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“I believed that putting students in rows facing the front of the room would make them easier to manage. I also believed that an effective classroom was a quiet classroom. Everyone was supposed to be quiet except for me.” – Caitlin Tucker, Classroom Furniture: Does it impede or improve learning? For over a century, classroom […]

GEI Seal of Endorsement At Kay-Twelve.com, we are always trying to find the best furniture for teachers and classrooms. One chair we recently added to our collection has now been approved for a GEI Seal of Endorsement, the Haskell Ethos chair! This means that the chair has been tested and reviewed in real classrooms and earned high marks […]

If you’re heading to EDSpaces this year, you don’t want to miss Haskell booth #2243 (the last booth in the right-hand corner of the exhibit floor). Announcing Our New Sit to Stand Desk, Which We Think Has No Rival At our booth, you can interact with Haskell’s furniture for progressive learning. This year we’re debuting […]

After a summer filled with activity, children are now back in school and being asked to sit still for hours a day. In the era of being judged on standardized test scores, many schools see movement and free play as a waste of time that could be better spent learning. But, here’s the kicker. Movement […]

Haskell wants to help k-12 schools and universities – the teachers and administrators that make life better for their students and the students who work so hard to succeed. Now through October 6th, visitors to the contest entry page can nominate their classroom for Haskell’s Incredible Classroom Makeover Contest. Visitors (teachers, administrators, students, parents) just […]

The long days of summer will soon be turning into the shorter, crisper days of fall. As parents load up on supplies for their children, educators are looking to enable their students to succeed with new technology. And, why wouldn’t they? A report from the Alliance for Excellent Education and the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) finds […]

The physical workspace at any office can have a significant impact on employee satisfaction, health and productivity. Government employees, while having unique cultures and structure, still want the same feeling of satisfaction. With Boomers retiring and the need for digital expertise increasing, millennials can help fill the gaps.  Overall, about a quarter of the American […]

The last school bell brings visions of kids joyfully running out of the classroom until the fall and of teachers moving on to a summer job or enjoying some much deserved time for themselves. Interestingly, however, if you Google ‘teacher summer’ one of the suggested topics that comes up is ‘teacher depression during summer’. If […]

Studies show that sustainable educational furniture is better for the planet, student and faculty health and, in the long term, budgets. According to the city of Bloomington, IN “An estimated 40% of schools in the United States are subject to poor environmental conditions that compromise the health and learning of students. The healthier environment and […]

The idea that students who are sitting still and intensely focused on their work are learning more is behind us. Research makes it abundantly clear that movement and learning are connected. In fact, movement is not only healthier for students, it improves their success rates. A recent NY Times article entitled Why Kids Shouldn’t Sit […]