mps learning commons ppt

MPS Learning CommonsAn Invitation

Why a Learning Commons?

Difference between a Learning Commons vs. Library

Current State

Proposed Project

Next steps

FRAMEWORK FOR PRESENTATION

WHY A LEARNING COMMONS?

A responsive shift to the demands of the 21st Century

Libraries were designed as a place to house knowledge and provide student access to information.

Computer labs were designed to teach children how to use computer programs this type of teaching assumed that all students needed the same thing at the same time.

Is this how your current learning space looks ?

Simply finding information, or receiving instruction from a wise other is not the teaching and learning our students will require to be successful in the 21st century. Our children need an environment which fosters thinking.

Critical and

creative thinking

Innovation

Imagination

Entrepreneurship

Communication

Collaboration

The Learning Commons is as much a perspective as it is a physical place

CollaborationCreating

Developing rigorous thought

InquiryStudent Centred

Problem Finding

Problem Solving

Space

Academic Excellence

Exploring Technology

Social Space

HonouringStudent Voice

Easy student access to materials

Active Passionate

TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM SETTING

Our Learning Commons Journey

Creating the physical space

Design based on research

Securing base funding from UCDSB

Consultation and input on design and finishing from students, staff and parents

Prioritized purchasing of furnishings and finishings

We are in this stage

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