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I want to bring more flexible seating options into my classroom. On top of having numerous health and behavioral benefits, flexible seating, also known as alternative seating, has has been linked to increased motivation and engagement in students by giving them a choice of what kind of learning space works best for them. Flexible seating helps students to communicate, engage in critical thinking, and to work more collaboratively. I want my classroom to become a “learning lounge”, where my students are comfortable, engaged, and productive. In my classroom, I want students to have options of where they would like to learn in a way that is most comfortable to them. I want it to become more student- centered, like a classroom of the 21st century should be. Students will know that the work isn’t optional, but choosing where they sit, can be. This will in turn help my students to feel more invested in their learning and increase student engagement. As research has proven time and again, not all students are alike and have the same learning needs. Similarly not all students are able to sit in a desk while instruction is being presented for countless hours a day. Many students have the need to wiggle, sit on their feet, or even stand while learning. This is why I am requesting more wobble stools to help complete my flexible seating classroom.

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I want to bring more flexible seating options into my classroom. On top of having numerous health and behavioral benefits, flexible seating, also known as alternative seating, has has been linked to increased motivation and engagement in students by giving them a choice of what kind of learning space works best for them. Flexible seating helps students to communicate, engage in critical thinking, and to work more collaboratively. I want my classroom to become a “learning lounge”, where my students are comfortable, engaged, and productive. In my classroom, I want students to have options of where they would like to learn in a way that is most comfortable to them. I want it to become more student- centered, like a classroom of the 21st century should be. Students will know that the work isn’t optional, but choosing where they sit, can be. This will in turn help my students to feel more invested in their learning and increase student engagement. As research has proven time and again, not all students are alike and have the same learning needs. Similarly not all students are able to sit in a desk while instruction is being presented for countless hours a day. Many students have the need to wiggle, sit on their feet, or even stand while learning. This is why I am requesting more wobble stools to help complete my flexible seating classroom.

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