Collaborative Classrooms
As schools focus on openness, flexibility, and collaboration, they’re redesigning classrooms to match. With classrooms being seen as the 'third teacher' (following parents and educators), schools are looking to embrace classroom layouts that encourage creativity, collaboration, and flexibility.
25%
change in academic progress over a school year can be associated with classroom design.
Fast Company, 2013
73%
of students’ progress that was attributed to classroom design was traced back to flexibility and student ownership in one study.
Edutopia, 2018
91%
of conventionally designed classrooms were outpaced by results from hybrid or blended classroom designs in early experiments in the US.
EducationNext, 2017
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Global education trends at a glance
Learn about what trends — both now and in the future — are shaping the global education landscape.
Emerging educational trends by country
Explore country by country, how education is evolving across the globe with these individual reports.
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‘Future of the Classroom’ US Research Findings
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Future of the Classroom research findings
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Collaborative classrooms
Pop-up classroom: Classroom design that fosters creativity and agency
Involve students in designing plans for your classroom layout, encouraging creativity and collaborative problem solving.
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Collaborative classrooms
Use Google Docs and Drive to motivate group collaboration
Equip students with tools that enable team work and group collaboration.
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