innovation in
your classroom
Apply for a Steelcase Education
Active Learning Center Grant
Calling all innovative educators and educational
institutions: Steelcase Education seeks partners in
active learning ready to springboard the physical
classroom for the advancement of learning in new and
important ways.
We have a strong passion for understanding how
learning takes place and how smarter, more active
learning spaces can help. At Steelcase Education, we
help schools, colleges and universities create the most
effective, rewarding and inspiring learning environments
through insight-led research and innovation in furniture,
tools and technology.
That’s why we’re launching a new grant program that
will fund and research up to 15 Active Learning Centers
each year.
Each grant will provide furniture, integrated technology,
design, installation and post-occupancy evaluation
for one of three classroom types designed to elevate
connection, improve engagement and spur collective
success of students and staff. These classrooms will
support 28 – 32 students.
Eligible classrooms must be located in the United States
or Canada, serving grades 6 – 12 or within a college
or university. Grants are valued between $35,000 and
$50,000 and come complete with the impact of active
learning: classroom innovation and learning inspiration.
Interested in sparking new learning and outcomes in
your classroom by leveraging the real power of place?
We invite you to apply for an Active Learning Center
Grant starting on December 8, 2014. Submissions must
be received by February 27, 2015. Grant recipients will
be contacted by Wednesday, April 15, 2015.
Visit Steelcase.com/ActiveLearningCenter
for more information on grant guidelines,
submitting a grant proposal or other details.
ACTIVE LEARNING CENTER GRANT
Node classroom
Multi-modal learning is more effective when seating is
arranged and rearranged effortlessly. Traditional classroom
seating has limited mobility, putting the burden on educators
to adapt. With Node, a classroom can transition from lecture
to team mode and back again, without interruption.
•• Classroom solutions empower each student’s ability to
comfortably see and hear
•• Enables students to easily reconfigure into small groups
that increase interaction
•• Verb instructor station supports a variety of postures
during teaching, evaluating and mentoring
Valued at $38,600
Verb classroom
Movement is key to active learning. When students can
move about easily, they are more interactive, collaborative,
comfortable and engaged in class. Verb is an integrated
system of classroom furniture designed to support a variety
of learning and teaching styles, allowing for fluid transitions
between modes.
•• Includes a designated instructor area for teaching,
evaluating and mentoring
•• Enables group work to support project-based learning
•• Encourages dynamic movement, engagement and
interaction between students, content and the instructor
Valued at $48,100
Blended classroom
Instructors and students need choice and control to choose
the best space for the activity at hand. The blended classroom
can easily morph from lecture mode to independent or team
work, to presentation, discussion and back again.
•• Includes a designated space for the instructor for
teaching, evaluating and mentoring
•• Enables instructor to move easily throughout the space
to assess student understanding and guide continued
skill mastery and application
•• Offers a range of settings to enhance self-paced learning
Valued at $51,200
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