Sarah Mayes-Tang, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in the Mathematics Department, shares her insights into implementing technology, optimizing classroom engagement, and adapting teaching methods in an active learning environment. Watch some effective strategies and experiences shared by educators who successfully navigated these challenges. The video highlights the successful implementation of technology in the classroom, with gradual introduction of features and minimal student resistance. Support from teaching assistants and practical tips for active learning are shared.

Student Think Center learning environments at The University of Southern Mississippi

Learn how Calusa Elementary teacher Jacque Edwards is transforming her 3rd grade classroom into a Learner Active Classroom.

A Technology Enhanced Active Learning (TEAL) space challenges assumptions about learning and teaching. It provides an opportunity to rethink and revitalise staff and students’ approaches and expectations. Consequently, a traditional course in higher education was ‘flipped’, which allowed more staff-student interaction within the TEAL space. This video shows the class in action and reveals how a TEAL space sparked students’ motivation and learning through their active participation in this technology enhanced environment. http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/learningteaching/resourcesforstaff/goodpracticeresources/teal/

The Spring Lake Park Schools opened a new K-4 elementary school in 2018, capitalizing on the opportunity to embrace a progressive educational program. At the center of Centerview Elementary, the learning commons acts as a shared gathering space for both the school and the greater community. Emphasizing flexible and personal learning at the elementary level, the school utilizes learning studios that accommodate individual, small group, large group, and multiple-class sizes. Everything, including furniture and operable walls, is multi-functional in the learning studios and make them flexible from top to bottom. Centerview Elementary School’s design reflects the district's philosophy, focusing on learning styles rather than teaching preferences. Students lead their own path to learning while teachers coach the process. The school itself functions as a tool for the teachers rather than as a backdrop for learning.