“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.”
Discuss
What is the best learning space you’ve ever been in? What made it special?
What things in a classroom support your learning?
What things get in the way of learning?
How should a classroom look, feel and sound?
What skills do we want to learn for the future? How can the design of our classroom help to build these skills?
What furniture and resources do we currently have? Are there ways to use these things differently?
Collaborative Discussions
Resources and ideas to improve your lessons.
Team up
Team Leader
Never lose sight of the goal.
Production Manager
Stay on task and on time.
Comms Leader
Look for the story and tell it.
Problem Solver
Keep the peace.
Material Master
Use your resources wisely.
FORMING GREAT TEAMS
Resources and ideas to help form collaborative student teams.
Choose a challenge
Design Challenge
Design a new layout for your classroom and explain how it will improve your learning
Proposal Challenge
Create a proposal to convince school leaders to invest in a chosen piece of furniture
Research
Here are some suggested links to get you started
Things to consider
Good viewing
Common Sense Education: The 4Cs of 21st Century Learning
FocusIT: How to build a 21st Century Classroom
5 Tips for Active Learning Space Design
CBS report: Flexible Seating Classroom Aims To Prepare Kids For The Future
University of Hawaii: 21st century classroom design cultivates collaboration
Melbourne University: Visions - Next Gen Learning Spaces
Cornell University invites students to help design the learning space
