Research on Innovative Learning Environments: It’s time for our “Heschong Mahone” moment
Check out my latest DLR Group Insight! In 1999, the oft-cited Heschong Mahone study revealing the importance of daylighting was...
Successful Shifts to Innovative Learning Spaces
Check out my latest DLR Group Insight! As I've reached the halfway point of my Fulbright scholarship, I took an opportunity to revisit...
Nice Space. Aligned Pedagogy. Bad Acoustics.
I want to start by saying that yes, open spaces can be effective if the pedagogy aligns. Schools that have great success realize they are...
The Classroom Isn't Dead: A Case for Space Variety
Check out my latest Insight for DLR Group! I’ve been in Australia for more than four months now, and am excited to share this latest...
Life in a Vietnamese School
Through the wonders of the internet (specifically, The Listserv), I met a new friend who happens to be a teacher at a school in Hanoi....
Aussie Kiddos and their Views on President Trump
It was no surprise to me when moving to Australia that folks would be very interested in and knowledgeable about political affairs in the...
Ruyton Girls School - An Architect's Dream Tour
When I help plan a school, each choice has a purpose. The size and shape of a room afford for certain activities, the technology in place...
Launceston, TAS: Australia's Next Startup Hub?
Last week I had the pleasure of spending a day with James Riggall in Launceston, Tasmania (pronounced lawn-sest-un for those like me who...
Sydney Centre for Innovative Learning @ Northern Beaches Christian School
In addition to my research goals, I came to Australia to visit as many schools as possible and I picked a great one for my first...
Great Ocean Road
A couple weeks ago we took our first trip out of Melbourne on the Great Ocean Road. We rented a campervan from Wicked Campers which is a...
