With help from School Specialty, a STEM-focused elementary school in Dallas has furnished and equipped its instructional spaces to support collaborative, hands-on learning and exploration that will position students for success on whatever path they ultimately take. The design of the school and its choice of furnishings gives students the vibe of: “We’re here […]
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Designing Effective Play-Based Early Learning Environments
Play-based learning is a critical part of early childhood development. Young children are trying to make sense of their experiences, and they do this by playing, exploring, discovering, engaging, and interacting with people and objects. Through thoughtful and intentional design, preschool classrooms and other early learning environments can channel this activity into purposeful play […]
Promote Student Health Through Better Learning Space Design
Students can’t learn effectively if they struggle with challenges to their health and well-being, which is why promoting healthy habits is a core strategy for improving academic achievement. Supporting student wellness is also critical to educating the whole child and developing smart behaviors that last a lifetime. Although promoting student health has always been […]
Turn Your Library into a Media Center and Learning Hub
Gone are the days when school libraries were just quiet corners for reading and research. Today’s media centers are dynamic, flexible spaces that support digital learning, hands-on exploration, and meaningful collaboration. These modern learning hubs are designed to prepare students for the demands of a digital world while still nurturing a love of books […]
8 Considerations When Designing Innovative CTE Environments
Career and technical education (CTE) prepares students for success in the modern workplace. But it’s not just for students who aren’t college-bound. In fact, students who take CTE courses in high school are slightly more likely than their peers to enroll in college within two years of graduating, one study found. CTE gives meaning […]
How to Design Learning Environments That Drive Deeper Student Engagement
For students to succeed academically, they must be invested in their education and stimulated by learning activities. In other words, they must be fully engaged in the learning process. Although educators already understand this, Australian researcher Amy Berry has developed a new way of thinking about student engagement. Berry’s model describes a continuum of […]
5 Key Educational Readiness Strategies
When we hear the term “educational readiness,” we typically think about whether students are ready to learn. In other words, do young children have the foundational skills to start school, learn with their peers, and thrive academically, socially, and emotionally? Are older students ready to advance to the next grade level and take on […]
Back to School Solutions for the Principal
As the head administrator in the school building, the principal is responsible for the learning and wellness of all teachers, staff, and students. And like the people they oversee, back to school season for the school principal is exciting, full of potential, and deeply stressful. Our experts at School Specialty constantly review our products […]
Social and Emotional Learning in Science
This month on It’s Time for Science, it’s time to talk about social and emotional learning (SEL)! Host Tom Racine interviews Dr. Kenneth Wesson, a consultant on the science of education, learning, and the brain, and Ilyse Opas, Independent Educational Consultant specializing in SEL. Episode Summary Tom begins by discussing with Dr. Wesson what […]
5 Engagement Strategies to Improve Student Outcomes
Strong school-family-community partnerships bring exceptional value to children’s education. A recent book by Karen L. Mapp, a senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and four other co-collaborators synthesizes the available research to explain who benefits from these partnerships and the many advantages of family and community engagement. Everyone Wins! The Evidence […]
Empowering Youth Through Career Tech Ed (CTE)
In the 15th episode of The Schoolyard Podcast, host Nancy Chung interviews Henri Crockett, co-founder and president of the Crockett Foundation. The Crockett Foundation is a South Florida-based nonprofit organization that aims to build character, develop leaders, and improve the community one child at a time through educational programs. Henri Crockett, Life and Legacy […]
School Specialty and the College Football Playoff Foundation: Hobby Elementary Media Center Makeover
School Specialty® and the College Football Playoff Foundation® (CFPF) share a common goal to improve educator resources and provide children with access to better learning opportunities. This goal is supported by both organizations through CFPF’s Extra Yard for Teachers® program. With that vision in mind, we headed to Hobby Elementary School in Texas with […]
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