ACEF Webinar - The Environment as the "Third Teacher": Transforming Learning Environments. Modular classroom furniture innovative BER classrooms Melbourne. Give Your Space the Right Design. Feng shui principles transform a classroom. When Nic Taylor returned to his classroom at Bancroft Middle School, in San Leandro, California, after a two-year leave, he immediately felt his spirits sag. The room was long, narrow, and white, with doors at either end. With no windows, and just a few skylights exposing gray skies, "it felt so sterile," recalls Taylor, "not like a creative space. " He made an emergency call to Deborah Gee, a Bay Area feng shui consultant, who quickly confirmed Taylor's suspicions: His classroom was suffering from a case of very bad chi.
Feng shui is the art of designing for good chi. Over the remaining few days before school started, a transformation took place in Taylor's classroom: A friend painted the walls bright green and blue, and Gee put his desk in the far corner, situated toward the door, and students' desks in a semicircle facing the whiteboard. Breathe Deeply: New wall colors of blue and green have a calming effect and inspire creativity. How Does Classroom Design Affect Student Learning? Check out the NEW site: ClassroomCribs AND see How-To Set Up Brain-Friendly, Beautiful Learning Spaces! Free Classroom Design Webinar: I would love for you to join me on Tuesday, July 29th at 3pm ET for a free webinar all on setting up your classroom learning space.
Prior to going into teaching, I studied Interior Design. Paying close attention to how we set up our spaces is very important. We must take into account the children when determining so many components that go into designing our spaces. You're invited to sign up for free and attend this webinar. I hope to see you there! Check Out the NEW Site Classroom Cribs: How to get signed up?
Today is the preview of the ClassroomCribs site. In order to get the latest, we'd love for you to simply go to ClassroomCribs.com and click on the orange box ("Learn More About Classroom Design"). We also hope you scroll down and browse the page. Our hope is to encourage teachers to design with intention.
Summer Learning Series: My best friend, Todd Nesloney, will start this year as a new principal. Classroomcribs. TheThirdTeacher. ACEF Webinar - The Environment as the "Third Teacher": Transforming Learning Environments. CBS_ThirdTeacher.pdf. Making_Environment.pdf. The IPS/Butler University Laboratory School - Indianapolis - École. Environment and the Third Teacher by Loris.