Educational Design Institute
Articles
- Thirty-three Design Principles for Schools & Community Learning Centers
- The intent of this document is to provide a framework of educational design principles from which educators and design professionals can structure the content of their educational facility development process, from the earliest strategic and educational planning right through to design, construction, occupancy and facility management.
- Energy Smart Schools
- Opportunities to Save Money, Save Energy and Improve Student Performance, A Congressional Briefing to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science. Sponsored by the Environmental Energy Study Institute (EESI).
- A History of the Studio-based Learning Model
- Studio-based instruction and learning has become a hot topic in K-12 education today. Knowing the origins of studio-based learning in education, as well as in art and architectural education can provide us with a deeper understanding of the purposes and goals of studio-based methods. Much can be gained by educators to the turn of the century for guidance in translating the new popular studio-based learning model developed in architectural education.
- Teachers as Placemakers
- The intent of this study is to assess how and to what extent teachers actively utilize and manipulate the physical classroom environment as part of their instructional design. This proposal is consistent with the goals and objectives of the current university administration in at least three ways.