Full Description
Your blueprint for student-centered environments that foster well-being and success.
Today's classrooms must do more than accommodate students. They need to inspire creativity, nurture emotional well-being, support neurodiverse students to thrive, and foster a sense of belonging for all. Reimagining Learning Spaces provides actionable strategies for designing inclusive, flexible, and emotionally supportive educational spaces that promote both academic excellence and social-emotional development.
Leveraging her decades of experience as a school and district administrator and an industrial/organizational psychologist, author Dr. Sue Ann Highland offers research-based guidance on how to provide innovative learning spaces designed for collaboration, creativity, and inclusivity. Additional features include
Evidence-based design principles tailored to support student engagement, emotional well-being, and academic success
Practical tools and frameworks, such as self-assessments and worksheets, to guide planning and implementation
Expert insights into creating adaptable environments that grow with the demands of modern education
Examples from real schools that have successfully transformed their learning spaces
Following the strategies presented in this book, school leaders and educators can reimagine their learning environments to better serve their students and staff so that students feel supported, educators feel empowered, and everyone can thrive.
Contents
Chapter 1: Why Our Spaces Need to Change
Chapter 2: Environments That Align With Instructional Goals
Chapter 3: Environments That Support Student-Centered Learning
Chapter 4: Environments That Support Student Wellbeing
Chapter 5: Environments That Support Teachers
Chapter 6: Creating A 360 View of the Classroom
Chapter 7: Media Centers, Makerspaces, Movement, Wellness, and Sensory Rooms
Chapter 8: Environments That Support Continuous Learning in Non-Instructional Spaces
Chapter 9: Making a Plan to Transform Your School Environment
