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Hazard High School Scholastic Spaces Classroom Redesign Entrepreneurial Project!!

This article will inspire…I promise.
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Elementary Classroom Hacks (Big ideas at Little Cost)
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Great resources for innovative learning spaces
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Wow Worthy Learning Space Design
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/creating-wow-worthy-learning-spaces-todd-finley

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A couple of innovative ways to set up a school library…:)
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Here are links to MANY videos about redesigning the library media center. We do have two schools redesigning their libraries as Design Challenges for the Appalachian Leadership Lab…we will post updates as that work continues.
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Edutopia article with links to other resources for classroom redesign
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Great Ideas!

Thought I would share this in here. Here are some tips for a cheap, but effective, dry erase board. Most of you probably already know you can by a 4′ x 8′ sheet of “shower board” at your local hardware store. But after a while the markers won’t erase and usually after a few months your board is almost ruined. Next time you buy a piece, try…Read More

Welcome to the Innovative Learning Spaces Holler! This space is for sharing inspiration, ideas, and pics of Innovative Learning Spaces….hope you will share. One of the folks we follow is Erin Klein…check her out at http://www.kleinspiration.com/p/meet-erin-klein.html.

Elise Legaspie shares her 3rd grade classroom in a video on Classroom Cribs.com…it is fun to look the transformation of the classrooms featured here.
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Ricky Thacker, Appalachian Leadership Lab Design Fellow, shares pictures of his redesigned Betsy Layne High School math learning space…The space is amazing and the engaged kids in the pictures shows it is truly a LEARNING space. Thank you for sharing,…Read More

Erin Klein’s Classroom Design Ideas
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Classroom Cribs 2015 Challenge is open!!!!
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Resource from Erin Klein on Technology Centers
Jennifer Carroll uploaded new file(s): handout-technology-centers.pdf to Innovative Learning Spaces

Angie Halsey shared pictures of her tables that she received donations to get and a picture of how she uses her document camera and Mondo Pad together for interactive instruction. Thanks for sharing, Angie…Hope other teachers will share elements of their learning…Read More

Denise Yonts shared a photo of a teachers classroom who is beginning to redesign his learning space. John T. Watts (Tyler) in Letcher County, keep up the good work!
Jennifer Carroll uploaded new file(s): classroom-pic.docx to Innovative Learning Spaces

Steel Case offers an Active Learning Center grant. RFP will be posted this fall…
http://www.steelcase.com/discover/information/education/active-learning-center-grant/

https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7095.pdf
What is a maker space??

Erin Klein’s Pinterest board for classroom redesign….LOTS of great ideas.

Looking for teachers to post pictures of their learning spaces! Maker spaces? Centers? Innovative ideas? Please share!!!

http://www.kleinspiration.com/
Erin Klein’s blog and ideas for innovative classroom design. She is a GREAT resources!

http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/class_setup/

Class set up tool to create layouts for classrooms

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/8-tips-and-tricks-redesign-your-classroom
Edutopia: 8 Tips and Tricks for Redesigning Your Classroom

http://www.thomascmurray.com/tag/class-design/
Beyond Ditching the Desks, 9 Creative Ways to Avoid The Cemetery Effect for All Classrooms