Learning Commons Project for Merrickville Public School in the Upper Canada District School Board 2014

1. MPS Learning
Commons
An Invitation

2. FRAMEWORK FOR PRESENTATION
 Why a Learning Commons?
 Difference between a Learning Commons vs.
Library
 Current State
 Proposed Project
 Next steps

3. WHY A LEARNING COMMONS?
A responsive shift to the demands
of the 21st Century

4. Libraries were designed as a place to house knowledge
and provide student access to information.
Is this how your current
learning space looks ?
Computer labs were designed to teach children how to use
computer programs this type of teaching assumed that all
students needed the same thing at the same time.

5. Simply finding information, or receiving instruction from a wise
other is not the teaching and learning our students will require
to be successful in the 21st century. Our children need an
environment which fosters thinking.
Critical
and
creative
thinking
Innovation
Imagination
Entrepreneurship
Communication
Collaboration

6. The Learning Commons is as much a perspective
as it is a physical place
Developing
rigorous
thought
Active Passionate
Creating Collaboration
Inquiry
Student
Centred
Problem
Finding
Problem
Solving
Space
Academic
Excellence
Exploring
Technology
Social
Space
Honouring
Student Voice
Easy student
access to
materials

7. TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM SETTING

9. Our Learning Commons Journey
Creating the
physical space
Design based on
research
Securing base
funding from
UCDSB
Consultation and
input on design
and finishing from
students, staff
and parents
Prioritized
purchasing of
furnishings and
finishings
We are in
this stage

10. Current State
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11.  Caption

12. NEXT PRIORITY