In this episode, Dr. Ken Scheel, Founder and CEO of KEVA Planks, and Associate Principal Whitney Beck join for a conversation about blending hands-on learning with digital tools to cultivate essential future-ready skills in students. You’ll also hear examples of how screen-free activities like building with KEVA Planks promote problem-solving and collaboration across subjects. Tune in to discover actionable strategies for incorporating tactile learning into your digital classroom to boost student engagement and skill development!
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Tips for Hands-On Learning in a Digital Classroom
- Hands-on learning makes digital concepts more meaningful and easier to remember.
- Combining tactile and digital tools helps students build lasting, “sticky” understanding.
- Skills like collaboration, empathy, and resilience are best developed through face-to-face activities.
- Students need opportunities to fail safely, reflect, and try again to grow problem-solving skills.
SPONSORED BY KEVA Planks
This episode is sponsored by KEVA Planks—the simple wooden building blocks that unleash creativity and deepen learning. Whether you’re teaching STEM, social studies, or collaboration skills, KEVA makes it easy to create hands-on learning experiences your students will never forget.
With ready-to-use lesson plans and standards-aligned activities, KEVA helps students connect, create, and problem solve—all without screens.
Head to kevaplanks.com/Monica to download a free building activity lesson plan and get 10% off your order. Be sure to go directly to kevaplanks.com/Monica to access these great offers. Happy building!
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- How to Build Future-Ready Skills with Hands-On Learning (Blog Post)
