Technology is Transforming Art Classrooms (and Upping the Fun)
Move over macaroni necklaces. Technology has landed in K–12 arts education, and it’s becoming as common in art classrooms as paintbrushes and pastels.
Top 10 Benefits of a Flexible-Seating Classroom
As part of our series on that topic, we’ve combed through a heap of online data and compiled the ten biggest benefits (in our opinion) of flexible seating.
How to Boost Student-Teacher Engagement During Remote Learning
Giving students a personal desk-chair setup at home can improve focus, and that benefits everyone – learners, teachers, school districts, and parents.
Space of the Week
We’ve seen how the right tools can help spark inspiration and found that working together with dealers, designers and school systems results in what’s best for the school, teacher and student. Each week, we will be featuring an influential space that was created in the past week that inspires a creative and dynamic learning environment.
Little Kids Talk Life On Our Cameras
Enjoy These Candid Moments from a Smith System Video Shoot. What do little-ish kids really think about life?
Transforming Older Schools into Modern Learning Spaces
“Leave no classroom behind,” could be the motto for Center Grove Community School Corporation.
Esports: Creating Spaces That Turn Gaming Fun into Learning
The meteoric rise in high school esports shows it’s much more than child’s play. Esports has blossomed into a hot topic of conversation for its legit learning, spanning from K–12 to higher ed.
Reconfigure and Retrofit: Creating Safer Post-COVID Classrooms
Among the uncertainly of COVID-19, one thing is for sure; the global pandemic has caused a permanent pivot in the K–12 educational landscape.
Virtual Reality in the Classroom
Imagine a student so viscerally immersed in learning that it’s dizzying. Literally. That’s the power of using virtual reality in the classroom, and it’s capturing the attention of K–12 educators.
Future-Proof Furniture Fills New K-8 Leadership Academy
Here’s how Valley View Leadership Academy, a newly built K–8 public school in Phoenix, met the challenge using Smith System classroom furniture.
Smith System Studio: 3d Printable Barrier Screen Stands
Beginning today, anyone can download our free design file to create a basic 3D plastic stand for making classroom screens.