Presentation shared with the Surry County Schools Furniture Committee regarding classroom design, effective spaces for learning, and functionality of the environment.

1. The Third Teacher
Thinking About The Physical Space And Learning

2. –Loris Malaguzzi
“There are three teachers
of children: adults, other
children, and their
physical environment.”

3. Form Follows Function

6. What has changed in
the last 100 years?

7. 1915
2015

8. …not much.

9. –Richard DuFour
“The fundamental purpose of school is
learning, not teaching.”

10. What story does the
space tell?

19. 5 Tips for Designing
Active Learning Spaces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXDTxEeLLD8

20. Hack Your Learning
Space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xGLIXvE6YI

21. What do we value?