THIS IS NOT A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM |
There are no rows and columns of desks.
There is no "front" of the room. There is no teacher desk. It is very difficult to lecture in this place... and that's a good thing. |
Environmental factors, such as lighting, flexibility, choice, and color, can account for 25% of the learning progression of students.
Barrett, Peter, et al. "A holistic, multi-level analysis identifying the impact of classroom design on pupils’ learning." Building and Environment 59 (2013): 678-689.
Barrett, Peter, et al. "A holistic, multi-level analysis identifying the impact of classroom design on pupils’ learning." Building and Environment 59 (2013): 678-689.
TEACHING AND LEARNING |
This room was designed to change the default method of teaching, and to focus the work in the classroom around these frameworks:
The 4Cs The 4Cs of 21st Century Learning are part of the Iowa Core Universal Constructs. Click a link below for lesson plans and resources: Productive Group Work The room is specifically designed for Productive Group Work, which is part of the Gradual Release of Responsibility developed by Fisher and Frey. Learn more about the framework in this document. SAMR The SAMR model was developed by Dr. Ruben Puentedura as a framework to analyze the level of innovation in teaching and learning. The goal is for teachers and students to use technology to redesign or redefine teaching and learning. Learn more about the SAMR model at Dr. Puentedura's weblog or this introductory document. TPACK Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) is a framework that identifies the knowledge teachers need to teach effectively with technology. “Underlying truly meaningful and deeply skilled teaching with technology, TPACK is different from knowledge of all three concepts individually. Instead, TPACK is the basis of effective teaching with technology, requiring an understanding of the representation of concepts using technologies; pedagogical techniques that use technologies in constructive ways to teach content; knowledge of what makes concepts difficult or easy to learn and how technology can help redress some of the problems that students face; knowledge of students’ prior knowledge and theories of epistemology; and knowledge of how technologies can be used to build on existing knowledge to develop new epistemologies or strengthen old ones” (Koehler & Mishra, 2009). Learn more about TPACK here. Design Thinking The room was designed using a collaborative Design Thinking process. Learn more about Design Thinking at http://www.designthinkingforeducators.com/ |
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