Focus for Presentation:

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) and New Media Company (NMC) publish each year the K-12 Horizon Report.  The NMC/CoSN Horizon Report: 2017 K–12 Edition examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in schools. This presentation will highlight the Mid-term trend of “Redesigning Learning Spaces.” The presentation will highlight:

• Prakash Nair’s framework shared in his book, Blueprint for Tomorrow;
• Examples of redesigned learning spaces from Western Pennsylvania and 360 video example of redesigned school from China;
• Research and key considerations identified by Eric Sheninger and Tom Murray in their book, Learning Transformed.

Resources:

• Presentation – Blueprint for 21st Century Learning
• Horizon Report
• Articles
  • Designing Tomorrow’s Schools Today
  • Adaptable and energy-efficient learning spaces provide flexibility for the future
• Videos
  • Designing for Student-Centered Learning – Norma Rose Point School in Vancouver, Canada
  • 360 view of Beijing Learning Center
• Books
  • Blueprint for Tomorrow: Redesigning Schools for Student-Centered Learning – Prakash Nair (2014)
  • Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today – Eric C. Sheninger and Thomas C. Muray (2017)
  • The Space: A Guide for Educators – Dr.Robert Dillon and Rebecca Louise Hare (2016)
• Other
  • European Schoolnet: Learning Zones (2016