Standing desks in classrooms could help children maintain a healthy body weight, a new study suggests. These desks are set at a height that allows students to alternate between sitting on a stool or ...

Carson High School upgraded the desks in a few of their classrooms last December. Single desks were replaced with the new two-student desks with independent chairs. “I love them!” Carson junior Alesi ...

Standing desks in classrooms could be an easy way to help make kids' time in school less sedentary, a new research review suggests. The study team analyzed data from eight previously published papers ...

Ricky oversees and leads the editorial team for EdTech: Focus on K-12 magazine. He's a writer, technology enthusiast, superhero lover and eternally curious. The desk, like the chalkboard, has been a ...

Sedentary officer workers aren’t the only people who may benefit from standing desks. A small but growing body of research is finding that children who stand at desks during school burn more calories ...

Students at Vallecito Elementary School in San Rafael have a leg up on other schoolkids, literally. That’s because this past year, every desk in the school was replaced with a standing desk. “People ...

Designing a classroom takes more than just putting furniture in place. The desk setup influences how students interact, how the teacher moves, and how well the room functions throughout the day. With ...

In my first year of teaching, I thought I was incredibly innovative and forward-thinking when I set up my classroom. After all, instead of rows of desks, I made clusters of desks—ta-da! Collaborative ...

A new school year is starting soon, and the coronavirus is forcing teachers to get extra creative with their classroom setups. Though the United States is still navigating a deadly pandemic, many ...