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Peer reviewedGuilfoil, Joanne Kurz – Art Education, 1986
Techniques that can be used in environmental design education for description, interpretation, and evaluation of various school settings are described. How art students can use these techniques to evaluate the building design of schools and other settings they use is specifically discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Classroom Design, Educational Facilities Design
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
Peer reviewedSusi, Frank D. – Art Education, 1986
The effects of the arrangements and use of physical space in the art classroom is discussed. Settings can be purposefully designed to suggest certain meanings as well as exert control over the amount and kind of communication that will occur within them. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Classroom Communication, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
Peer reviewedAraca, Antonia – Art Education, 1986
Described is an index method that will help art teachers design, maintain, and control art classroom settings. The following topics are also discussed: the historical background for environments, the emerging role of the classroom environment, humane qualities in the classroom, and flexible qualities in the classroom. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Classroom Design, Design Requirements
Ingraham, Phoebe Bell – 1997
Providing a center-oriented classroom takes more than rearranging the furniture. This book offers guidance to teachers in all aspects of creating learning centers in the classroom. The first section, comprised of five chapters, provides information on using small areas of the classroom for specific activities or tasks. Chapter 1 explains different…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development
