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Some of the latest news about the Gratnells Learnometer, Professor Heppell and Classroom Environment research.
Aerosols in learning spaces. Free webinar
Professor Stephen Heppell introduced a free webinar on Covid aerosol transmission in July. Alongside hand washing and surface cleaning - it is apparent that the circulation and exhalation of aerosol droplets, gases and particles are also very significant not just as...
Does your classroom help children learn? Free webinar
Gratnells Learning Rooms is launching a series of free webinars to support teaching staff, school leaders and technicians. The first webinar ‘Does your classroom help children learn?’ goes live later this month and we will be joined by Dr Katherine Forsey CSciTeach...
More research suggests students learn less in poorly ventilated classrooms.
We were interested to read this article in US educational publication Chalkbeat, responding to the Biden administration pledge to direct $100 billion to upgrade and build school facilities with a focus on "making sure our schools are safe and healthy places of...
Now you can share your Learnometer Air Quality measurements
Learnometers now have a new feature that allows you to share your air quality measurements, called Display Mode What is Display Mode? Display Mode enables Learnometer Dashboard subscribers to display the current air quality data of a Learnometer device on any other...
Learnometer wins prestigious education award!
We are delighted to announce that the Gratnells Learnometer has won a Worlddidac Award 2020. The highly respected international Worlddidac Award highlights the merits of the Learnometer for classrooms around the globe. The international jury found it “pedagogically...
Specialists call for detectors in classrooms to reveal ventilation problems
A leading infections expert has called for CO2 levels to be monitored in all classrooms to ensure ventilation levels are appropriate to help prevent the spread of the covid 19 virus. Doctor Julian Tang, who is honorary associate professor in the department of...
Learnometers and Covid-19 by Professor Heppell
Professor Stephen Heppell has written an article on how the Learnometer can be used to deal with the challenges of a classroom during the covid-19 pandemic. You can read the full article below and on his website LEARNOMETERS and CoVID-19... Our Learnometer research...
The new Gratnells Plant Tower – ideal for classrooms
The impact of carbon dioxide or CO2 build up in the classroom is often overlooked but it certainly should not be underestimated. In enclosed spaces, such as classrooms, levels of CO2 build up during the day, especially if air circulation is poor. This reduces oxygen...
The value of outdoor learning
With many schools worldwide closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and thoughts turn to how education can safely resume. One of the options teaching staff should consider is outdoor learning. Professor Heppell has created a resource page for teachers on the value of...
Improving the home working and learning environment
The effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic have been felt around the world and the spread of the virus has led to school and workplace closures everywhere. This in turn has seen the creation of new home offices and classrooms in spare bedrooms, dining rooms and...
Learnometer trials at Kindergarten Starters School in Dubai
Kindergarten Starters in Dubai is an Early Years and KS1 school of 5,000 students serving the local community, with a very high demand for entry, and a very happy cohort of pupils. The Principal, Asha Alexander, is truly inspirational, and very innovative in her...
Changing your Learnometer display: Scrolling & toggling
Did you know there are different ways to check some of the values the Learnometer is reading in real time without having to...
The relationships between classroom air quality and children’s performance in school
A new piece of research is to be published in the 15th April edition of Building and Environment Journal on the relationship with classroom air quality and student performance in schools. You can access the paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/ Research...
Which plants are best to reduce CO2 in a classroom?
Professor Heppell has written an article about which plants are best to use in a classroom to help reduce CO2 levels. Here is an extract and you can read the full article here "Countless studies confirm that the right plants can have an active role in reducing CO2...
Follow us on twitter!
As well as Gratnells social media channels we now have a dedicated Learnometer twitter feed thanks to Professor Heppell. For all the latest on Learnometers out in the wild and new developments in air quality research please follow us at twitter.com/learnometer...
Stephen Heppell tells us about his Learnometer journey
Professor Heppell explains how he came to develop his original Learnometer prototype and how it evolved into the final Learnometer. https://youtu.be/sWIZIb98DTU