A new school year is starting soon, and the coronavirus is forcing teachers to get extra creative with their classroom setups. Though the United States is still navigating a deadly pandemic, many ...

Standing desks in classrooms could be an easy way to help make kids' time in school less sedentary, a new research review suggests. The study team analyzed data from eight previously published papers ...

Carson High School upgraded the desks in a few of their classrooms last December. Single desks were replaced with the new two-student desks with independent chairs. “I love them!” Carson junior Alesi ...

In an age where flipped classrooms and student-led learning is all the rage, some suggest it’s time to ditch the desk. Ricky oversees and leads the editorial team for EdTech: Focus on K-12 magazine.

In my first year of teaching, I thought I was incredibly innovative and forward-thinking when I set up my classroom. After all, instead of rows of desks, I made clusters of desks—ta-da! Collaborative ...

Researchers designing and testing the 'classroom of the future' have found that multi-touch, multi-user desks can boost skills in mathematics. New results from a three-year project working with over ...

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