groups. The point of this
experimental study was that the architecture students used design, curricular,
and developmental needs (rights) of 3-5-year-olds as design determinants for
each environment so that the environment became a teaching-learning
manifestation of what was to be learned. Students and their instructors could
turn “things into thoughts or ideas”.<span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Results from this study and a replication study with
non-English speaking students revealed that the experimental environment showed
increases in student language acquisition, accelerated movement from parallel
to integrated play, advanced concept development, and creativity as measured by
a scored portfolio assessment instrument.<span style="color: red;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ensuing research occurred with George Vlastos in two
adjoining gutted classrooms at Monte Vista school in Albuquerque. The space
outside had lain fallow for 50 years. A new landscape (including a solar
greenhouse) and an outdoor deck were built. Students were more independent and
teachers spent long hours after school writing individual lesson plans for
students in a communication area (writing and literacy); science and math area;
mirrored area for perception of self, theatrical makeup and costumes, drawing;
sewing and weaving area; library and quiet zone; a weather station; coat
storage area; deck to the outside. The green house was a student magnet for plant
growth (botany) who nourished life outside of themselves. Nearly 17 years
later, I received a call from one former kindergarten student, now in college,
who was writing a paper on her unique experience in that early learning
environment and how much it affected her life and learning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Taylor-Vlastos Head Start classroom prototype combined “zones” with
deployability. The values-driven design of portable environments was based on a
fulcrum with a series of columns delivering electricity overhead through arched
pipes. (Wireless technology could change the delivery system.) Foldout tables,
which were nested, lowered out of trylon columns that could be rotated 359
degrees, transforming into deployable learning zones. A space frame “soft nest”
was in the center from which all things emanated and returned. (This was
compatible with the Isleta Native American pueblo of “plaza” where the
experiment took place.) Students interacted with an induction cooktop, design studio
with drop down light tables (a favorite), a media center with computers,
headphones, and a DVD player, a mirrored zone for drawing, and creative
dramatics. There was a building system and construction zone and one for
growing plants. The contemporary and functional feeling of the environment
interested children more than literal housekeeping corners in Head Start
classrooms.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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environments consulting expanded and involved students. Students in Stockton
said, “Why are you designing us a new high school? We already have one with
swimming pool, soccer and football field, fine arts center and more.” “Well,”
we said, “what is it you want?” “We want a farm and an environmental study
center on the San Joaquin Delta!” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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programming process, a grass-roots approach, a democratization of architecture,
involves the philosophy of Ecosophy posited by Arne Næss from Norway. In the
past, many educators as clients wrote predetermined programs for architects,
with so many “teaching stations” leading to a double loaded corridor and
predetermined square footage for traditional spaces. My method of programming
spaces, turns Health and Safety (body), Functionality (mind), and Psychological
and Aesthetic Satisfaction into Habitability sustainability. Though newer
schools seem to be more colorful with wider hallways, newer furniture, the
delivery system is basically still teacher centered.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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colleagues and I from School Zone Institute as well as the American Institute
of Architects Albuquerque have been working in schools with volunteer
architects that teach Architecture and Design to students K-5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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studies that affirm the influence of kinesthetic exploration on embodied
cognition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Researchers found by adding
kinesthetic experiences to visual and auditory impressions the quality of
visual communication improved. This kind of embodied cognition is fostered by
design education including drawings, models, and site analysis. Design
education demands an environment and curriculum that motivates students to move
around, use their large and fine motor skills. Design is the nexus for the
integrated study of Science, Technology, Engineering Art/Architecture, Math (STEAM).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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integrated learning through design need studios connected to an adjacent
“maker” lab. Everything in the studio should be on wheels. There is a supply
depot in the center of the studio with printers, 3-D printers, paper cutters,
pens, pencils, and more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is
natural lighting from windows, known to increase learning. (Some teachers draw
the blinds and use them for bulletin boards all year long.) If windows are
placed east-west, students can track the sun on windows from season to season.
There is no need for blinds. There are windows that can dim and open to the
light automatically. There are drop down tables on one wall. Another wall is
writable for solving math problems, drawing inventive concepts. Another wall is
for pin up and presentation. Nearby stackable stools turn a presentation wall
into a critique gallery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HVAC is exposed
in the ceiling. The facilitator’s desk is a small station on wheels with a
computer. Light tables are everywhere. There is a courtyard with a sink and a
small garden for practicing landscape design by students. This is a child-centered
studio where students are given power to do their own learning through design.
This teacher, with goals for each child, is the monitor and facilitator of
growth in traditional subjects plus Body, Mind, and Creative Spirit. This new
studio gives power to children to do their own learning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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Mexico School of Architecture and planning as well as a distinguished professor
for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture has had a 50-year
career characterized by scholarship, research and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>futuristic thinking about innovative
learning environments and the formation of a Design Education Program, now
international and translated into five languages. Taylor’s focus on integrated
design curricula and studios as classrooms has turned architecture into a lens
through which today’s children can study and know the built, natural and
cultural environment as the order in the universe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Koehler, AIA, NCARB, and Matt McGregor</i></span></div>
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many construction professionals, the future is now. Technology offers myriad
tools that the building industry was told would be available “someday.” That
“now” is redefining processes, deliverables, accuracy, and communication. The
best news is that education leaders are the recipients of those emerging
benefits. Here are 10 technologies that will serve school districts that are
renovating, repurposing, or starting new construction projects.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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you have ever completed a project and were unhappy with the results, help has
arrived. Virtual reality bridges the visual gap and allows you to experience
the space by “walking” into your design, observing materials, lighting, volume
of space, and more. You can position objects in the space to sense what they
will be like in reality. You’ll be able to see specific details, for example,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Not long ago, the only way
architects and construction professionals could see their plans was on paper or
in </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">computer simulations. Now, those in
the building industry and their clients can strap on a pair of hi-tech goggles
containing sophisticated software and experience a holographic, interactive
view of their concepts and layouts. This augmented reality (AR) — sometimes
called mixed reality — combines vision with the real world, providing an
accurate view of what the future could be. As thoughts, plans, and designs
emerge and progress, districts and their architectural teams can see the
designs come to life — virtually — and change the plans in mere minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With
AR you can overlay a digital model with real-world information. You can see
where a duct or wall is supposed to be installed while “walking” the
construction site. You can envision an entire building from various positions
on the property, comparing angles and views. Virtual and augmented reality take
the mystery out of the planning process, allowing stakeholders to see and
understand what is possible, reducing frustration and rework, and ultimately
creating better, more functional buildings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Drones,
quadcopters, and other unmanned aerial systems are no longer just expensive
toys. The construction industry uses them in a variety of ways to produce
timely information and useful “drone’s-eye views.” They’re being used to survey
progress, to review site logistics and staging, and even to conduct quick safety
audits. Additionally, it is now possible to inspect remote or
difficult-to-reach areas like rooftop equipment, as well as to conduct digital
surveys using special attachments like sensors, lasers, or scanners.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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their ability to be quickly mobilized, to examine the perimeter of the job
site, to identify the placement of equipment and vehicles, and to check on individuals,
drones provide the additional data for surveillance and better decisions. They
also improve employee safety and job site security.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Current software now
digitizes processes like estimating and bidding, while also facilitating
communication among stakeholders. Using the latest digital tools reduces the
risk of errors that can result in expensive and time-consuming backtracking
during construction.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Software
enables teams to collaborate in real time on files, task lists, schedules,
notes, images, and drawings. Such apps and software suites allow supervisors, clients,
and managers to chat, view personnel availability, stream video or web
conferences, or even take control of another person’s computer to collaborate
and maintain mutually agreed-on details.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Some
examples of common apps and software products are Microsoft Teams, Slack,
Procore, Viewpoint Vista, and Skype for Business. Many of these project management
software products are cloud based, allowing anytime, anyplace access to project
information by the design and construction team, as well as by the client — using
a computer, tablet, or smartphone. </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Greater
transparency, via software, can often reduce friction and misunderstandings
throughout the construction process.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Uses
for 3-D printing within the construction industry are growing every day. These
systems can provide small-scale models for presentation and review, as well as entire
parts for project installation. Three-dimensional printing of entire buildings
is even being attempted through a concrete extrusion process.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Prefabrication
allows for more precise installation of elements, which can be formed in large,
integrated, and coordinated portions. These 3-D elements can be placed
precisely using “total stations” — highly accurate GPS or laser positioning.
The benefits include improved accuracy, reduced waste, increased safety, and
less manpower.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Enhanced software allows
districts to use building information modeling (BIM) to track warranties,
maintenance items, system use, security, room assignments, and more. This
information helps districts stay on top of their largest assets and significant
expense points. And now, the instant accessibility via mobile devices allows the
maintenance department to make more timely and informed decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Districts
and construction personnel can access digital plans and 3-D content from the
cloud through tablets and smartphones to gain real-time information for making decisions
in the field.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When
used properly, digital plans offer the following advantages during
construction:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• The most current plans
are always available.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Updates are instantly
shared, including construction bulletins, photos, addenda, and scope changes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• District personnel,
subcontractors, and suppliers can regularly access 3-D views in construction
documents to communicate design intent, increasing communication effectiveness
and proper delivery.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Digital plans allow more
use of color without expensive color printing. They can zoom in and out of
objects and even digitally measure items or share comments on specific
recommendations right on the plans.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Digital plans display
punch lists with items tagged for action directly on the plans.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">8. QI Codes and Barcoded Items<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Construction
and project items may have QR codes or barcodes relating to an object ID in the
BIM. Items are scanned as they are installed, which automatically updates the
BIM to reflect progress. This capability allows more effective and efficient
tracking during the construction project.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Moreover,
the tracking can trigger additional purchases for the next stage of work for
more effective scheduling. The tracking codes can also link to user manuals,
warranty information, equipment invoices, and related historical
correspondence.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Laser
scanning captures an accurate representation of existing buildings and systems,
which can then be modeled, or new objects “clashed” against for proper system coordination.
This technology has a variety of uses and can allow the district to visualize
existing conditions beyond the results of photos and taped measurements.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Perhaps the greatest
benefit of laser scanning throughout the construction process is the ability to
compare the installed progress with the digital model to evaluate accuracy,
allowing for the adjustment of future prefabricated items before delivery and
installation, while providing another accurate method of tracking the
percentage of completion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 12.0pt;">10. Automated Bricklaying</span></b><b><span style="color: #55595b; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Automated installation of
masonry significantly reduces labor cost. Some automated brick systems can lay
3,000 bricks a day, compared with a construction worker’s average of 500. With
some systems, the conveyor belt, mortar pump, and robotic arm combine with a
worker who feeds the bricks into the machine. A second worker smooths over any
excess joint mortar.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As
mason professionals retire, we can expect automated bricklaying to become more
mainstream in a field that already sees a worker shortage.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Take the Next Steps<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Becoming
aware of technology’s effect on the construction industry can be a great first
step as a district considers its next construction project. These 10
technologies will increasingly affect how that district plans, designs,
constructs, and uses its buildings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Robert
Koehler and Matt McGregor </span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">are
project architects at Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction Inc. in
Appleton, WI. Hoffman has partnered with over 65 public school districts, along
with private and charter schools. In addition to designing and building
attractive and energy-efficient schools, their expertise includes facilities’
studies, site evaluations, master planning, referendum and fundraising
campaigns. <o:p></o:p></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></i></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">This
article originally appeared in the December 2018 <i>School Business Affairs</i>
magazine and is reprinted with permission of the Association of School Business
Officials International (ASBO). The text herein does not necessarily represent
the views or policies of ASBO International, and use of this imprint does not
imply any endorsement or recognition by ASBO International and its officers or
affiliates.</span></span></i></span></div>
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