Active Classroom

School District: Orange School, Near Cleveland, OH Project Snapshot Like many schools their existing classrooms built in the 1980’s did not facilitate the desired 21 Century learning model. Principle wanted to bring flexibility and choice to 7 of their classrooms. Teachers recognized the ability to instantly reconfigure their classrooms into multiple arrangements. Small groups and […]

School District: East Liverpoool, Ohio Architect: Olsavsky & Jaminet Project Snapshot Consolidation of all grades K-12 into one building. Curriculum dictated all furniture be easily movable or on casters. Extensive use of color to enliven all learning environments. School chose combination of chairs and tables for all classroom environments. Utilization of ACTIVE LEARNING seating solution […]

Part 5 of a 5-part blog series exploring the topic of makerspaces in education. Click here to read part 1, Makerspaces: An Important Component of 21st Century Education part 2, Creating a Makerspace in Schools and part 3 Using Makerspaces to Promote a STEAM Curriculum, and part 4, Preparing Students for Successful Careers with Makerspaces. As we’ve covered in […]

Part 4 of a 5-part blog series exploring the topic of makerspaces in education. Click here to read part 1, Makerspaces: An Important Component of 21st Century Education part 2, Creating a Makerspace in Schools and part 3 Using Makerspaces to Promote a STEAM Curriculum According to a U.S. Department of Labor report, “65% of today’s 2nd graders […]

Part 3 of a 5-part blog series exploring the topic of makerspaces in education. Click here to read part 1, Makerspaces: An Important Component of 21st Century Education and part 2, Creating a Makerspace in Schools As STEAM curriculum’s pick-up steam (pun intended), so do the popularity of makerspaces in schools. It is natural for […]

“If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.”  – John Dewey, 1915 While so many of the sessions at the upcoming CASH show look fantastic, one of the sessions really caught our attention. Maximizing Facilities’ Impact on Student Learning…Insight from Sacramento State’s School of Education What can teachers teach […]

The Beaver Local school district is wrapping up its first year in its new technology driven building. But they didn’t just purchase computers. Haskell furniture was chosen to be part of Beaver Local School’s 21st century classrooms. Watch the report from WKBN 27 news.

In September of this year, Haskell announced the Incredible Classroom Makeover Contest. The idea behind the contest was simple: teachers and administrators could nominate a deserving classroom by submitting a photo. An impressive 125+ schools nominated a classroom for the contest. From those submissions, the Haskell Team picked 10 finalists. Then, it was up to […]

“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 […]

To watch the video, please visit http://longisland.news12.com/story/36806890/baldwin-sd-gives-classrooms-facelift-with-flexible-learning-spaces. November 9, 2017 — Baldwin, NY — The Baldwin School District has given some of its classrooms a facelift with what it calls flexible learning spaces. The superintendent says the goal of these spaces, which features movable couches and chairs, is to get kids ready for life after college. Experts […]