Shows
Once Upon a ProjectHow to Get Students in the Classroom Through DesignRecorded live at the NeoCon Podcast Lounge, AJ is joined by Bryan Ballegeer, Vice President of Education for KI, and Jason Lazarz, KI's A&D Market Lead. Together the group explores the transformative power of well-designed educational environments. Learn about KI's inspiring Classroom Furniture Giveaway program, which empowers teachers and students to create dream classrooms tailored to diverse learning needs. Discover how inclusive design can improve student engagement and outcomes, and why the future of educational design lies in addressing the sensory and neuroaesthetic needs of all learners.This season of Once Upon A Project is presented...2025-06-2542 min
KI Furnishing KnowledgePositive Disruption: Optimize Technology in the ClassroomDr. Kevin Berkopes is CEO of education nonprofit Crossroads Education and the founder and CEO of XR Technologies, an Indiana-based company that utilizes technology to help schools improve their mathematics education. Kevin sits down with KI's Jonathan Matta to discuss how technology can break barriers in traditional education systems. Discover how a technology-based approach to teaching can help students learn at their own pace, while maximizing teacher efforts to avoid classroom burnout. 2022-10-2022 minKI Furnishing KnowledgeWhere do motivation, learning and growth STEM from? with Yamilée Toussaint Beach2022-03-1822 minKI Furnishing KnowledgeConnecting with Your Students, School Community and Yourself with Joe Sanfelippo2022-02-1621 minKI Furnishing KnowledgeWhat Now? Exploring Scenarios for Moving Forward with K-12 Learning Spaces2021-11-1735 minKI Furnishing KnowledgeWell, Now What?Jonathan Matta, National Education Leader with KI Furniture, takes us through a bird's-eye view of lessons learned from the pandemic. We address topics like learning vs. education, why the term "learning loss" is a bit of a misnomer, re-imagining learning culture, the importance of flexible learning spaces, and how to give students agency in their own educational process. We also talk about how reflections of the shift in learning culture over the last decade can be found in everything from Star Wars to The Office.2021-07-0943 min
KI Furnishing KnowledgeIt's Their Career Path - Let Them Run ItJeff Bott is the Division Head of Career and Technical Education P.E., Health, Drivers Ed, for Buffalo Grove High School. Jeff has been a dedicated high school educator for 17 years, spending his first 12 years in the classroom teaching engineering and architecture. His current role has him overseeing a number of education pathways. Jeff has led and helped develop new curriculum, the creation of a new middle school STEM education program and has overseen multiple nationally-recognized classroom remodels. Bott recently spoke with KI's vp of education, Bryan Ballegeer, about his own education path, the innovative approach Buffalo G...2018-08-0631 min
KI Furnishing KnowledgeWhat is the Role of the Teacher and the Learner? - Dr. Ena Shelley, Dean of the College of Education at Butler UniversityDr. Ena Shelley, Dean of the College of Education at Butler University is a nationally recognized expert in the Reggio Emilia approach. Recently she spearheaded a Reggio-inspired curriculum for the Indianapolis/Butler University Laboratory School at IPS 60 and was named 2010 Outstanding Educator of the Year by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents for her distinguished work in early childhood education. Dr. Shelley sits down with KI to discuss her approach and what she feels is the role of the teacher and the learner.2018-04-1838 min
KI Furnishing KnowledgeStep To It - STEM From DanceYamilée Toussaint, Founder and CEO of STEM From Dance, spends time discussing her influencers, organization and why she’s so dedicated to the power the arts have on young minds. 2018-03-1625 min