Verb is an integrated collection of classroom furniture including tables, whiteboards, and instructor stations designed to support a full range of teaching and learning styles.
Features
Verb Tables
Verb Tables
Verb classroom tables are specifically designed to support different learning modes. The chevron shaped table improves sight lines, encourages collaboration and helps define personal work area.
Key Features
- The rolling school tables encourage easy shifts between lecture, discussion, and project work.
- It’s unique shapes promote interaction.
- A variety of sizes allows Verb to work in any classroom.
Verb Instructor Station
Verb Instructor Station
The Verb instructor station is ideal for instruction, collaboration, and concentrated work. The desk and integrated lectern support teaching – whether standing, perched or seated.
Key Features
- Consists of both a lectern and desk
- Provides support for multiple postures and work modes
- Offers storage for materials and tools right where they’re needed
Verb Whiteboard
Verb Whiteboard
The Verb whiteboard is the foundation for collaboration, display and presentation in the classroom, perfect for active learning.
The small dry erase boards are ideal for personal use, but large enough to share and work with a team, making collaboration more natural. And by simply placing a Verb whiteboard in a table dock, students gain privacy for test time or focused work.
Key Features
- Double-sided
- All-in-one dry erase board, magnetic whiteboard, and display board
- Offers privacy during test time
- Built tough to last
Verb Whiteboard Display + Storage
Verb Whiteboard Display + Storage
The Verb whiteboard easel allows for effective display, storage and presentation of Verb whiteboards, wherever collaboration might occur in the classroom. Multiple options for wall track and hooks provide even more opportunities for presentation.
Key Features
- Two tiers for content creation and display
- Fully-rotating casters
- Integrated handles
- Shelf tracks store boards
- Top and bottom rails store supplies
- Each wall hook holds two whiteboards and slides along the track
Insights
- Ongoing Research
- Mobile + Versatile
- Engagement + Active Participation
- Multiple Postures
- Temporary Storage
Ongoing Research
Ongoing Research
Research shows that as instructors and students engage in new ways of learning, classroom furniture and tools can help or hinder the process.
Open image tooltipOur human-centered design research at schools, colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada shows that while active learning is increasing, classrooms often prevent students and instructors from making the most of collaborative learning.
The same research can be applied to corporate learning spaces or project team rooms.
Research shows that instructors’ use of lecture is decreasing while discussion and group learning is rising. (Source: Educause Guide to U.S. Higher Education 2005)
Mobile + Versatile
Mobile + Versatile
Observation
Static furniture creates barriers to communication, limits movement, discourages collaboration and detracts from the learning experience.
Insight
Classroom furniture must be mobile, versatile and offer simple, seamless transitions for multimodal teaching and learning styles.
Engagement + Active Participation
Engagement + Active Participation
Observation
Traditional classrooms are geared toward lecture mode and do not foster democratic participation or student engagement.
Insight
Cultivating engagement requires a fundamental shift toward active participation, with tools that are accessible and convenient for all.
Multiple Postures
Multiple Postures
Observation
When teaching styles and postures are restricted, instructors can’t work the way that’s best for their curriculum and students.
Insight
Instructors need furniture that supports teaching while standing, perching on the desk and seated in conversation with students.
Temporary Storage
Temporary Storage
Observation
Lockable and hard-to-access storage in shared classrooms is not used by instructors. Their materials often end up on the floor or worksurface.
Insight
Instructors need temporary storage that is easily accessible throughout a class period, while freeing up work and floor space.
Open image tooltipSustainability
Designing for Sustainability
We create products that are good for people, and good for the world. Our products and operations are designed around a commitment to reduce climate change, reinforced by sustainable practices across our value chain.
Our Sustainable Design framework ensures our products are designed with consideration of life cycle thinking and cradle-to-cradle principles:
- Source materials responsibly
- Minimize global warming and other life cycle impacts
- Ensure material health
- Enable end-of-use strategies
Product Range
Specifications
Standard + Optional Features
Standard + Optional Features
Verb Options
Tables
- Three table shapes: chevron, team and rectangle
- Side hooks, dock and center dock
- Height-adjustable post legs or glides
- Modesty panel for increased privacy
Instructor Station
- Caddy for storage of personal materials
- Modesty panel for increased privacy
- Available in three lengths
- Optional cupholder on lectern
Whiteboard Easel
Easel is available in two sizes holding up to 16 or 24 boards at one time
Wall Tracks
- Wall track is available in six or eight foot lengths
- Extra hooks for wall track are available
Surface Materials
- Legs and modesty panels are available in nine finishes plus PerfectMatch.
- Table storage, lectern arm and easel legs are available in Platinum Metallic (4799), Champagne Metallic (4750) and Merle (7360).
- Easel shelves are available in Arctic White (7075) markerboard paint.
- Tables available in all Steelcase laminates and open line laminates.
- Side dock with storage hook and center dock available in the following plastic finishes: Midnight (6259), Sterling Dark Solid (6059), Platinum Solid (6249) and Element (6337).
Global Availability
Global Availability
This product is available in the following regions:
- North America
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