transformative learning spaces (feb 2016)

TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

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Who?

ALLISON MACKLEY - @amackley

TRACI LANDRY - @tlandrydtsd

HEATHER LISTER - @LibrarianLister

DAVE SWEIGERT - @dsweigert

Lover of cats and too many degrees to list. A unique person that is both optimistic and perpetually worried. Has the best laugh in the world. Dorothy.

Mysterious and incredibly humorous man that doesn’t give himself enough credit. Wannabe vegetarian. Lover of dairy products. Stan by default.

Lover and a fighter. Learner and a leader. Do-gooder and can-doer. Small but mighty. (Seriously, watch out.) The nice one. Blanche simply because she’s too smart to be Rose.

Time waster (clearly). Procrastinator. Faker. Witty at all the wrong moments. Sophia.

The Sweetest Place on Earth● You’re sitting in it

● One Campus

● 3400 students

● 500 staff members

● Ranked 34th out of 496 Pennsylvania

public school districts

● 2015 graduation rate was 96%

● Property tax rates in 2015-16 were

raised to 18.1019 mills

● Free and Reduced above 21%

Every individual will discover and use his or her talents and passions to make positive contributions to the global community and to find excitement in learning and joy in life.

Hershey High School Profile

- Suburban- Grades 9 - 12 approx. 1200 students- 8 Period Day - 4 Marking Periods- 200+ Courses, including 19 AP

- 90% post-grad education/armed forces- 15% economically disadvantaged- 10 Single-period Instructional Tech Coaches- 3 Principals- 1 Librarian + 2 half time Library Aides

Hershey Middle School Profile

- 6-8 grade, 300 per grade- Teaming Structure (3 teams per grade)- 7 period schedule (4 core, 2 encore, flex)- Semesters- 24% free/reduced lunch- 13 languages represented- 1 Instructional Technology Coach + 1 Instructional

Coach- 2 Reading Specialists- 3 Principals- 1 Librarian + 1 FT Library Aide

Why?

THEN

NOW

Future Forward Teaching

Beyondthehardware

Reactions: Asking Teachers to Use TechnologyIf teachers aren’t using it, they are becoming illiterate.

Credit for idea: George Couros and Thomas Murray

Diagnosing Classroom Practice

Transformative Spaces

Workplace Collaboration

Dropbox Office - photo courtesy of The Verge

Twitter Headquarters - Courtesy of CNN Money

Knoll Offices - photo courtesy of Knoll.com

Coworking

up 400% in last 2 years

Learning Commons

LibraryClassroomTechnology LabLounge

single community gathering place

Academics

“PLAY is actually the work of a child in which they are preparing themselves for adult roles and for society at large.”

Dr. Karen Hutchison, Boston University

SOCIAL LEARNING

WHAT IF...?

YOU COULD

DO…

How?

Make Your Vision

a Reality

Our Tech/Library PLC

Create those liquid networks

Expanding Our Reach

Virtual Professional Learning

Personalized LearningMobile EducationVaried Learning SpacesFlexible Schedules

Ownership of LearningAcademic CommunityMultiple Learning PathwaysMastery Learning

Ethical Research: From Passion to Purpose

Community Service Learning Online

Curriculum Connections

Learning Commons Council Remind

Google Docs

Budget &

Cute vs. Sturdy

CREATIVE COUNCILIf you’re making a space for the students, involve the students

in the development.

THE POWER OF THE POST-IT

High School

Flexible Learning Spaces

Mobile Chairs and Tables for Flexible Environment

Facilitate interaction

and freedom of movement

by removing barriers

Furniture Moves Daily to Fit the Need

White Boards for Collaborative Work & Making Thinking Visible

MAKERSPACE

Castors = $8!

LEGO WALLREPURPOSE THE

“DEAD” TECHNOLOGY

ROBOTICS

PAPER CRAFTS

3D PRINTER

WORK ZONEGOOGLE CARDBOARD

GREEN SCREEN PROP CLOSET

Funding

Capital Improvement Project

Systemic Planning

Allison Mackley

NBCT Librarian

Hershey High School

@amackley

amackley@hershey.k12.pa.us

Heather Lister

Teacher Librarian

Hershey Middle School

@LibrarianLister

hlister@hershey.k12.pa.us

www.technicallyalibrarian.com

Traci Landry

Director of Instructional Technology

Derry Township School District

@tlandrydtsd

tlandry@hershey.k12.pa.us

Dave Sweigert

Director of Infrastructure Technology

Derry Township School District

@dsweigert

dsweigert@hershey.k12.pa.us

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RESOURCEShttp://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/power-of-play

www.makeitatyourlibrary.org

www.makershed.org

www.instructables.com

www.makered.org

www.remakelearning.org

www.sparkfun.com

Future Ready Schools

Adaptable Spaces and Their Impact on Learning