CLASSROOM APPLICATIONS
WHAT TEACHING METHODS ARE BEING UTILIZED? TEACHING METHODS
STUDENT BEHAVIORS
WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS TO STUDENT ENGAGEMENT?
Lecture
Facilitate
Demonstrate
Personalize
Alone
Group
Class
WAYS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS • Promote movement and posture changes with multiple seating choices • Provide spaces for emotional and sensory regulation • Use furniture and arrangements that make it easy for students to naturally turn to face multiple focal points within a room • Enhance student to student collaboration and autonomy by providing furniture that is easy to move, configure, and access
WAYS TO SUPPORT TEACHERS • Plan for activity-based learning throughout the room • Support diverse teaching practices to meet the needs of ALL students • Create space for circulation to improve student-teacher interaction • Provide furniture flexibility and thought starters to help teachers modify space based on personal style and subject matter
INFO-MEDIUM
SPACE
WHAT ARE THE CONSTRAINTS OR FLEXIBILITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT ITSELF?
HOW IS INFORMATION DISPLAYED AND EXCHANGED WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT?
Low Technology
Mixed Technology
High Technology
U-shape Combination
Rows
Clusters
LOW
HIGH
MIX
WAYS TO ENHANCE INFORMATION SHARING • Equip rooms so students can blend analog, digital and interpersonal methods of communication • Provide solutions for both whole room projection and small group information sharing needs • Use appropriate lighting levels per activity to enhance engagement and support neurodivergent learners • Plan for sightlines and power access
WAYS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF SPACE • Remove barriers and provide solutions for physical, emotional and sensory needs • Choose products with simple, non-handed shapes for maximum flexibility • Integrate storage that performs multiple functions, including space division • Reduce long-term cost with durable furniture that can be moved and reconfigured
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