tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post8402921431409036125..comments2024-03-28T04:13:42.906-04:00Comments on A Principal's Reflections: Research-Influenced Learning SpacesEric Sheningerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733305358794643322noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-65341215633686626222018-01-28T08:58:47.928-05:002018-01-28T08:58:47.928-05:00Thanks for the article, I don’t see any gender bia...Thanks for the article, I don’t see any gender bias. I started in college as an architecture major before changing majors to education and loved some of my classes on the designed environment. This information and research lines up with most of the research done for the designed environment when done for work places, homes, and entertainment areas, so why does it seem we except the classrooom to be a magical place that is the exception to the rules.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054590513473661907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-29907712389726631592017-07-25T21:50:51.035-04:002017-07-25T21:50:51.035-04:00Thank you for the blog...this resonates in so many...Thank you for the blog...this resonates in so many ways. Educators utilize research for interventions to support individual academic and behavioral needs why not learning spaces? "The research indicated that intentionally designing spaces provides for more effective teaching and learning." We are intentional, let's hope, with lesson design, questioning, Socratic seminars and personalized learning - creating learning spaces to meet the needs of the learner should be step one when preparing for the school year. As a principal I have been approached by teachers to think out of the box with alternative seating. What has morphed with one of my Kindergarten teachers is the students giving feedback regarding their preferences for room arrangement and seating (or non-seating) arrangements. It speaks volumes when five year old children can clearly articulate what their environment needs for their engagement. This moves student engagement to a higher level of student empowerment. <br />The same Kindergarten teacher came with a furniture catalog dog eared with seating opportunities-I made room in the budget for "trying" these out. <br />I look forward to sharing this with staff and to continue to innovate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-30303883409874251822017-07-25T14:44:35.203-04:002017-07-25T14:44:35.203-04:00Thanks for your comment Jean. I am sorry that the ...Thanks for your comment Jean. I am sorry that the phrase resonates negatively with you. The point is to look beyond just the pins of pictures while claiming that this is an improvement on design to empower learning. Never once did I mention anything about gender or the lack of teachers being able to drive this work. On the contrary, this has to be done at the Classroom level.Eric Sheningerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733305358794643322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-65053298048465053792017-07-25T09:05:14.468-04:002017-07-25T09:05:14.468-04:00Very good blog post with some helpful information....Very good blog post with some helpful information. However, PLEASE stop using the derogatory "Pinterest pretty" phrase. Many serious educators enjoy using Pinterest and yes they post photos of pretty classrooms there, BUT that does not mean they are not also effective learning designs. Much of what I have seen are teachers taking the materials (often cast-offs) available to them and transforming them to be more student-friendly. Here you are basically arguing that only professionals who are specially trained (most likely male) can come in and create a quality learning space rather than the teachers (most likely female) themselves. Professionals will likely need to address things like lighting, air flow, etc. but those things require a budget. Changing the aesthetics is something within reach of a good many teachers, so please stop denigrating their good intentions. Helpful tips (DO THIS, NOT THAT) would be appreciated.Jean Wellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17500961444072498081noreply@blogger.com