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Transformative Design Can Affect Learning in the Most Unlikely Places
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Meaningful learning can take place in many places. Sure, students learn in a classroom. However, they can also learn from interactions on the playground, conversations in the cafeteria, or listening from the backseat of the car. Jessica Molter, Managing Principal...
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Burleson ISD’s Classroom-less School
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In elementary school, I was always the quiet kid. No one really talked to me. I was just sort of there. Students like Dylan are in every school across the country. Bright, intelligent kids who don’t fit the mold of...
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Why Color on Campus Matters
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Understanding color’s biological reactions, subliminal meanings, and cultural influences is a tool for designers to establish the mood, purpose, and hierarchy of space. The Institute for Color Research says that individuals subconsciously judge people, environments, and products within ninety seconds—and...
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How Three Texas Districts are Managing the Enrollment Boom
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It doesn’t take a state report to know that many Texas school districts are struggling to keep up with soaring enrollment. Step on a campus in any number of districts, and you’ll probably find crowded classes, packed hallways, and portable...
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When Portables are Permanent-Solved
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By Sean Connor, AIA, ALEP & Jenny Swannack, RID Let’s be perfectly honest. Portable Classrooms are not a temporary fix to a fleeting problem. With the price tag of brick and mortar classrooms in the millions, many districts are recognizing...
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