SPACE AND TIME – Schedules; Learning Spaces
Date: February 5, 2019
Continental Breakfast: 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Session Timeframe: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Essential Question: How can we prepare our learners for the future?
SPACE AND TIME – Schedules; Learning Spaces. How can we shape learning spaces and schedules to best engage our learners? What is the impact of furniture purchases on learning outcomes? How might we expand schedules to provide more learning expansive learning possibilities? (Guest- TBA)
- Learning Spaces- physical spaces, architectural plans, remodeling and repurposing existing spaces
- Examining current furniture design and choices based on student interaction and concentration
- Making use of the actual physical location and property of the school site and the resident community
- Interacting on live video conference with international architect, Prakash Nair
- Conducting virtual tours of school spaces
- Analyzing virtual learning spaces- considering the range of options and criteria for quality selection
- Juggling the reality of budget demands
- Wrestling with scheduling considerations- long term/ short term/ time as currency- working within restrictions- breaking through barriers
- Employing scheduling as currency with instructional template for planning and re-grouping
- Considering grouping patterns for learners– non-graded/ multi-age grouping; by interest; examine international practices
- Critically reviewing the role of interfacing scheduling with Personalized Learning groups and solo work
- Considering grouping personnel configurations – beyond departments; multiple affiliations; talent versus role based instruction; cyber faculty participation
Deliverables: Creating a draft for conducting research with possible site visits to support the investigation within the Consortium and beyond.
An analysis of where your school is currently on a Program Restructuring Continuum.
Creating a draft for an action plan to develop new program structures with roles for key school and community members.