When 21st Century School last visited with Pat LaMorte of Bishop Moore Catholic High School in Orlando, FL, his 1,135-student institution was deep in the throes of a new active learning initiative.

These responsive learning spaces allow brainstorming, collaboration, and a variety of meeting configurations that reflect the campuses and workplaces of today. 4. Promote independent learning. Active ...

Research: Active Learning More Important than Flipping the Classroom. By Leila Meyer; 03/03/15; Active learning produces the same student learning outcomes in both flipped and nonflipped classrooms, ...

There is a fair amount of research into the impact of classroom design on student learning. Spaces flooded with natural light that allow for a variety of learning methods and activities, and spaces ...

1) Abandon the Cookie Cutter. The University of Oklahoma's first active learning space was "no holds barred, very high budget, very 'bells and whistley,' very executive-looking," said Chris Kobza, ...

The evolving landscape of education has seen a significant transformation with the adoption of flipped classroom methodologies and active learning strategies. This approach reallocates traditional ...

Studies that examine the effectiveness of active learning in medical students show active learning significantly improves performance, although improvements are dependent on learner engagement. As ...

Students whose STEM courses are taught using active learning perform better than those taught with traditional lectures. That was the top-line finding of a widely cited 2014 meta-analysis, and it ...

For me, as I move into this spring semester, I am going to deploy a new, more nuanced, definition of the active classroom, one that recognizes the necessity of listening—to our students, to each other ...

Almost everyone who has taught a class has used the student participation grade as a primary assessment of engagement. In light of what we have learned about the complexities of motivation, engagement ...

There are many active learning modalities informed by different teaching and learning traditions. We envision these modalities on a spectrum. This spectrum can be rearranged depending on the quality ...