Setting Up

THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE LEARN AND TEACH

I don’t believe quality instruction ever left the classroom. Successful teachers have always had a thorough understanding of how students learn and have adopted and adapted pedagogies informed by research, reflection and inquiry.
https://bluyonder.wordpress.com/tag/agile-learning-spaces/

In times of change, learners inherit the Earth….. While the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
Eric Hoffer

WHAT DOES YOUR ENVIRONMENT LOOK LIKE?

What relationships are you planning to build?

What are the elements of your environment?

What planning was done?

Who was involved in the planning?

How do you respond to your environment?

MAKE A START......

Draw a bird's eye view of what you have now,

Now draw where you want to be.

Now create a timeline of action.

SOME HANDOUTS.......

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SOME VISUAL INSPRIATION

CLASSROOM ARCHITECTURE

Planning a classroom tool standard classroom 26foot by 22foot http://classroom.4teachers.org/

To use this tool:
1. Select the basic dimensions of the room from the Room Dimensions drop downs.

2. Drag objects to the grid from the Items bar, or draw in your own objects with the Draw bar. Arrows will allow you to change the position of some items. Delete an object by dragging it to the trashcan at the bottom, or by clicking 'delete' on your keyboard.

3. Print out your classroom creation. If you have trouble printing, take a screenshot of your floor plan, paste into a doc, and print the doc. Floor plans can be saved to a cookie on your computer and can only be viewed on this computer.

http://classroom.4teachers.org/

https://prezi.com/73spiztjnv47/qualities-of-architectural-space/#

MORE AND MORE

People to look out for.......... David Thornburg, Ewan McIntosh, Stephen Heppell,

8 Tips and Tricks to Redesign Your Classroom

Camp-fire Circle-Time and Orderly Disorder

campfires-watering-holes-and-caves

Learning Spaces Tool kit

A journey into a digital World

modern-learning-environments

Learn Environments Vic Gov

http://www.rosanbosch.com/en/projects

http://www.heppell.net/

Ewan McIntosh

GOING DEEPER

Learning Spaces Toolkit: a toolkit to help design and maintain 21st century informal learning spaces from the North Carolina State University.
Organizations that Support Re-using Materials
Organizations that offer materials and suggestions for reusing materials.

School Architecture Projects: a series of schools built by the Danish architect Rosan Bosch.
Make Space: a book by Scott Dorley and Scott Witthoft of Stanford’s d.school.
An Informational Guide to Young Children’s Outdoor Play Spaces [PDF]: a guide to designing play spaces that support the development of young children
Classroom Architect
Get Inspired: a resource bank for creating unique spaces, and a web page offering students and teachers the chance to outline their classroom floor plan.
Teaching in Spaces Research on Learning Spaces: ideas from Stanford professors on how they use learning spaces to enhance their teaching.
Design Boom Magazine