For 50 years, Bretford has built products to help teachers prepare the students of today for tomorrow’s world. Our focus as a company has been to develop products that support the modern learning environment. In so doing, we recognize that educators are challenged to do more with less. We also recognize that, as technology and teaching styles continue to evolve, a need exists for a learning environment in which there are no limitations caused by the furniture in the room.
EDU 2.0 is the first comprehensive powered and modular furniture system designed for the social aspects of learning in education. The EDU 2.0 system includes everything, from tables for interaction and mobile device carts, to presentation furniture and soft seating with power.
View the products http://edu20.bretford.com/brochure/index.html and other related tools.
Learning Spaces as Social Places
Today more than ever, schools are challenged to provide learning spaces that meet the needs of the latest technologies. But technology changes rapidly while locations tend to remain fairly stable. Education is embracing technology as tools for teaching and learning. Space and the things that define it are also tools. When designed and used in support of learning, spaces, furniture, and furnishings can enhance the student experience and increase positive outcomes.
Click the following link to view a white paper about learning spaces, including evidence regarding how the design and arrangement of spaces affect learning.
http://edu20.bretford.com/iPaper/iPaper/A_Start.html
History Reinvented
It's one thing to repeat history; it's another to reinvent it. EDU 2.0 is the evolution of Bretford's long-standing history of furniture designed to help students interact with technology and with each other.
Thought Leaders
The Learning Space is inspired by interaction and conversation. Hear provocative and practical ideas about the classroom, design, and realizing the potential for change in education.
http://edu20.bretford.com/learning-space/index.html
Move to Think
Bretford's visionary furniture design is informed by hard facts, freeing students from the back row and supporting forward-thinking teachers.
http://edu20.bretford.com/thought-starters/index.html
Reseller Programs:
BRETFORDUniveristy
BRETFORDUniversity is an education vehicle for 21st Century learners. Positioned to help educators stay ahead of the curve with live and online seminars, BRETFORDU focuses on new teaching methods and technologies in and outside of the classroom. It is designed to help those involved in education take charge of making the learning environment a better place today for the leaders of tomorrow.
To register for a live webinar, visit BretfordU, click “Webinars,” and register for an available event.
Webinar Topics and Dates Include:
Learning is Social (September 22): Helps participants understand the role of interaction and cooperation in student success, recognize what helps and hinders a constructive social context, and comprehend what we know and don’t know about the role of social processes.
Learning Spaces – The Importance of Environment (October 18): Explores the impact of the environment on behavior and how space affects learning outcomes. Participants will learn to recognize how learning spaces can change to meet the needs of students and educators, today and tomorrow.
Designing Spaces to Enhance Learning (October 4 and November 17): Students spend approximately 32.5 hours per week at school–the equivalent of a full-time job. Learning spaces need to support minds at work; but most schools are little changed from those of past generations. This webinar addresses principles and guidelines for designing highly supportive learning spaces.
Learning from Thought Leaders – Best Practices that Put Students First (November 9 and December 15): Provides examples of best practices and success stories from thought leaders and peers who are exploring the boundaries of learning and education, realizing success by putting students first, and creating new approaches to learning spaces. Following the webinar, participants can determine changes to try in their learning environment and identify resources for sharing and learning from peers and thought leaders.
Game Changers – Trends in Learning and Learning Spaces (December 7 and January 11): Change often seems the only constant in education today. When looking at the present and anticipating the future, it’s important to understand the difference between what’s trendy and what’s a trend. This webinar examines the trends in tools, technologies, and techniques that promise to change how we teach and learn. Participants will gain an understanding about the difference between what’s trendy and what’s an actual trend, identify where to go to stay abreast of trends, and provide at least three trends that will affect them.