Simulations Promote Change in Classroom -- THE Journal

Simulations Promote Change in Classroom

12/01/95

The mission of Classroom, Inc. is to promote constructive change among students and educators through interactive computer simulations and professional development opportunities. Initiated in 1991, the not-for-profit corporation's programs currently are being used in more than 30 schools and community-based organizations in the Northeast, reaching over 2,500 students. Simulations include The Parkside Hotel, which places students in the role of a hotel manager, and The Starr Medical Center, in which they fill a nurse's sh'es. Students work in teams to gather information, define problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions. A semester of curriculum may span years in the life of a business, permitting observation of long-term results. Classroom, Inc., New York, NY, (212) 545-8400.

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