Bi-Plan is the name of this French innovation for the school market. A school table that quickly transforms into a whiteboard, designed to meet the demands of new, dynamic teaching methods. We'll tell you all about it here: what these new teaching methods entail and, most importantly, how the Bi-Plan table-whiteboard fits into this approach.
New dynamic pedagogies: what are they?
New dynamic pedagogies are not so new anymore. Very widespread in the Nordic countries, but also in Germany, these new learning methods are spreading rapidly in our territory. Dynamic pedagogies are a modern alternative to old ways of teaching.
A traditional teaching consists of a teacher who gives his lesson, explains his exercises with little participation from his students. Students are passive, they listen and try to keep their attention.
Conversely, a dynamic or active pedagogy puts the student at the center of teaching. The student participates, gets moving, to be attentive longer and thus better absorb the lessons. Group work is favored, exchanges between students are numerous. The teacher or the professor become facilitators, it is said that the students learn from each other.
The classroom layout must therefore be adapted. The teacher must be able to switch quickly between different arrangements. The workspace evolves according to teaching needs. It is with this in mind that the 3.4.5 Program was created: innovative, modular, and stylish school furniture. It is also with this in mind that the Bi-plan table/whiteboard was developed.
Bi-plan table / blackboard, dynamic 2-in-1 school furniture
Technical innovation at the service of education: this school furniture was created by the design agency C+B Lefebvre in collaboration with teachers.
This evolving school table offers two positions:
- the top can be horizontal in desk mode: 2 students can study, the height is 90 cm
- the tray can be vertical in chalkboard mode: the surface allows writing with felt-tip pens such as Weleda, Woody Uni Chalk, etc.
2 tables can face each other to create a group of 4 students.
The school table is on wheels to move it easily, quickly and quietly. It is therefore easy to change the layout of a classroom.
Bi-Plan, an innovation from IA France, leader in the flexible class
IA France is a Savoyard company innovating in the school furniture market. Following the 3.4.5 modular table, which is protected by a European patent, it is now the Bi-plan multi-position table's turn to be protected by the same patent. Designer Bruno Lefebvre conceived a simple, intuitive, and modular system to meet the needs of teachers. IA France is thus consolidating its position as a leader in flexible classroom design . A promising company to watch, as other innovations for the school market are currently being considered and studied…