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Liebbe, Jake A. – NSPI Journal, 1980
Describes classroom design with reference to doors, ceilings, walls, room furnishings, study tables, floor coverings, clocks, training labs, and halls. (JEG)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Training
Fulks, Danny G. – American School Board Journal, 1985
Middle schools are not designed for good learning experiences. A teacher points out easy and inexpensive ways to improve the classroom environment. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Educational Facilities Design
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of School Support. – 2000
This document suggests facilities necessary to conduct instruction in arts programs in grades 9-12 and conveys essential features that should be present. As a reference document for school facilities designers, it describes arts education programs and the facilities that support them, with some sections focusing on the concepts and features common…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning, Fine Arts
Manheim Township School District, Lancaster, PA. – 1998
This document presents recommended facility specifications for the Milton J. Brecht Elementary School (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) designed to contribute to children's learning through the application of multiple intelligence theory and more recently emerging brain based learning knowledge and theory. The report examines the grade levels to be…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Theories
Williamson, Beech, Ed.; Watson, Lucy, Ed. – 2000
This document offers school design guidance for accommodating the needs for teaching modern foreign languages (MFLs) in secondary education. Section 1 outlines the range of spaces in a typical MFL suite and describes how to calculate the number of timetabled spaces required. It includes guidance on planning the suite and what to consider if there…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Educational Facilities Design, Guidelines, Public Schools
Department for Education and Employment, London (England). Architects and Building Branch. – 1992
The legal requirement that special needs students have access to a balanced and broadly based curriculum carries implications for accommodation in special schools. This document offers advice and guidance on the provision of accommodation which takes account of the special educational needs of the pupils, and also explains those factors relating…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Instructor, 1982
Ways in which elementary school teachers turned spaces into environments conducive to learning are described. Included are: (1) student offices; (2) seldom-used stairwells; (3) reading lofts; (4) a "fort" learning center; and (5) a garden spot for quiet study. Ideas for classroom storage are also presented. (CJ)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Furniture, Educational Equipment
Gayeski, Diane M., Ed. – 1995
Designing and remodeling educational facilities are becoming more complex with options that include computer-based collaboration, classrooms with multimedia podiums, conference centers, and workplaces with desktop communication systems. This book provides a collection of articles that address educational facility design categorized in the…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Communications, Design Requirements, Educational Environment
Idaho State Div. of Professional-Technical Education, Boise. – 1999
This document presents prototypical educational specifications to guide the building and renovation of Idaho vocational schools so they can help communities meet the advanced, professional-technical programs of the future. The specifications start with points to consider when determining school site suitability. The document then sets forth…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Design Requirements, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement
Hinchliffe, Lisa Janicke – 2001
This book discusses planning, designing, and implementing electronic classrooms. Chapters cover: (1) background, including the definition of electronic classrooms, classroom types, and justifications; (2) planning, including planners and the planning process; (3) gathering and analyzing information, including instructional needs assessment,…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Equipment, Educational Facilities Design
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1995
Computers and other technological innovations are becoming a greater part of today's educational system requiring educational facility designers to plan for their use when designing or renovating new buildings. This booklet considers the building needs for accommodating new technology, particularly focusing on the impact of personal computers and…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Classroom Design, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement
Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc., Celina, OH. – 1998
This book presents those facilities that best meet the needs of contemporary middle school programs by allowing: teaming; an integration of curriculum initiatives; block scheduling; and an increased focus on such areas as advanced technology, physical fitness and wellness, and consumer science. It documents how the buildings can contribute to the…
Descriptors: Auditoriums, Classroom Design, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Finance and Administration Div. – 1985
This publication provides suggestions and considerations that may be useful for school jurisdictions developing facilities for computers in schools. An interim report for both use and review, it is intended to assist school system planners in clarifying the specifications needed by the architects, other design consultants, and purchasers involved.…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Computers, Design Requirements, Educational Facilities

Moran, Thomas – TechTrends, 1987
This description of an ideal school computer laboratory focuses on physical characteristics and includes guidelines for floors, walls, ceilings, doors, wiring, seating configurations, and furniture. (LRW)
Descriptors: Ceilings, Classroom Design, Classroom Furniture, Computer Assisted Instruction
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 2000
This document provides school systems and designers with design information that can be used as a basis for new schools, additions, and renovations when building public schools in North Carolina. Further, it serves as a planning guide for those in the process of building or renovating school facilities. The guidelines detail minimum requirements…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Planning
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