edutopia Most educators have little choice about the (usually) over-crowded, (often) unappealing rooms they teach in -- but they intuitively know that the spaces children spend their time in can have an effect on how they learn. I've gathered a collection of videos to explore the questions: How important is environment to learning? And what small changes can you make in seating, organization, lighting, and decor to build your own space into a better place to teach and learn? Video Playlist: Innovative Learning Spaces Watch the player below to see the whole playlist, or view it on YouTube. Flexible Learning Environments (04:02) Students and teachers at Eanes Independent School District in Austin, Texas, talk about the district's experiment with creating classrooms of the future to foster 21st-century skills at all grade levels. More Resources on Learning Spaces Ready to roll up your sleeves and re-think your classroom space before the school year starts?
Perrysburg demonstrates new classroom concepts - Sentinel-Tribune: News Posted: Monday, January 11, 2016 9:28 am Perrysburg demonstrates new classroom concepts By ALEX ASPACHER, Sentinel County Editor Sentinel-Tribune PERRYSBURG - A model classroom installed in the junior high library will allow teachers and students to experience new classroom concepts more than a year before they'll be incorporated into the district's new intermediate elementary school. With students gone for winter break, custodial and maintenance staff spent a few days adding white walls decked out in dry erase boards, technology that makes it easier to collaborate, and furniture which can be easily moved around. Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. Please click the button below to manage your account. Traditional classrooms look mostly the same - rows of pupil desks facing the same direction, with a board and the teacher's space at the front of the room, as well as a large desk of their own. "They'll have a desk, just not inside that classroom," Hosler said.
PISA à la loupe, "Les devoirs entretiennent-ils les inégalités en matière (...) Les devoirs entretiennent-ils les inégalités en matière d’éducation ? • Si après leur journée d’école, la plupart des élèves de 15 ans consacrent une partie de leur temps à faire leurs devoirs, ce temps a néanmoins diminué entre 2003 et 2012. • Les élèves issus d’un milieu socio-économique favorisé et ceux qui fréquentent un établissement favorisé sur le plan socio-économique consacrent en général davantage de temps aux devoirs. • La quantité de devoirs donnés aux élèves est associée à la performance en mathématiques des élèves et des établissements, mais d’autres facteurs influent davantage sur la performance globale des systèmes d’éducation. [...] Cette différence de temps consacré aux devoirs entre les élèves favorisés et les élèves défavorisés varie entre des systèmes d’éducation où les élèves consacrent pourtant dans l’ensemble un temps similaire aux devoirs. [...] PISA à la loupe, "Les devoirs entretiennent-ils les inégalités en matière d’éducation ?"
Visualizing 21st-Century Classroom Design Problem-based learning, makerspaces, flipped learning, student blogging -- these are becoming perceived staples of 21st-century learning. With such ambitious practices taking the spotlight for how people regard modern classrooms, it's not surprising that a murmur of impracticality or skepticism is still a frequent response when they're first introduced. So how do we encourage teachers everywhere to believe that great changes can happen in their classrooms? Element #1: Zones 21st-Century Learning Principle Instead of requiring students to learn, work, and think in one place all day, consider how your space might become more flexible. Practical Steps Designate a whole-group special gathering zone (class meetings, wrap-ups, mini-lessons) by laying a second-hand rug or taping down a perimeter -- even for older students! Element #2: Accessibility Ask your students for feedback on how they use and would like to use classroom resources. Element #3: Mobility Blogging apps: Math practice apps:
Creativity Becomes an Academic Discipline Photo IT BOTHERS MATTHEW LAHUE and it surely bothers you: enter a public restroom and the stall lock is broken. Fortunately, Mr. Lahue has a solution. It’s called the Bathroom Bodyguard. The world may be full of problems, but students presenting projects for Introduction to Creative Studies have uncovered a bunch you probably haven’t thought of. “I don’t expect them to be the next Steve Jobs or invent the flying car,” Dr. Once considered the product of genius or divine inspiration, creativity — the ability to spot problems and devise smart solutions — is being recast as a prized and teachable skill. “The reality is that to survive in a fast-changing world you need to be creative,” says Gerard J. “That is why you are seeing more attention to creativity at universities,” he says. Critical thinking has long been regarded as the essential skill for success, but it’s not enough, says Dr. Creative studies is popping up on course lists and as a credential. Suddenly, says Russell G. Dr. Dr.
Come Together! Collaborative Spaces in the Library At schools, colleges and universities, working together to solve problems and complete projects deepens students’ learning and builds collaborative skills. This type of collaboration — working together on a common goal and creating solutions beyond what individuals can achieve on their own — is also a natural fit for libraries and communities. Collaborative spaces unite physical and digital worlds and create environments that are conducive to group problem solving. How can you channel productive collaboration? What are the latest collaboration solutions? The Trends Based on library visits and conferences, my colleagues and I are finding that more and more libraries, especially public and academic libraries, are adding study rooms to their layout. But these are not necessarily study rooms for a party of one.
La envidia y el síndrome de Solomon En 1951, el reconocido psicólogo estadounidense Solomon Asch fue a un instituto para realizar una prueba de visión. Al menos eso es lo que les dijo a los 123 jóvenes voluntarios que participaron –sin saberlo– en un experimento sobre la conducta humana en un entorno social. El experimento era muy simple. En una clase de un colegio se juntó a un grupo de siete alumnos, los cuales estaban compinchados con Asch. Haciéndose pasar por oculista, Asch les mostraba tres líneas verticales de diferentes longitudes, dibujadas junto a una cuarta línea. La conformidad es el proceso por medio del cual los miembros de un grupo social cambian sus pensamientos, decisiones y comportamientos para encajar con la opinión de la mayoría” (Solomon Asch) La respuesta era tan obvia y sencilla que apenas había lugar para el error. A día de hoy, este estudio sigue fascinando a las nuevas generaciones de investigadores de la conducta humana. “Ladran, luego cabalgamos”(dicho popular) ¿Y qué hay de la envidia?
Smarter school spaces Alexandria Public Schools leaders re-envisioned classrooms a few years ago when planning a new high school at their central Minnesota district. The educators were driven, in part, by students who refused to enroll in industry skills courses taught typically in classrooms tucked away in dark basements. District leaders also hoped to change the stereotype that students who work with their hands are not college bound, says Julie Critz, Alexandria’s superintendent. Now, the room—branded the “Design Build Lab”—has become a hallmark of the $73 million Alexandria Area High School, which was funded through grants, community donations and a $65 million bond. Students learn about engineering and manufacturing with hands-on projects—designing parts on the computer and then creating prototypes with 3D printers and using other machines to produce final products. The way schools across the country use space has changed. Inspired by cafes and toy stores Get ready to redesign Class in the beanbag lounge
CONECTIVISMO El conectivismo es una teoría sobre el aprendizaje en este nuevo entorno, el digital, en el que la tecnología e Internet han dado un nuevo giro a cómo trabajamos, nos relacionamos y aprendemos. La teoría ha sido desarrollada por George Siemens un investigador en la Universidad de Athabasca (Canadá). Voy a comentar los principios del conectivismo y algunas “conexiones” con el eLearning: 1. El aprendizaje y el conocimiento dependen de la diversidad de opiniones. Esto es una verdad absoluta para mí. En un entorno de aprendizaje en red, los foros de discusión sobre un concepto pueden generar más conocimiento que la búsqueda o consulta individual de información. 2. Es una nueva forma de aprender, aunque es como trabajan nuestras neuronas y funciona nuestro cerebro. Lo importante es identificar las fuentes de información y saber establecer esas conexiones. 3. Las metodologías de aprendizaje que aplicamos deben considerar esto. Ahora dos a la vez: 4. 5. 6. 7. Parece obvio. 8.
Inside ‘Room 21C’: This Iowa Classroom’s Redesign Inspired Seven Other Districts Put on your student glasses: the “shift” around the nation to personalized learning has begun. But that’s easier said than done. Luckily, in Iowa, there is a saying (popularized from the film, Field of Dreams): “If you build it, they will come.” And nearly four years ago, the Great Prairie Area Education Agency took that saying to heart. As an educational service agency serving 33 public school districts in southeast Iowa, our role is to support students, teachers and administrators to bring about the best possible learning success for students’ education. But there’s a problem: while teachers would generally be excited about the new resources available, they would return to the same old classroom they left. So, we asked, “How can we change this in our in new and emerging 1-1 schools in southeast Iowa?” That led to a crucial idea. Designing a New Sort of Classroom: Research and Development The Look and Feel With a goal and research in tow, our team was ready to start the design. Dr.