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Classroom Furniture for Back to School

Classroom Select® for All Learning Environments Back to school prep is easy with School Specialty® and Classroom Select. Our design and learning environment experts have offered some top picks from several areas within our huge assortment of classroom furniture. Let’s start with soft seating! Soft Seating Student Work Areas While soft ... Read More

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Extending Learning in the Summer Months: In the Kitchen

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7 Tips for Setting Up & Organizing Your Classroom Math Center

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Creative Classroom Setups That Encourage Engaged Learning

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How Classroom Design Can Support or Hinder Student Collaboration

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How to Survive Your First Parent-Teacher Conferences

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Fostering Emotional Well-Being Through Learning Space Design

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Promote Student Health Through Better Learning Space Design

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Designing Effective Play-Based Early Learning Environments

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Fostering Emotional Well-Being Through Learning Space Design

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Learning Spaces

Promote Student Health Through Better Learning Space Design

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How to Design Learning Environments That Drive Deeper Student Engagement

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It's Time for Science

Extended Learning Opportunities

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Extended Learning for Every Student

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Three Ways to Effectively Extend Early Learning

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Cherish Center Case Study

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21st Century Learning

8 Considerations When Designing Innovative CTE Environments

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Empowering Youth Through Career Tech Ed (CTE)

Rendering of CTE Classroom

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Designing Modern CTE Classrooms: Four Keys to Success

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Taking a Balanced Approach Between EdTech and Hands-on

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Navigating AI Tools for Teachers

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Esports is Like a Magnet

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