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Space Planning

Optimizing Campus Space to Create a Better Student Experience

Colleges and universities are rethinking the traditional use of space, taking innovative approaches, and using analytics and advanced scheduling technologies to optimize their existing resources.

A teacher carrying a tablet smiles while students are working at their desks facing the front of the classroom.

5 Reasons Teachers Leave and How to Prevent It

Here are five common reasons teachers are leaving their jobs and some ways to beat the odds and keep them.

STEM & STEAM

Milwaukee School Opens New STEM Center

Cass Street School, a K4-8 school in Milwaukee, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 3 to debut their new STEM Center.

IoT Solution

HSB Launches New IoT Solution for Schools

Hartford Steam Boiler, part of Munich Re, announced a new customized IoT solution for schools to protect buildings and equipment against water leaks, freezing pipes, mold and perishable goods spoilage.

A new survey by Corgan, a global architecture and design firm, takes a look at how school design impacts teacher happiness and effectiveness in the workplace.

Learning Spaces

School Design Impacts Teacher Happiness and Effectiveness, New Research Finds

Nearly all teachers surveyed (98%) say that a well-designed classroom makes teaching more enjoyable.

Software

Oregon SD Improves Attendance with Help from Software

Grants Pass School District 7 has improved absenteeism within the last two years with the help of a software program that tracks enrollment and notifies parents of absences.

STEM & STEAM

Dayton Elementary Opens New Makerspace

The Dayton Elementary makerspace features 3D printers, two Dobot Magician robotic arms from STEM Education Works and SDI Innovations, a green screen and robotic balls called Sphero.

Contest

Nominate Your Favorite Custodian for "Custodians Are Key" Contest

Tennant Company announced the launch of Custodians Are Key, a contest to recognize the work of K-12 custodians around the country and honors them and their school with a $15,000 prize. The contest started on Sept. 9 and will run until May 6, 2020.  

Hot Tips (HVAC)

Wall Heaters

Emory University

Facility Focus (Student Centers)

Emory University: Emory Student Center

Field House

Building Blueprints (Facilities in Focus)

The Flexible Field House

renovations

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Transforming Traditional Campus Buildings

With careful planning and craft, architecturally significant buildings can take on new life through interior renovations that create up-to-date spaces while retaining historic integrity.

outdoor spaces

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Outside the Walls

Encourage students and the campus community to engage with outdoor spaces through purposeful planning, but don't be surprised by unanticipated uses that may emerge as those spaces evolve.

Editor's Note (The View from Here)

The Next Stage: Spaces4Learning

concrete floors

Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)

Concrete Floors Deliver the 'Wow' Factor

Editor's Note (The View from Here)

Social Recruitment

sports and fitness facility

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

What's New in Sport and Fitness Facilities Design?

Student-athlete wellness is just one of a number of drivers of college and university sport and fitness facilities design.

reinventing learning

A Roadmap for Reinventing Learning

synthetic turf

Oudoor Areas

Synthetic Turf That Wins for the Environment

Copenhagen school

Interiors

Designing with an Eye to the Future

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