Rochelle Jensen- July 2010- School Support Services - University of Waikato

Learning Spaces and Effective Pedagogy.

What does our space ‘say’?

Introduction This document has been designed to support school leaders to

facilitate dialogue on the design of their schools‟ learning

space, both physical and virtual.

Through engagement in this process, groups reflect on

effective pedagogy: How does „our space‟ support teacher

actions that promote student learning?

Purpose/Audience School leaders could use this document to guide dialogue

with a broad-ranging team: admin, students, teachers, support

staff, BOT‟s …

Message “Learning spaces convey an image of the intuitions philosophy

about teaching and learning. Space can either enable or

inhibit different styles of teaching and learning”. (ELI, 2004

Educase)

RESOURCE:

EXPLORE

Effective Pedagogy

Revisit :

What constitutes quality learning/teaching in our school?

How does this compare with pages 34-37 of the NZC? What idea/s

does this offer us?

NB. To inform the reality of this process we need to keep asking a range of people: How do you

learn? When you wake up and you need to learn something what actions do you engage in?

CONNECT

How does ‘our space’ currently reflect and promote what we believe about

quality learning and teaching?

Display each aspect of effective pedagogy around the room, participants use’ post-it’s to list

examples of how our space (physical and virtual) is used to support quality teaching and

learning.

Staff may wish to take a walk around the school. Capturing pictures of places, spaces, signs,

displays, language that promotes the schools beliefs about quality learning and teaching.

What aspects of quality learning and teaching are well supported by ‘our

space’? What other possibilities exist?

TRANSFER

How can innovative uses of space and technology further enable quality

teaching/learning? Reference Material to Support Inquiry:

*http://edinfrastructure.wikispaces.com/Tomorrow%27s+Classroom

* http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Learning+Spaces

*http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/assetman/bf/Linking_Pedagogy_and_Space.

pdf

*http://www.educause.edu/learningspacesch1

* http://www.designshare.com/index.php/case-studies

What ideas can we take from this?

How might we adapt our spaces? See support tool: http://classroom.4teachers.org/

What else is possible now and in the future?

How might the implementation of these ideas support our school vision?

Rochelle Jensen- July 2010- School Support Services - University of Waikato