Category Archives: Physical Space
Rainbow Looms and Digital Footprints
Slate ran an intriguing article today in which a young professional dives into the kid-addicted world of Rainbow Loom, the set of pegs onto which small, colorful rubber bands are attached until a woven bracelet emerges. Katy Waldman, in “Rainbow Loon: … Continue reading
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New book by Peg Sullivan on library spaces
Congratulations to Peg Sullivan on the publication of Library Spaces for 21st-Century Learners: A Planning Guide for Creating New School Library Concepts. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Peg on several projects, and her thinking on library spaces and flexible … Continue reading
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Classroom or library?
Cool school without walled-in classrooms in Stockholm. Dunno if I’d want to teach there, but I sure do want to have a library like this! Architizer Blog » Stockholm’s School Without Classrooms via kwout If you are taking medications that … Continue reading
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Learning spaces reinvisioned as sandboxes, not labs
What are we doing, as educators and librarians, to promote exploratory, discovery, inquiry-oriented, and social learning in our schools? Here’s what Bentley University in Massachusetts is doing: From Computer Lab to Sandbox — Campus Technology via kwout Cost is the … Continue reading
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