building schools for the future bsf

There's a dark little joke exchanged by educators with a dissident streak…

Rip Van Winkle awakens in the 21st century after a hundred- year snooze and is, of course, utterly bewildered by what he sees.

Men and women dash about, talking to small metal devices pinned to their ears.

Young people sit at home on sofas, moving miniature athletes around on electronic screens

Older folk defy death and disability with metronomes in their chests and with hips made of metal and plastic.

Airports, hospitals, shopping malls… every place Rip goes just baffles him

But when he finally walks into a classroom , the old man knows exactly where he is.

"This is a school," he declares. "We used to have these back in 1908 . Only now the blackboards are white."

circa. 1908

circa. 1948

circa. 2008

How do you design a school for the future when you can’t predict tomorrow?

The 5% of the population in China

of the UK

7%

They have more gifted & talented students, than we have students

UK

It is estimated that

According to former US Secretary of Education Richard Riley…

In the UK, 98% of 12 year-olds want “ to do well at school ”

And yet, only 38% look forward to going to school.

According to BBC News, a new blog is created every second .

1,400,000 UK pupils have their own web page.

It is estimated that a week’s worth of The Times…

For students starting a three-year university degree, this means that . . .

half of what they learn in their first year of study will be outdated by the end of their studies.

7 out of 10 teenagers have a handheld games machine

9 out of 10 teenagers have a home computer , a mobile phone and a games console

84% of young people play computer games at least once a fortnight

72% of teachers never play computer games

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Change is the law of life. And those who look to the past or present are certain to miss the future. John F Kennedy

flexible classrooms technology

extending learning spaces

collaboration meeting preparation

transforming spaces

outside inside outdoor learning

Top considerations for creating a future looking learning environment Work in mixed age groups in line with abilities Project based learning where there are cross-subject collaborations ICT – maximise benefits of latest technology Form groups – mixed age or year groups Provision of internal spaces where pupils can socialise at break times

Work in mixed age groups in line with abilities

Project based learning where there are cross-subject collaborations

ICT – maximise benefits of latest technology

Form groups – mixed age or year groups

Provision of internal spaces where pupils can socialise at break times

Top considerations for creating a future looking learning environment new models for independent study – how can ICT support this? move teachers not pupils to create less traffic and improve behaviour embrace the role of school as a community hub and encourage greater involvement of parents reduce the number of “subject specific” teaching spaces and move away from teacher “ownership” of a classroom

new models for independent study – how can ICT support this?

move teachers not pupils to create less traffic and improve behaviour

embrace the role of school as a community hub and encourage greater involvement of parents

reduce the number of “subject specific” teaching spaces and move away from teacher “ownership” of a classroom

Credits: Karl Fisch www.thefischbowl.blogspot.com Scott McLeod www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org Jeff Brenman www.apolloideas.com Ray Fleming Microsoft Matt Horne www.esltechnology.com www.designshare.com School Financial Management – October 2008 www.teachingexpertise.com