innovation in your classroom

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1 innovation in your classroom Apply for a Steelcase Education Active Learning Center Grant Calling all innovative educators and educational institutions: Steelcase Education seeks partners in active learning ready to use their physical classroom to advance learning in new and important ways. We have a strong passion for understanding how learning takes place and how smarter, more active learning spaces can help. At Steelcase Education, we help schools, colleges and universities create the most effective, rewarding and inspiring learning environments through insight-led research and innovation in furniture, tools and technology. That s why we re offering a grant that will provide funding and research for up to 15 Active Learning Centers each year. Each grant will provide furniture, design, onsite training, installation and a pre- and post-occupancy measurement tool for one of four classroom types designed to elevate connection, improve engagement and spur collective success of students and staff. These classrooms will support up to 30 students. Eligible classrooms must be located in the United States, U.S. Territories, Puerto Rico, Canada or Mexico, serving grades 6 12 or within a college or university. Grants are valued at $65,000 and deliver the full impact of active learning: classroom innovation and learning inspiration. Interested in sparking new learning and outcomes in your classroom by leveraging the real power of place? We invite you to apply for an Active Learning Center Grant starting on December 1, Submissions must be received by Friday, February 10, Grant recipients will be contacted by Friday, March 24, Visit Steelcase.com/ActiveLearningCenter for more information on grant guidelines, submitting a grant proposal or other details.

2 Active Learning Classroom 1 Adjustable-height desking creates tiered rows for easy, equal viewing Students and instructors need convenient sightlines to digital and analog content, as well as to each person in the room for optimal conversation and collaboration. These tiered, stadium style seating and tables adjust with ease to create a clear view through multiple configurations. Students enjoy choice on where to sit and learn, while being able to work in multiple postures with ease. Verb personal whiteboards provide writable surfaces to make ideas visible and support information persistence. Instructors can design viewing angles for equal content access. Instructors can easily monitor students to support just-in-time assessment. Supporting a variety of postures students can choose to sit or stand when working in groups. mode: discussion U-shaped rows with adequate aisle space enhance peer-to-peer and instructor-to-student mentoring. Verb chevron and rectangle tables Node mid-back stools Node tripod base chairs Airtouch desk with Node chair Campfire Lounge setting with Skate tables Buoy active sitting chair Slim table Foot rests File Pile storage cart Even in lecture, enhanced sightlines help to increase student engagement. 2

3 Active Learning Classroom 2 Informal, versatile space encourages exploration and problem solving Square feet per person 42 Hands-on activities and less-formal conversations can spark new thinking and understanding. This varied, mobile setting makes it easy to get together, share and try something new. Face-to-face seating encourages student engagement and team collaboration. Allows informal sharing, such as casual conversations between students; and formal sharing, such as critiques or design reviews. Provides large height-adjustable tables for building and prototyping. Thread brings power up off the floor to user height where no other power source may exist, featuring a clean and accessible user interface. Offers convenience and comfort to students working in groups, allowing them to choose their desk height. Swivel seating and height adjustability enhance connections for all users. Verb square media tables Node mid-back stools and five-star base chairs Campfire Lounge setting with Buoy Universal Storage cabinets Instructor station with Node chair mode: large group Modal switching occurs in seconds, increasing interactions between students and minimizing disruptions. 3

4 Active Learning Classroom 3 All-in-one classroom creates zones to support key activities Collaboration. Listening. Independent reading. Hands-on making. This classroom has it all and invites engagement with clear zones to support different activities that may happen concurrently. Ergonomic chairs let students huddle quickly, swivel easily, refer to content in any direction and stay comfortably focused and engaged. Lounge seating provides a breakout area for mentoring sessions or collaboration. Verb personal whiteboards encourage student creativity, plus provide privacy during assessment. A range of group sizes is easily supported with individual and team tasks. Swivel seating and tables on casters enable all students to have open sightlines to instructor and content. Verb chevron, team and trapezoid tables Verb personal rectangle tables Node chairs and stools Campfire Lounge Paper table and Big Lamp Mobile storage and turnstone Depot storage Scoop stools Verb wall track with personal whiteboards Buoy active sitting chair Foot rest mode: discussion Flexible furniture fluidly moves to foster rich face-to-face connections. 4

5 Active Learning Classroom 4 Ultimate choice and control for students and instructors Where will learning take the classroom? With smart tech support and extreme mobility, this space delivers a dramatic range of options to suit different learning styles and teaching methods. Mixing seating and table solutions offers choice to students to pick the best worksurface for their needs. Angled tables at stool height give easy view of each student. The premium whiteboard supports analog co-creation and tools for collaboration. mode: team Provides students choice and control when working in teams. discussion Flexible furniture moves fluidly for in-person connections. Verb chevron, trapezoid media tables and personal keystone tables Node chairs and stools Paper table Buoy active sitting chairs Zones within the classroom allow students to work at their own pace with the instructor as a guide. 5