Articles on innovation in education
Innovation classrooms, smart classrooms, virtual classrooms and new learning spaces: what they are, how to start, and what they give students. Short, practical articles for principals, coordinators and teachers.
The innovation classroom: how to build one in your school
An innovation classroom is not a room full of expensive screens. It is a space where students explore, build and work together, and technology serves the lesson. Here is how to plan one without wasting budget.
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The virtual classroom: what it is, and Zoom vs a VR classroom
The term "virtual classroom" is used for two very different things: a remote lesson on a screen, and a 3D world the class enters together. It is worth knowing the difference before you choose.
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The smart classroom and the technology classroom: what you really need
A big touch screen does not make a classroom smart. A smart classroom is one where technology helps teach and shows the teacher what is happening. Here is how to build one, in four layers.
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Innovative learning spaces: from the physical classroom to the metaverse
A learning space shapes what happens in it. In recent years schools have moved from rows of desks to flexible spaces, innovation labs and virtual spaces. Here is what that looks like, and how to combine them.
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Virtual spaces in education: 7 ways to use them in a lesson
A virtual space is not a computer game and not a video. It is a learning environment students enter, act in and learn from. Here are seven ways to bring one into a lesson, starting tomorrow.
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Learning in 3D spaces: from the abstract to the concrete
Much of what students learn in science is hard to see: a cell, a molecule, an electric current, a planet's orbit. 3D spaces turn the abstract into something you can walk around, enlarge and examine.
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Pedagogical innovation: 21st-century skills in the classroom
Pedagogical innovation is not buying technology. It is a change in how students learn: less memorizing, more inquiry, teamwork and making. Here is what 21st-century skills look like in a lesson.
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