Different Learning spaces and their meanings - TKI website
3 types of terms for the learning spaces and their purpose:
- one to self learning environment - they can go and work by themselves - "the cave"
- campfire - one to many (guru/teacher) talking(guided groups)
- watering hole - everyone to everyone(combining all together) - bounce ideas off each other/problem solving/move around and find solutions
It can function as an intellectual space as well as an emotional space
Develop a collaborative learning environment - TKI website
Kids need to have a voice in the environment - create their space they want to work in. They talk about the spaces that they like to learn best in. Spaces that are up high, down low, individual, collaborative spaces, or our whole class learning space. It involves moving towards self-directed learning meaning that the children use the tools around them and the spaces around them to achieve their own goals in their learning.
Innovative learning in Year 0 - 2- TKI website
A very important factor to include in a Junior classroom is to explain and understand the importance of encouraging students to be self-directed learners. Crucial to have central space and then the students have some choices of areas that break out from that central area. As junior teachers we need to see where everyone is all the time. I think the children in the collaborative environment have much more choice with where they’re going to learn, how they’re going to learn.
Adapting single cell classrooms to create an innovative learning environment - TKI website
As a team we will look at some ideas and talk to SL how we can keep going and not loose momentum we have working towards a ILE team and syndicate:
Ideas so far:
- Utilise the 4 learning spaces we have and make them into learning spaces only and not classrooms assigned to teachers. Teachers will move around with a group of children each day into different learning spaces.
- Spaces will be used as a specific space e.g. Ipad and Chromebook room, Construction Room, Games room, Provocation(theme related) Free choice room
- Teachers will have a responsibility to plan for a space(classroom) and the following week plan for a different one
- The groups will rotate into each space every week
- Each Room will have Literacy and Numeracy according to the Room type e.g. Games room will provide the students when not working with the teacher to play maths or literacy games with their friends(planned by a teacher) as well as follow up activities created after the guided session.
Our syndicate is excited about our journey.
