Creating Innovative Learning Spaces Michelle Cooper
[email protected] Media Specialist White Oak ISD
http://bit.ly/1NnnoRR
Space matters. We read our physical environment like we read a face.
Doorley, Scott, and Scott Witthoft. Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2012. Print.
Edutopia Flexible Classrooms
Campfire: a place to learn from experts or storytellers. A place for whole-group discussions.
Hewes, Bianca. "Mythic Notions and 21st Century Learning Spaces." N.p., 12 Oct. 2010. Web. 02 Nov. 2015.
Watering Hole: a space for small group discourse and collaboration .
Hewes, Bianca. "Mythic Notions and 21st Century Learning Spaces." N.p., 12 Oct. 2010. Web. 02 Nov. 2015.
Cave: a space for individual study, reflection, quiet reading and creative flow.
Hewes, Bianca. "Mythic Notions and 21st Century Learning Spaces." N.p., 12 Oct. 2010. Web. 02 Nov. 2015.
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The value of an idea lies in the using of it. -Thomas Edison
Transform learning with writable spaces
Idea Paint
Foam Dry Erase Panels
Present and share ideas instantly
There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.
-Victor Hugo
And the wheel was born...
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Casters create mobility
The ability to reconfigure a space is powerful.
Steelcase Student Chair
Steelcase Teacher Chair
When you let go, you create space for something better.
-Unknown
Flexible Spaces
Bretford Furnishings
Built-in Charging Stations
Sit, Relax & Re-charge
Cubes add flexibility and storage
Hokey Stools
photo courtesy of Emily Richeson, @richesonemily,
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[email protected] Give students permission to move
Those who tell their story rule the world.
-Plato
Greenscreens allow students to tell their story with creativity.
photo courtesy of Emily Richeson, @richesonemily,
[email protected] DoInk Apps
Live your life in beta. Give yourself permission to take risks, fail, and challenge the norm. --Steven Anderson
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Explore Tinker Create
Space to solve problems...
The beginning is the most important part of the work. -Plato
Media Center Courtesy of Wm. Hardy Dotson, Principal, Henderson Middle School
Henderson Middle School
Photo courtesy of Wm. Hardy Dotson, Principal, Henderson Middle School
Photo courtesy of Wm. Hardy Dotson, Principal, Henderson Middle School
Photo courtesy of Wm. Hardy Dotson, Principal, Henderson Middle School
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3M Company Contributions Program
Toshiba America Foundation
The Robert S. and Eloise C. Bowers Foundation
Steelcase Active Learning Center Grant
Gifts In Kind International Bretford Case Studies
Creating Innovative Learning Spaces ! u o y k n a h T Michelle Cooper
[email protected] Media Specialist White Oak ISD
http://bit.ly/1NnnoRR