Presented by Carol Koechlin at the British Columbia Teacher Librarians Association Summer Institute August 28 and 29, 2012.

1. Build a Team
Create a Vision
Start with Program
Develop Resources and Create Spaces to Support
a Learning Together Program
Gather Evidence and Keep on Getting Better
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2. 17. Form follows
function
It seems obvious but is
often forgotten:
Teaching and
Learning should
shape the building,
not vice versa.
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3. Library and Learning Learning for
Computer Lab Commons the Future
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4.  Flexibility (furniture and schedule)
 Wireless
 Networking places and spaces
 Productivity spaces and tools
 Comfortable and stimulating
 Books and resources kids want and need
 Books and computers don’t get in the way
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5.  Equitable access
 Celebration of learning
 Exemplary learning experiences – relevant
and real world
 Individual, small groups, large group
 A Cultural center – Listening Lunches
 Centre for Professional Learning Teams
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9. Grand Erie
DSB
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20. Hamilton Wentworth
CDSB
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23. Chelmsford H.S.
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26. …learning should be
viewed in terms of
environment – combined
with the rich resources
provided by the digital
information network
where the context in
which learning happens,
the boundaries that define
it, and the students,
teachers and information
within it all coexist and
shape each other in a The Allen Center in New
mutually reinforcing way. Zealand
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A New Culture of Learning

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28. What do
you like
about this
learning
space?
See more at ISB ES Learning
Hub
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