This week has been a muscle building week! Collaboration station sections are somewhat formed. Ms. Kaza and I moved some furniture around and disassembled and reassembled bookcases. The GCA technicians will be coming in to tighten up the tables and bookcases (walls) that are loose, electrician has been contacted and technology is ordered (?). We are on our way! : ]
Nonfiction is almost entirely moved. Reference is going to be moved in order to take down the bookshelves on the reference wall. Now... what to do about memoirs and biographies...? I think I'll be the most excited when we purchase new tables and chairs for students. The idea of flexible collaborative workspaces is really awesome to me. There is no one way to learn anymore. I honestly think it's an exciting time to be a teacher. I'm proud to be in a profession where we get to help people everyday. Here are some photos of the progress. Come on down to the LC to see what's happening! Or follow on Twitter @ROHS_Commons
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One of the busiest times of the year, exam week. Normally there are students and teachers in and out of the LC, but everyone was super focused on studying and getting through the week. While testing was happening I was busy weeding, rearranging, measuring, planning and moving bookcases. The fiction section is officially by the grid windows. I decided to add some book highlights to make it look more inviting and highlight some of the interesting reads. Nonfiction, history and literature was moved to the 'v' shaped area. It's an awkward space so it made sense that the shelves reside there now. Normally it's just wasted space but now it has a function and purpose. As I get to know the Dewey Decimal system, I am finding it very peculiar. For some reason there are pieces that don't make sense to me. There are a lot of interesting books that get hidden within sections that they don't seem like they belong in. So, I'm attempting to make new sections. That may go against Dewey, but if it gets students to find what they need or find what they didn't even know they needed I call that a #win. :) At the beginning of the week, my goal was to get the bookcases on the fiction wall down and start prepping for student collaboration areas. The walls were measured for bookcase dividers, tables, collaboration screen setups, and electrical. Electrical will be installed soon and technology is on its way! These new collaboration areas will be useful for full classes working on projects in small groups. They will also be useful for staff to collaborate and plan together as well. I'm excited to see how these will be used and the projects the students will work on. I am slowly going through the middle of the room (non-fiction). Once this is relocated that whole area will be empty and ready for furniture! :) There's a lot of changes that are going to happen over the next couple of years. Every time you come down there's a little more change. Keep watching the blog or following on Twitter for updates! @rohs_commons |
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