Friday, March 7, 2014

How School Design Affects School Culture — Whole Child Education

How School Design Affects School Culture — Whole Child Education:











Klea Scharberg

How School Design Affects School Culture

Education Week's 2013 Quality Counts report investigated the effect of a school's social and disciplinary environment on students' ability to learn and the educators responsible for teaching them. Watch this video to explore some of the ways to configure school design to support a positive school culture. Discover how some schools are creating flexible, adaptable learning spaces that encourage collaboration and reimagine schools as student-centered communities of learners.

Copyright 2013 by Education Week
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Insights on Using Assessments Thoughtfully — Whole Child Education
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