transformative learning spaces (feb 2016)
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TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
bitly.com/transformativePETE16
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
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
Heather Lister
Teacher Librarian
Hershey Middle School
@LibrarianLister
www.technicallyalibrarian.com
Traci Landry
Director of Instructional Technology
Derry Township School District
@tlandrydtsd
Dave Sweigert
Director of Infrastructure Technology
Derry Township School District
@dsweigert
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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