Classroom

A classroom is a room in which teaching or learning activities can

take place. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all
kinds, including public and private schools, corporations, and
religious and humanitarian organizations. The classroom attempts to
provide a safe space where learning can take place uninterrupted by
other distractions.

Typical equipment

Most classrooms have a large writing surface where the instructor or students can share notes
with other members of the class. Traditionally, this was in the form of a blackboard but these
are becoming less common in well-equipped schools, and are replaced by flipcharts,
whiteboards and interactive whiteboards. Many classrooms also have TVs, maps, charts,
books, monographs and LCD projectors for presenting information and images from a
computer.

[edit] Types of classrooms

For lessons that require specific resources or a vocational approach different types of
classrooms both indoors and outdoors are used. This is known as situated learning.
Classrooms can range from small groups of five or six to big classrooms with hundreds of
students. A large class room is also called a lecture hall. A few examples of classrooms are
computer labs which are used for IT lessons in schools, gymnasiums for sports, and science
laboratories for biology, chemistry and physics.

[edit] Challenges to the classroom

While the classroom is clearly the dominant setting for learning, the flexibility of classroom
instruction is often called into question. Instead of isolating learners in a classroom, many
teachers are experimenting with integrating learning into a student's daily life. New learning
technologies and mobile devices make it possible for learning to take place at any time, at any
place, and (perhaps most importantly) at any pace that the learner desires.

According to the American Society for Training and Development, more than 40% of
corporate training now takes place online and not in a classroom.

Classroom of the future

The Classroom of the Future is an education project in the United Kingdom. Twelve local
education authorities sharing about £13 million to develop around 30 pilot projects.

The buildings have roughly three classrooms in them, which contain enough laptops or tablet
computers for each person. The classrooms are designed to be environmentally friendly. The
buildings contain toilets which use rainwater, and use windturbines and solar panels for
electricity and heating.
 School of the Future (New York City)
School of the Future is a public secondary school
located in the Gramercy Park neighborhood on
the east side of Manhattan in New York City,
New York. The school serves grades 6 through 12
and is a part of the New York City Department
of Education. It draws students from all over the NYC population. It is a small
school created in the DNYC system with high standards, innovative educational
experiences, high school spirit, and consistent attendance of students. It is
considered unique for its philosophy, its admissions process that is dependent on
student application and interview, and for its dedicated practice in project based
learning. School of the Future is a member of the Coalition of Essential Schools[1], a
league of schools dedicated to small class sizes and student centered learning. In
2005, School of the Future was chosen as a national mentor school of CES as part of
a Gates Foundation funded effort to improve schools nationwide.

History

The school was founded in 1990, and made possible though funding by Apple Inc. Located on
127 East 22nd Street, the corner building was originally the location of the Manhattan Trade
School for Girls when the building was erected in 1915. The building is 11 stories high, not
including the basement. The school's colors are navy blue and white.

[edit] Curriculum

It encourages students to be independent through internships with local companies, non-

profits, and civic institutions. Classes are sometimes taught through a two-year curriculum;
students may have some of their teachers for two academic years. The high school follows a
block schedule and students have a full day of classes for their entire stay at the school.
Graduation requirements entails four years of Humanities (English and Social Studies
primarily, with occasionally gleanings from other disciplines such as Philosophy and Visual
Arts); four years of Math and Science; and two years of foreign language (Spanish). The
juniors and seniors are considered the "Senior Institute" which provides more choice to
students in their studies, allowing them to pick from an array of Humanities Courses. The
Math sequence consists of Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II/Trigonometry, and Pre-
calculus/Calculus in the 12th grade. The Science sequence includes Integrated Science,
Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Students can choose to take elective classes in a variety of
subjects: art, science, math,and spanish. Students must demonstrate technology proficiency in
their regular classes. The school’s advisory program serves as a family group and guidance
resource.

[edit] Exhibitions and Portfolio Roundtables

In alternative to taking New York State Regents tests, School of the Future allows students to
write extensive papers, similar to college theses. These are called Exhibitions, which are for
the high school. In middle school, there is something called Portfolio Roundtables, or PRT's.
PRT's are portfolios which contain your best work from your middle school experience at
School of the Future. In addition to the PRT's you need to write an eight page essay
explaining why you are ready for high school.

[edit] The Student Body

Between the middle school and high school about 625 students attend SOF. The student
population is greatly diverse (ethnically, economically, academically, and geographically),
with students attending from all five boroughs of the City. SOF has been recognized by Clara
Hemphill as a top public school in New York City, partially due to the consistent
accomplishment of nearly 100% of the school's graduating class being accepted to a college
or university.

[edit] Sports

Although located in Manhattan and unable to have a "home field" for sporting events, the
school has eight Varsity and two JV teams. Teams include Baseball (Boys), Basketball (Boys
& girls teams), Soccer (Boys & Girls teams), Softball (Girls), and Volleyball (Boys & girls
teams). All of the SOF sports teams are part of the PSAL and are in respective "B"
conferences except Girls Varsity Basketball and Soccer. Though recognized as a small
manhattan school, the sports teams have made the playoffs in various years. Some upsets
include wins against Washington Irving and Stuyvesant both schools of more than 2,500
students. Some notable Baseball players include Stanley Walker (#8), Ben Aizer (#13) and
Tyler

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Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry I and II
Undergraduate level.
Introduction to principles of chemistry and fundamentals of inorganic and
biochemistry. Structure and chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, biochemistry
of enzymes, metabolism, body fluids and radiation effects. On-line materials includes
the course syllabus, copies of the lecture slides and animations, interactive Periodic
Table, chapter summaries and practice exams. This course is targeted towards
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 General Chemistry
Undergraduate level.
Introduction to principles of chemistry. This course is
targeted towards Chemistry Majors.

Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Undergraduate level.
Laboratory experiments to develop techniques in
organic chemistry and illustrate principles. On-line
materials include step-by-step prelabs for many of the experiments that students will
be conducting.

Analytical Chemistry I and II

Undergraduate level.
Theoretical principles of quantitative and instrumental analysis. Emphasis is placed
on newer analytical tools and equipment.

Concepts in Biochemistry
Undergraduate level.
Intermediate level course. Includes a discussion of the structure, function and
metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. In addition, there is a review of
enzymes, DNA and RNA.

Chemical Separations
Graduate level.
This course stresses theory and application of modern chromatographic methods.
On-line materials include the course syllabus, copies of course lecture slides and
animations.

Mass Spectroscopy for Chromatographers

Graduate level.
A 'short course' covering the use of a mass spectrometer as a GC detector. Basic
instrumentation, data treatment and spectral interpretation methods will be
discussed. On-line materials include copies of course lecture slides and tables to
assist in the interpretation of mass spectra.

Chemometrics
Graduate level.
Coverage of statistical methods in Analytical Chemistry. Course includes basic
statistics, experimental design, modeling, exploratory data analysis and other
multivariate techniques. On-line materials include the course syllabus, homework
problems and copies of the lecture slides.

Radioanalytical Methods

Graduate level.
A survey of the basic equipment, data and methodology of Analytical methods that
rely on radioisotopic materials. On-line materials include the course syllabus,
homework problems. copies of the lecture slides and animations.
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• Periodic Table. Contains a range of useful information about each of the

elements.
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