You know that feeling you get? That one where you finally have had enough of your summer break, take yourself into school, and look at the blank walls of your new year's classroom, just itching to fill it with colour and decorations and a reading corner and intriguing objects and all sorts of learning? Isn't there … Continue reading How to Let Your Students Set Up Their Own Classroom
Learning Spaces
Why I Hate Classroom Themes
At the beginning of each school year, my Pinterest feed fills up with tons of pictures that fall under the heading of "Classroom Inspiration". Teacher friends will send pictures of their freshly decorated rooms to each other with questions about where to put the book corner. Ikea experiences a massive spike in sales of those giant canopy leaves … Continue reading Why I Hate Classroom Themes
Campfires in Cyberspace: Creating Classroom Spaces for Learners
Having moved this year from a modern open plan, flexible learning area school, to a classroom in an old red brick building built in 1922, I have had some new challenges with learning spaces. I have been considering and implementing the notion of 'Campfires in Cyberspace', a term coined by David D. Thornburg The Campfires in Cyberspace theory considers … Continue reading Campfires in Cyberspace: Creating Classroom Spaces for Learners
Mrs Fintelman Teaches 