The room uses a mesh network of ceiling-mounted microphones. A student whispering in The Nook is picked up equally as clearly as a presenter in The Forum. The climate control is tied to the occupancy sensors; when the room is full of active learners, the CO2 scrubbers kick in automatically to keep the brain fog away.
1. Defining the Need-Supporting Classroom (The SDT Approach) Classroom 76
She turned to the back wall—the one covered in corkboard where she had pinned student work, a fire escape map, a faded periodic table. The cork was old, pockmarked with holes from a thousand pushpins. But tonight, the holes seemed to form a shape. She stared for a long time before she saw it: a face. Not a face, really—just the suggestion of one. Two holes for eyes, a curved line of holes for a mouth. The mouth was open, like it was screaming. The room uses a mesh network of ceiling-mounted microphones