Is it time to ditch the classroom desk?

Sitting all day isn't good for anyone--and it can have serious impacts for our students. Dave and Kate explore the consequences of too much sitting for young people, and how more people are turning to standing desks or stability balls--but are these things actually correlated with greater student achievement? Research: Armstrong, T. (2012). "New evidence that standing is better than sitting in classroom." Peninsula Press. Retrieved from Davis, E. (2015). "Want kids to pay attention in class? Give them standing desks." VITAL RECORD: News from Texas A&M Health Science Center. Retrieved from Fedewa, A.L., & Erwin, H.E. (2011). "Stability balls and students with attention and hyperactivity concerns: Implications for on-task and in-seat behavior." The American Journal of Occupational Therapy. Retrieved from Hattie, J. (2009). Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement. New York: Routledge. Jensen, E. "Chapter Four: Movement and learning." (on ASCD website). Teaching with the Brain in Mind (2nd edition). Retrieved from let'smove.gov (n.d.) "Learn the facts." Retrieved from Mitchell, R.L. (2014). "Standing desks: Effective in the fight against childhood obesity." VITAL RECORD: News from Texas A&M Health Science Center. Retrieved from Mitchell, R.L. (2016). "New study indicates students' cognitive functioning improves when using standing desks." VITAL RECORD: News from Texas A&M Health Science Center. Retrieved from Strauss, V. (2014). "Why so many kids can't sit still in school today." The Washington Post. Retrieved from

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This episode was published on Feb 17, 2016.

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