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The Rectangles of my Mind
This post promotes student rectangle desks as an essential strategy for using one piece of classroom furniture to create both individual work space as well as a variety of group work configurations.… Like a...
D&D’s Teacher Presentation Stations – TPS
First, A Little HistoryWhen I was in elementary school in the 1960's, most of my K-12 teachers had their desk in the front corner of the room. These desks were typically made out of solid oak and had anchored many a...
Part 1: Orchestrating Teaching & Learning with Promethean Interactive Displays
Orchestrating Teaching & Learning with D&D's Quartet of Presentation Technology This post is part one of a four part blog series that integrates four essential presentation technology products within a learning...
The Benefits of Flexible Furniture in the Classroom
Flexible Learning Spaces The terms, flexible seating, flexible furniture, and flexible classroom are really the end product of the pedagogical change from teacher-centered learning to student-centered learning. A...
The Chair King of Rock and Roll
While sitting, the majority of K-12 students spend most of their school day in "stupid chairs." Let me clarify. I'm not saying all chairs are "stupid," just the typical traditional district standard four-legged chair...
Back to the Future with Cantilever Chairs
“Movement and exercise are essential fundamental requirements. Children especially need plenty of exercise for the harmonious development of body and mind. Constant rhythmic alternation between the static and the...
This Chair Rocks! The VS Hokki Wobble Stool
For music, everything you need to know about Rock ‘n’ Roll is right there in the title. It’s a complete sensory experience. So complete that as a genre it has now transcended multiple generations...
Learning Environment Design (LED): From Macro to Micro
"The fact is that given the challenges we face, education doesn't need to be reformed -- it needs to be transformed. The key to this transformation is not to standardize education, but to personalize it, to build...