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EVOLUTION: MODERN
LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
CHANGING SCHOOL DESIGN
Bob Vajgrt AIA, LEED APPrincipal
Architect
(414) 291-8182
Introductions
TIME FOR CHANGETIME FOR CHANGETIME FOR CHANGETIME FOR CHANGE“We must give up a large proportion
of the desk work done in schools
and instead of enforcing silence
encourage our scholars to enter into
rational conversation about
the work they are doing.”
-- School Board (Dr. Henry Armstrong) 1898 --
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What is a Modern
Learning Environment?
HISTORYHISTORYHISTORYHISTORY
SC Johnson Wax – Racine, Wisconsin Frank Lloyd Wright
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Crow Island School – Winnetka, IL Perkins + Will 1939
Crow Island School – Winnetka, IL Perkins + Will 1939
Crow Island School – Winnetka, IL Perkins + Will 1939
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Crow Island School – Winnetka, IL Perkins + Will 1939
What is a Modern
Learning Environment?
TODAYTODAYTODAYTODAY
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Classroom:
The Container
• Desktop work
• Wireless laptops
• Interactive display screens
• Media inputs (DVD, iPad)
• Labs
No generation in history has ever been so
thoroughly prepared for the industrial age.
David Warlick
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• Good Listeners
• Paid attention
• Memorization
• Obedient in thought
Learners of the Past
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Learners of Today
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Project Management
• Reasoning Skills
• Literacy (Media)
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Multiple IntelligencesHoward Gardner – “Frames of Mind” “Tell me and I forget. Teach
me and I remember. Involve
me and I learn”
Benjamin Franklin
(1706 – 1790)
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What is a Modern
Learning Environment?
FUTURE
Educational Models
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Agriculture Working Service Creative
Schools were
designed
for this …
but now are
expected to
do this
The Fundamental Dilemma
Planning for Flexibility
Planning for Flexibility
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Planning for Flexibility
Planning for Flexibility
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Existing
8 – “typical” classrooms
1 – support space
1 – staff room
Storage + Mechanical
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Circulation – “Learning Street”
Alcoves and Break-out Spaces
20-24 Person Learning Environments
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Combination Large Group Rooms
5-6 and 10-12 person “Think Tanks”
Flexible Learning Environment
• Maintains (8) typical learning spaces
• Adds (7) small group “think tanks”
• Adds multiple learning alcoves
• Establishes collaborative commons area
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What is a Modern
Learning Environment?
HOW DO WE HOW DO WE HOW DO WE HOW DO WE
GET THERE?GET THERE?GET THERE?GET THERE?
“This is the way we’ve always done it”
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Schools with large windows and
skylights increase test scores by
7% - 18%.
Operable windows increases test
scores even more.
Daylighting in Schools – Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Evidence
Based Design
80% of students said flexible
furniture improves their
concentration and focus
97% of students said flexible
furniture improves the overall
classroom experience
Northview High School, Steelcase Case Study, 2010
Evidence
Based Design
Evidence
Based Design
Teaching with a traditional lecture
format = 5% retention
Giving students the opportunity to
practice-by-doing = 75% retention
Using a team-based, experiential
approach = 90% retention
National Training Laboratories Study, 2009
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The Challenge“There are people who make things happen, there a people who watch
things happen, and there are people who wonder what happened. To
be successful, you need to be a person who makes things happen”James A. Lovell - Astronaut
