.C. Nick Signorelli, Ashley-McGraw Architects, D.P Mark F. Potter, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

New York State Council of School Superintendent’s Winter Conference

• Nick Signorelli, Ashley-McGraw Architects, D.P

.C.

Mark F. Potter, Liverpool Central School District Superintendent

“New Learning Styles and the Impact on Architecture”

New Learning Styles and the Impact on Architecture Our Agenda

• Outcomes & Expectations for the Presentation
• What’s Different about Education and/or Student Needs
• Traditional Classroom Model
• The Need for Change . . .
• So, What’s so Different . . .
• Architectural Design Changes to Meet Student Needs
• Closure
• Questions and Answers

what do 21st century learning environments look like? what do 21st century learning environments look like?

safe

• social
• enriched
• stimulating

New Learning Styles and the Impact on Architecture

Our focus today is not to debate the role or merits

• f technology versus the teacher, but rather to

identify the need for both to co-exist . . . requiring a physical environment that is flexible and which supports creativity, innovation, and collaboration.

New Learning Styles and the Impact on Architecture

In education — a debate continues regarding the need to maintain traditional learning environments, which supports the development building-block skills, memorization, and rote-learning tasks . . . versus the creation of learning environments where students are supported by learning “why” in addition to simply the “what or how”!

New Learning Styles and the Impact on Architecture Liverpool Central School District

• Mission:

“Preparing Our Student for Tomorrow . . . Today!”

• Vision:

“Establish and support opportunities for all students to be effective communicators, innovative thinkers, problem solvers, and life-long learners who thereby contribute to an ever-changing world.”

New Learning Styles and the Impact on Architecture Liverpool Central School District - Essential Beliefs “We Believe That . . . “

• Students are the basis for all decisions and actions.
• Students must learn how to learn.
• Students and staff are held to high expectations, while immersed in a

rigorous and relevant educational experience.

• Students, staff, and families are essential partners in the teaching and

learning process.

• Students thrive in a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment.
• Students who exhibit a set of core values such as respect, honesty,

courage and responsibility will become contributing citizens.

New Learning Styles and the Impact on Architecture

• Introduction - “Old / Current Model”

20th Century

• Curriculum

Time-Slotted 1-Size Fits All Competitive Classroom Text-Based Summative Tests Learning for School New Learning Styles and the Impact on Architecture The Need for Change . . .

• Teacher are “Facilitators of Learning”
• Flipped or Inverted Models have Emerged
• Multi-Sensory Learning Expectations are the Norm
• Learning Space Design Expectations must include:
• Color, Sound, Light, Temperature, Movement, Height
• Less Dominated by Lecture
• Open Learning Spaces fostering Interactivity & Team Work
• Student-Directed Learning with New Technologies

New Learning Styles and the Impact on Architecture

• New Model: Project (or Problem)-Based Learning

21st Century

• Projects

On-Demand Personalized Collaborative

Global Community

Web-Based

Formal Evaluations

Learning for Life

New Learning Styles and the Impact on Architecture

• Architectural Design Changes: Vision to meet PBL Needs
• "If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we

should teach the way they learn . . ."

• Portrait of a 21st Century Learner:
• Critical Thinker, Problem-Solver, Innovator, Communicator,

Collaborator, Global Awareness, Critically-Engaged, Self- Directed Learner, Information & Media Literate, and Financially & Economically Literate.

• Acoustics
• Lighting
• Color
• Safety
• Funding
• Existing vs. New Buildings

New Learning Styles and the Impact on Architecture Questions That Will Help You Focus Planning This document is intended to assist you with the planning and discussion process. The primary purpose of this presentation was to aid school district leaders with understanding why many of the current learning environments are not meshing or supporting learning spaces necessary for optimal student success, especially if the 21st Century Skills/College and Career Readiness are your priorities. New Learning Styles and the Impact on Architecture In Closure . . .

Nick Signorelli, Principal - AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C

Ashley-McGraw Architect, D.P .C.. 125 East Jefferson Street, 15th Floor Syracuse, NY 13202 (315) 425-1814 | www.ashleymcgraw.com

Mark F . Potter, Ed.D.

Liverpool Central School District 195 Blackberry Road Liverpool, New York 13090 (315) 622-7125 I www.liverpool.k12.ny.us

New Learning Styles and the Impact on Architecture

Questions & Answers