To support multiple learning styles and reach a wider range of students, schools and universities
need classroom furniture to be more flexible.
Not exact matches
However in a school environment,
furniture needs to be highly durable to stand up to
classroom demands.
He said: «If schools take time to research the options available to them they will find that pound to pound they are much better off investing in innovative, well made
furniture supplied by manufacturers who understand
classroom needs.»
The active
classroom solutions that are coming out of the Future
Classroom Lab's work will
need more space than traditional content - driven
classrooms — and a requirement to shift away from the rectangle: rectangular buildings with rectangular
classrooms full of rectangular
furniture.
Before picking those core pieces, teachers
need a vision for redesigning a
classroom, and they should be willing to get rid of the traditional school
furniture for more innovative pieces.
Set - up
classroom prior to class starting time, ensuring proper number of seats, desks or tables as
needed, utilizing school equipment,
furniture and resources; sharing with other teachers as
needed