Comments on: Frozen yogurt, Twitter and innovative learning spaces https://ditchthattextbook.com/frozen-yogurt-twitter-and-innovative-learning-spaces/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frozen-yogurt-twitter-and-innovative-learning-spaces Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:56:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Matt Miller https://ditchthattextbook.com/frozen-yogurt-twitter-and-innovative-learning-spaces/#comments/97152 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:56:36 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=3710#comment-97152 In reply to Jodi.

This is a great story! You’re right … furniture DOES speak volumes!

]]> By: Jodi https://ditchthattextbook.com/frozen-yogurt-twitter-and-innovative-learning-spaces/#comments/96600 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 15:18:22 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=3710#comment-96600 I searched the warehouse of unwanted classroom furniture for something to match the collaborative environment I was trying to create. Ending the school year last year, I had 37 traditional tab desks that would be perfect for individual work or a lecture style classroom. In my search I found a class set of old elementary style desks that when put together form a table.

No one could believe the difference. Students work together, problem solve together and assess understanding on a daily basis. My lessons have become more interactive and more hands on. The tables can handle card sets and manipulatives. The environment has changed. One Thursday afternoon, I had 19 students stay after school for tutoring. Normally, I could have never handled 19 students needing help on 19 different things. The students have learned how to work together. I no longer am the only resource in the room. Some say it is just furniture – but I say furniture speaks volumes.

]]> By: Brit https://ditchthattextbook.com/frozen-yogurt-twitter-and-innovative-learning-spaces/#comments/96567 Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:37:21 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=3710#comment-96567 We have trapezoid desks in all of our classrooms and they are very difficult to put in any type of formation that is functional. I would love to have tables and comfortable chairs for kids to relax in …not lounge like in front of the tv, but just a comfortable space that they don’t feel so rigid and boxy. I try to do more in my room in terms of decorations and posters and such, but it can be tough…

]]> By: Vanessa Monell https://ditchthattextbook.com/frozen-yogurt-twitter-and-innovative-learning-spaces/#comments/96335 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 22:41:59 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=3710#comment-96335 My dream classroom would have comfortable seating areas, adjustable lighting, a coffee maker ( which I already have in my classroom!), a rug, and lap desks. The flow of the classroom would foster creativity and calm. I think teen aged students are under a ton of pressure these days and need a place outside of home to feel ” at home”.

]]> By: Guy https://ditchthattextbook.com/frozen-yogurt-twitter-and-innovative-learning-spaces/#comments/96321 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 18:21:27 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=3710#comment-96321 “A change in learning space can be invigorating, but the energy sparked by change itself can be temporary.” It seems that even a “bad” change can yield favorable responses in the short term, but those results will not be sustainable.

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