Author: Marina Fletcher
That’s what school districts hope students will learn how to do with investments in flexible learning spaces. The combination of adaptive, multiuse seating options and support for smart devices makes it easy to shift from teacher-led instruction to small-group collaboration. But that’s all for nothing if teachers don’t buy into the design or understand how to incorporate classroom elements into their instructional plans.
A recent article in Forbes points to active learning spaces as one of the top trends of the past year because they “… facilitate project-based learning and competency-based progressions. Students move from project teams to skill groups to activity centers building skills and developing agency and self-management.”
School districts should engage teachers in the planning process to make sure that investments in flexible learning spaces pay off. It’s a great way to marry the strategic goals of the district, such as improved test scores, with the instructional wants and needs of the teaching staff.
Here are some helpful suggestions from school districts that the educational furniture providers at ODP Business Solutions® Workspace Interiors have worked with, which report successful rollouts and long-term use of flexible learning spaces:
Students do better when they understand the learning objectives of a project before they begin. The same is true for teachers. By asking for their input before creating flexible learning spaces, you’ll have their buy-in when installation is complete because they get what the school district wants to achieve.
Thinking about flexible learning classrooms for your schools? Whether you’re creating brand-new spaces or reworking existing rooms, we can help.
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