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TRENDS
New approaches to teaching
KEY DEVELOPMENTS DRIVING SCHOOL DESIGN
and learning, as well as the need to secure schools without turning them into prisons, are two of the key drivers of design though in K–12. Experts weigh in on how those trends are shaping schools.
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The world of education is changing more
quickly and more comprehensively than ever before. Two key developments are effectively changing the traditional design of K-12 schools.
First, there are new and continually evolving approaches to the task of teaching that are affecting the physical design of classrooms.
Second, as you might imagine in today’s world, it is important to assure the security of students without locking up schools as if they are prisons. Evolving school design concepts can help with security, too.
By Michael Fickes
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