Resources

Planning/ Support Team

Creighton School District
SPS+ Architects
thinkSMART planning, inc.

School Design Resources

The Third Teacher
Designshare
Council of Educational Facility Planners, International

School Configuration

Grade Configuration in K-12 Schools
Age Appropriate Schools; How Should They be Organized?

Green/ Sustainable Design Resources

Collaborative for High Performing Schools
US Environmental Protection Agency Tools for Schools Program
US Green Building Council
EcoSchools.Org

School Trends Resources

Creating Collaborative Classrooms NEW!!
Embracing the Whole Child in the Middle Grades
Innovative Pedagogy and School Facilities
The Middle Years
Retaining Teacher Talent Study
Cool Cafeterias and Healthy Lunches
Tools for Student Content Creation

School Programs

Tools for Schools - EPA Indoor Air Quality FREE program
Backpacks Program - Feeding America
Safe Routes to School - Encouraging walking and biking to school

SUGGESTED READING

The Third Teacher by OWP/P and VS America, due out spring, 2010 (see website above)
A Whole New Mind by Pink, Daniel. 2005.
Innovate the Pixar Way by Capodagli, Bill. Dec, 2009.
The World is Flat by Friedman, Thomas. April, 2005.