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21C Blog: Building Collaborative Learning Spaces

Building Collaborative Learning Spaces

Author: Matt O'Donnell
Published: 02.19.15

Schools are beginning to look at the design of classrooms, computer labs and libraries to find ways to make them more collaborative learning spaces.

Piner-Olivet Union School District Superintendent Dr. Jennie Snyder and Schaefer Charter School Principal Gina Silveira presented on this topic at the CISC Symposium last week. They focused on the shifts in pedagogy needed to accompany changes in learning environments. You can view the resources from their presentation here, and the slides from their presentation below.

I also presented on the topic at the CISC Symposium with a focus on incorporating student voice into the design of the learning space. You can view the slides from my presentation below.

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Leilan, Student
"I like Amarosa because there's a much smaller student count and so teachers can be one-on-one with you. They can actually help you and be one-on-one with you while the class is doing something else. I feel like that's a huge game-changer." - Leilan, Student