A completely revised 2^nd Edition of The Language of School Design (100 more pages and dozens of new illustrations of innovative schools) has been released. With dozens of excellent reviews and thousands of copies sold, LOSD is a must-have resource for School Planners, Architects, Educators and Administrators.
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Many school districts are challenged financially, yet their buildings are in dire need of refurbishing or replacement. Fielding Nair International plans and designs innovative spaces that promote 21st century learning and can cost less than traditionally designed school buildings. With our partner Opsis Architecture, we created two new FNI schools in Medford, Oregon; they are excellent examples of successful new educational design.

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The Classroom Is Obsolete: It’s Time for Something New

By Prakash Nair

The overwhelming majority of the nearly 76 million students in America’s schools and colleges spend most of the academic day in classrooms. That’s a problem because the classroom has been obsolete for several decades. That’s not just my opinion. It’s established science.
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This book contains inspiring content ranging from Sir Ken Robinson on the art of teaching and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on optimal learning states is juxtaposed with dozens of practical systems and case studies from successful schools around the world. The work is well worth owning for $35. Go forth, purchase, and innovate!

- Randy Fielding

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“Six Essential Elements that Define Educational Facility Design”

by Randall Fielding, AIA
Until recently, educators and architects have lacked clear criteria for evaluating educational architecture. Planning teams have struggled to find or invent effective models, without a common language of design. Fortunately, a substantial , readily accessed database of educational architecture over the last decade has resulted in a rapidly emerging language of best practices for planning and designing 21st century schools.

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Les Assises Nationales de l’Education et de la Formation Numériques de Cap Digital et la Conférence Microsoft Education, en partenariat avec Regards Sur Le Numérique, s’associent pour vous proposer une journée d’échanges sur le thème :

Quelle école pour demain ?
Comment réinventer la transmission des savoirs à l’ère numérique ?

Le 5 avril 2012 à 9h30

Au Centre de Conférences de Microsoft France, 41 quai du Président Roosevelt à Issy les Moulineaux

• Comment prendre en compte les talents particuliers de chaque enfant ?
• Les digital natives ont-ils des modes d’apprentissage différents ?
• L’école du futur doit-elle être plus collaborative ?
• Quelles politiques locales pour développer le numérique scolaire ?

Venez débattre avec Marc Prensky, l’inventeur du concept de digital natives et rencontrer – à quelques semaines de l’élection présidentielle – les responsables Education de plusieurs partis politiques.

Les expérimentations les plus innovantes des enseignants qui inventent aujourd’hui l’école de demain seront également mises à l’honneur.

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Contact : Julien Soullière – 01 40 41 74 94 / julien.soulliere@capdigital.com