Occupational therapists in special education were among the first to use flexible seating for students with disabilities, Christopher Bugaj, the assistive technology specialist for Loudon County (Va.) Public Schools, noted Thursday during a presentation at the 2020Future of Education TechnologyConference...
Do we want fixed seating? What type of equipment is needed? What should the capacity be? These and other questions will be addressed in this practical session for any participant with an interest in or need to create dedicated instructional spaces within or near a library. With the ...
At Eugene Kranz Junior High School in Texas, the school’s foyer alsoserves as its library. Bookshelves stand in neat rows along the school’s main corridor. Soft seating with built-in electrical outlets gives students a comfortable place to sit and read, or simply hang out and talk. It’...
Talk and movement aren’t enough, however. They have to be supported by the classroom environment. So how do we make the spaces in our classrooms amenable to talk and movement? In other words, how do we arrange, organize, and structure the space in our classrooms to allow for movement, ...