tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post2844292965750152390..comments2024-03-04T06:49:58.529-05:00Comments on The Nerdy Teacher: #NerdySpaces - My Project for 2014-2015 The Nerdy Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967718792957188554noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-65191645258715422672014-07-24T17:40:22.894-04:002014-07-24T17:40:22.894-04:00I, too, am ditching my teacher desk. Used it a han...I, too, am ditching my teacher desk. Used it a handful of times. Removing desks and purchasing 3 tables to create better learning flow. Happy to see I am not crazy. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289334197482156636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-77707521749348867642014-07-18T17:17:10.616-04:002014-07-18T17:17:10.616-04:00I'm so excited to see you taking on this proje...I'm so excited to see you taking on this project! I'm in the midst of remaking my space, though I'm in a library, not a classroom. We're moving towards a Learning Commons model, where the library will have more collaborative spaces for students to work in. I wrote and received a $5,000 Lowes Toolbox for Education grant, and we're using it to get Bretford flip & nest andDiana Rendinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12256049726170242620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-14496337898578394872014-07-17T20:02:09.170-04:002014-07-17T20:02:09.170-04:00What a great undertaking! Does you school stockpil...What a great undertaking! Does you school stockpile unwanted furniture somewhere? It may be a mish-mash until you get sponsored but tables are a great step to the change? The first question my principal asked me when I got the call that I got the job was if I wanted to keep the desks or get tables in there. I got the tables! Can't wait to see what you make of your space! Michele Gorhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07044496868547367117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-34184780013229333942014-07-17T14:37:23.515-04:002014-07-17T14:37:23.515-04:00I also teach in a 1:1 iPad classroom. This is my ...I also teach in a 1:1 iPad classroom. This is my 4th year and I have tried so many different options but have found that without a budget for furniture, the options are not all that great. I will be excited to watch and hopefully gain some ideas from your work on changing your learning space.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15913543819537898631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-28184842514499133802014-07-14T13:14:41.286-04:002014-07-14T13:14:41.286-04:00I noticed you mentioned Steelcase! Our district h...I noticed you mentioned Steelcase! Our district has been working with @carbreraresearch and has created a lab classroom with their furniture. Dry erase desk tops and walls, buoy chairs, etc. Don't have all these my room yet, but I am hopeful! Our PLC worked in that space this year, and loved it! http://www.cabreraresearch.org/blogs/capturing-the-excitement-of-our-workMary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129224401429567425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-84198587548187114172014-07-12T08:31:30.735-04:002014-07-12T08:31:30.735-04:00Love the adventure you are about to embark on! Th...Love the adventure you are about to embark on! This year I has my teacher desk shoved in the back corner under the TV to house my computer I rarely sat at to use, used my wireless mouse and IPad to interact with it and projector as I moved around the room. <br />Desks were set up in groups of 4 and made a ribg around the room. In the middle was a table with some rolly chairs, where I could sit Jennifer Gwilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06096761905459747529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-83893141160899320222014-07-12T00:29:20.061-04:002014-07-12T00:29:20.061-04:00I agree with the statements above about giving stu...I agree with the statements above about giving students a voice in the design. It is the one thing I wished my colleague & I did when we created our collaborative learning space a couple years ago. I believe our students would have eventually included a lot of our designs in the roomHughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509423925885688824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-72534634545305483532014-07-11T21:05:19.352-04:002014-07-11T21:05:19.352-04:00I agree with Will, get things ready but then leave...I agree with Will, get things ready but then leave room for the students. Since you are doing it for the students then you cannot leave their voice out of it. As much as it irks me when my room seems unfinished or not totally figured out, it is incredibly empowering to have student take over the rest of the way. As always, i can't wait to see what you do!Pernille Ripphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664101868856118868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-73369832638667508792014-07-11T16:47:36.304-04:002014-07-11T16:47:36.304-04:00A colleague got rid of traditional desks in his cl...A colleague got rid of traditional desks in his classroom 3 years ago. I followed suit last year. It was one of the best things I've ever done to manage my class and encourage collaboration. Kids are a bit wary at first, but then they adapt.RilleneNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411807977366896203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-69337326864126528112014-07-11T10:34:34.786-04:002014-07-11T10:34:34.786-04:00Thanks so much for the Thornburg material! Really ...Thanks so much for the Thornburg material! Really inspirational. For the last couple of years we have asked our students to rove the University to investigate the different learning spaces offered. The Thornburg material will give this research a real shape and texture...Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081080969462975250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-19370353884367375662014-07-11T07:29:56.149-04:002014-07-11T07:29:56.149-04:00Our Art and Design degree has set up a Studio Syst...Our Art and Design degree has set up a Studio System where students inhabit the same space for the year (I think I have that right). To make sure they owned the space, students were given four days to customise their own studios any way they wanted...<br />I would love to do that in 'my' classroom - but of course it is not my room at all - neither is it the students... One of the problemsSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081080969462975250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-7987707949308092152014-07-11T01:17:39.752-04:002014-07-11T01:17:39.752-04:00Hi Nerdy Teacher,
I've been working on my own...Hi Nerdy Teacher,<br /><br />I've been working on my own #nerdyspace but the reflection you inspired got long-winded! Here's my entire post (http://t.co/14N6iJ30pM) with images and links. I can't wait to see what you do!<br /><br />Thanks,<br />NesV. Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362258609418481854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-52620672622508145552014-07-10T20:02:24.877-04:002014-07-10T20:02:24.877-04:00Hi Nick,
Have you read any of David Thornburg'...Hi Nick,<br /><br />Have you read any of David Thornburg's stuff? We have used it a fair bit at my school- there is one where he uses the terms campfires, watering holes and caves as metaphors for learning spaces. It is interesting. http://tcpd.org/Thornburg/Handouts/Campfires.pdf and http://www.core-ed.org/sites/events.core-ed.org/files/Caves-campfires-wateringholes.pdf I have even explainedMiss Spinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01454262313494877993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-67099774840274139892014-07-10T15:16:24.940-04:002014-07-10T15:16:24.940-04:00If you want it to be a room where your students ha...If you want it to be a room where your students have more control, why not let them decide? I realize you want to have it in place but then you are still making those decisions for them. Wm Chamberlainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692221214846665588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-26506749217323374762014-07-10T11:39:10.184-04:002014-07-10T11:39:10.184-04:00My last year as a teacher, I ditched my teacher d...My last year as a teacher, I ditched my teacher desk. Best move! That move created more space and forced me to file papers or recycle on a daily basis. I also had a variety of tables. I usually collected the tables no one wantes. Some tables were lowered for the kids to kneel or lay down. Some were tall for the kids to stand. I also had chair balls if they wanted to use them. Looking back, I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206182066743232008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-82769848473807834432014-07-10T11:16:08.211-04:002014-07-10T11:16:08.211-04:00I am glad to hear this Nick. While I have always h...I am glad to hear this Nick. While I have always had my desks grouped into fours or threes and let my students work where ever they wanted, I need to change too. Alice Keeler has a great post about transforming her husbands English room. http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/2013/07/21/rethinking-classroom-design/ I am going "shopping" in our storage to room find what ever I can to TechTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930892589779608712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-63046596622771032112014-07-10T10:49:30.838-04:002014-07-10T10:49:30.838-04:00They sell casters for them too, but they just abou...They sell casters for them too, but they just about double the price. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00799820027721177846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-20101019625498828352014-07-10T10:48:15.483-04:002014-07-10T10:48:15.483-04:00I'd love to replace my heavy student desks wit...I'd love to replace my heavy student desks with lightweight, easily moved tables. Ikea has tables you can put together that end up running about $25. I job share and my partner is more traditional- so I dream. They are very light and move easily. The tops aren't too durable, maybe cover in contact paper. You could use them as a dry erase surface then. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00799820027721177846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-70275091062244776082014-07-10T09:44:40.149-04:002014-07-10T09:44:40.149-04:00Nick,
I look forward to your Epic #nerdyspace tra...Nick,<br /><br />I look forward to your Epic #nerdyspace transition. The best change I ever made was moving my student tables (all in rows facing me) to student "islands". It's an effort for them to face the front so it forces me to minimize that time of me on the "stage".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14140197756164416823noreply@blogger.com