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Blog Posts September 15, 2020

Reopening and Reimagining Educational Facilities Amid COVID-19

Hello everyone and welcome to John Myers excerpts from Reopening and Reimagining Educational Facilities Amid COVID-19. Today’s blog reflects content from John Myers that was partially based  on a new handbook launched recently on reopening schools (see the full webinar link at the end of this blog).  Haskell Education was one of the generous sponsors […]

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Blog Posts August 12, 2020

Return to Learn: Supporting Social and Emotional Needs of Students in Hybrid Educational Models

2020 has been a year of transition.  Uncertainty has been the cornerstone of this season as we navigate through challenges brought on by Covid-19 this past February.  This has greatly increased anxiety related to health and stability, losses of various kinds and a general lack of ability to make concrete plans.  Restoring safety and predictability […]

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Blog Posts June 26, 2020

Explore the Haskell Education Virtual Showroom

Haskell Education, a leading designer and manufacturer of furniture solutions for NextGen learning environments, is excited to announce the launch of our new virtual showroom. This exciting digital tool is designed for simple navigation allowing the viewer to select individual products for preview…. snappy animations and links to additional product information are right at your […]

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Blog Posts August 2, 2019

When Classroom Disruption May Not Be Just “Bad Behavior”: How Adverse Childhood Experiences Can Negatively Affect Students’ Engagement at School

An ACE (Adverse Childhood Experience) score (0-10) represents exposure to different categories of abuse, neglect and other traumatic events prior to the age of 18. Almost HALF the nation’s children have experienced at least one or more types of serious childhood trauma which can negatively affect their ability to engage in group learning. While collaboration […]

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Blog Posts May 30, 2019

Making a Successful Makerspace

People are intrinsically makers, tinkerers, creators. Whether it is through art, music, language, or any other media, people are drawn to this idea of making and creating something new. There is a great passion in making as it allows us to not only show understanding, but an opportunity to express ourselves, our personalities, and our […]

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Blog Posts November 1, 2018

The Importance of a Maker Culture in Schools

Part 5 of a 5-part blog series exploring the topic of makerspaces in education. Click here to read part 1, Makerspaces: An Important Component of 21st Century Education part 2, Creating a Makerspace in Schools and part 3 Using Makerspaces to Promote a STEAM Curriculum, and part 4, Preparing Students for Successful Careers with Makerspaces. As we’ve covered in […]

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Blog Posts October 17, 2018

Better Learning Podcast with John Myers, Director of Marketing and Training at Haskell

Kevin Stoller: Welcome to another episode of the Better Learning Podcast my name is Kevin Stoller host of the show and owner of K-12; we focus on creating better learning environments for schools, colleges and corporate learning areas. I’m joined with me today John Myers who is the Director of Marketing and Training for Haskell […]

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Blog Posts September 26, 2018

Preparing Students for Successful Careers with Makerspaces

Part 4 of a 5-part blog series exploring the topic of makerspaces in education. Click here to read part 1, Makerspaces: An Important Component of 21st Century Education part 2, Creating a Makerspace in Schools and part 3 Using Makerspaces to Promote a STEAM Curriculum According to a U.S. Department of Labor report, “65% of today’s 2nd graders […]

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Blog Posts August 13, 2018

Using Makerspaces to Promote a STEAM Curriculum

Part 3 of a 5-part blog series exploring the topic of makerspaces in education. Click here to read part 1, Makerspaces: An Important Component of 21st Century Education and part 2, Creating a Makerspace in Schools As STEAM curriculum’s pick-up steam (pun intended), so do the popularity of makerspaces in schools. It is natural for […]

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Blog Posts July 24, 2018

2018 Georgia Chapter of the Association for Learning Environment’s Summer Conference

At our booth at the Georgia Chapter of the Association for Learning Environments summer conference, the Haskell team got to speak with a number of facilities and procurement attendees about their concerns and future plans. Again and again we discussed the construction, safety and modernization of their districts and how furniture built for active learning […]

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