SEDLetter, Volume X, Number 4: Building for Learning

SEDLetter is the magazine of Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL). This issue looks at some of the challenges of matching school facilities design, construction, or renovation to the goals and values of people in schools and communities.

• Constructing Knowledge by Design draws on the expertise of SEDL staff and of two Texas districts to discuss five principles of facilities design in light of principles of good teaching and learning.
• Financing Alternatives Call for Flexibility, Creativity briefly examines some financing options for districts.
• Corridors for Change tells how some Texas schools are putting comprehensive school reform models into practice and into their existing facilities.
• TAPping into Technology" describes SEDL's new program to work with teachers to integrate technology into learning environments that engage students.
• Resources You Can Use points out some facilities-related resources available on-line and in print.