Classroom

Fourth-grader Khloie Torres, calling from Rob Elementary, bravely kept law enforcement apprised during the shooting in Uvalde, according to audio reviewed ...

"She does have survivor's guilt," Ruben Torres said. "Okay, Khloie's going to be -- it's Khloie," the dispatcher replies. Khloie continued offering crucial information that critics say should have prompted police action: "Send help for my teachers," she told the dispatcher. "The calls you got in from the--from one of the students," Pargas asked a dispatcher. "We had spoken about things like this happening around our nation, give them scenarios, what would they do -- things of that nature," he explained. My dad taught me when I was a little girl." Her father, a former Marine, said he worked hard to make sure Khloie and her siblings knew how to handle life-and-death emergencies in an age of mass-casualty attacks and exploding gun violence. As part of their probe, investigators are scrutinizing officers' decision to treat the incident as a barricaded subject as opposed to an active shooter. "Please hurry, there's a lot of dead bodies," Torres said. "And when I heard her voice, you know, shedding the tears already happened for me ... "Please hurry. Khloie's parents are aware that ABC News plans to broadcast portions of her 911 calls and wants them to be heard publicly.

The Associated Colleges of the South has awarded funding to the University of Richmond for the collaborative faculty-focused project,

While Bonnie Miles strives to lay a solid foundation of reading, math and science for her elementary students, her lesson plans go far beyond that at South ...

The idea is to have flexible classroom spaces that can cater for large groups of students, while also allowing students to break into smaller groups, directing ...

[The Conversation](https://theconversation.com) under a Creative Commons license. [A$8.6 billion](https://www.schoolinfrastructure.nsw.gov.au/) on school infrastructure over the next four years. The Victorian government is building " [new flexible learning communities](https://www.schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au/flexible-learning-classrooms)". [teacher](https://phys.org/tags/teacher/) explains key concepts and procedures clearly and models how to solve problems to the whole class—is difficult to do well in a noisy environment. The [study](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003682X15002029) found traditional classrooms were the only classroom type to be within or close to recommended noise levels. Classrooms designs should not create more work for teachers, just to make sure their students can hear them—and each other—speak. This includes those with additional learning needs and those unlucky enough to be seated at the back of an open-plan classroom. [The Conversation](https://phys.org/partners/the-conversation/) Read the [original article](https://theconversation.com/open-plan-classrooms-are-trendy-but-there-is-little-evidence-to-show-they-help-students-learn-199591). Of these, the studies showed open-plan environments had mixed effects on academic performance. The room was very noisy. [additional learning needs](https://www.vic.gov.au/inclusive-education-for-students-with-disabilities).