FACULTY INPUTNDA Resource Center Makeover

THEMES EMERGED FROM DEPARTMENT DISCUSSIONS

➤ Furniture, seating➤ Content specific resources➤ Space for individual student learning➤ Supplies (resources) for projects➤ RC staff as teacher support

FURNITURE, SEATING➤ Bigger tables➤ Physically more comfortable chairs➤ More 'sharing' atmosphere➤ Easels for presentations➤ 'Bookstore' or 'coffee-shop' atmosphere➤ Nice display of books➤ Mobility of furniture (not just in RC, but classrooms,

too)➤ at NDA in future: outdoor 'amphitheater' type set-up

CONTENT-SPECIFIC RESOURCESTheology:

➤ Resources on morality

➤ Access to primary sources: papal encyclicals, Vatican documents -- available online

➤ Current issue resourcesMath:➤ Resource file with

supplementary practice materials

➤ Games, cards, manipulative➤ Math lab during Study halls

- run by students➤ STEAM resources

English:➤ Publishing student work

within NDA➤ Collection of resources to

help improve writing➤ Writing center: student-

led➤ Digitalization resources

(such as parts of resource books, etc. NOTE: what are copyright laws? Teacher can create material and use Creative Commons copyright.

Foreign language:➤ Software that helps

with language learning➤ Audio and video on

cultures➤ Unblock some websites

that are good quality foreign language learning websites

Music:➤ Digital services like

Hoopla➤ Full version of Audacity

or Sibelius NOTE: if this is doable, ask Amy and Beth for specifics

➤ Have music software on all computers

Art:Photoshop on RC computers

CONTENT-SPECIFIC RESOURCES... CON'T

Science➤ Web 2.0 tools that

helps with science learning, such as "Gizmos" from explore learning.com

➤ Guest speakers via Skype or hosted in RC

➤ LAPTOPS - iPad's lack of flash is a problem

Social Studies:➤ Online sources for

primary source artifacts➤ Local history and NDA

history pieces in RC➤ Guest speakers via

Skype or hosted in RC➤ Access to historians'

works (for IB)➤ Writing resources such

as Writers Inc. or Little Brown Book

➤ Virtual Reality resource

CONTENT-SPECIFIC RESOURCES... CON'T

SPACE FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENT LEARNING

➤ This came up from all departments!➤ Study alone in quiet➤ Record audio➤ Do individual video projects (record with voice-over)➤ IB theater classes need speaking and recording

space

SUPPLIES (RESOURCES) FOR PROJECTS➤ Color printing available to students!!➤ Laser pointer➤ Markers➤ Glue➤ Construction paper➤ Scissors

➤ ALSO: recyclables (such as old TV, computer) to take apart