2. Problems with Today’s
Classroom
19th century classroom design for 21th
century students
Classrooms are built for lectures not learning
Technology is advanced, but classroom
design is lagging behind
Lack of flexibility
Lack of connection between students
Boring environment
3. How to Improve
1. Create a thought provoking room
2. Flexibility
3. Technology use
4. Change teaching style
5. Increase interaction between students
4. The Physical Classroom
There are 2 cheap and easy ways to improve
the classroom’s aura
1. Change the chairs
2. Decorate the walls
3. Change the seating chart
6. Google
All of Google’s offices are designed in a way
to bring forth innovation
Their designs are thought provoking
The colors are vibrant and lively
People are awake and excited to be at work
They created a fun and cool environment
7. Children
Children are placed in rooms with various
colors and designs in order to develop their
minds and to provoke thinking. This strategy
should be used for students as well, to help
keep them lively and attentive in class.
8. The Chair
Today’s Chair
Old
Cheap
Uncomfortable
Small
Unmovable
Ugly
Boring
The Perfect Chair
New
Vibrant Colors
Thought Provoking
Comfortable
Easily transported
Space for
books/computers
Aesthetically pleasing
9. What is good about this chair?
Comfortable arm rest
Big enough table for a
computer to fit
Place to put backpack
Wheels for flexibility
Lightweight
Colorful and lively
10. Walls
Today’s Walls
Bland
Boring
Makes people tired
just looking at it
The Preferred Walls
Colorful
Designed
Thought provoking
Very cool
12. Teaching
A good teacher is one who leads the
discussion not teaches it
Students learn best when they figure it out
themselves
Teachers need to provoke communication
between students and innovative thinking
14. Classroom seating
Normal seating
Made for lectures
Lack of interaction
between students
Decreases a
students intellectual
curiosity
Semicircle shaped
seating
Promotes student
expression
Enhances the classroom
aura
Involves entire class into
the discussion
Helps make the students
feel more important by
being able to voice their
opinion