Transition to Learning Commons - 2015 (Hershey High School Building Advisory Team Meeting)

Hershey High SchoolLearning Commons

Allison MackleyNBCT Librarian

Hershey High School

@amackley

amackley@hershey.k12.pa.us

Who We AreDavid Sweigert

Director of Technology Infrastructure

Derry Township School District

dsweigert@hershey.k12.pa.us

OverviewLibrary

vs.Learning

Commons

Ask the Students

Challenges

Instructional Implications

Making the Shift

New Culture

Staying Relevant

The library existed on the periphery

Partner with teachers and develop welcoming atmosphere for students

Flip This Library

2006

2007

Faculty Reading Room

2007

Staying Relevant

Virtual Learning Commons

Literary

Information

Content

Culture

Creation

2007

Library Website

Providing Personalized Instruction and Co-teaching with Colleagues

Reintroduced to David Loertscher - School libraries need a revolution!

Flip This Library

2008

Continue to enhance digital resources and join curriculum writing teams

Invited Network Technician into Studio

Flip This Library2009

2012

Office for Network Technician and Interns

2012

Control Room for Student-driven Morning Announcements

Our libraries should transition to places to do stuff, not simply places to get stuff. The library will become a laboratory in which community

members tinker, build, learn, and communicate... We should emphasize hospitality, comfort,

convenience and create work environments that invite exploration and creativity

both virtually and physically.

Joan Frye Williams as presented by Joyce Valenza

PaLA Information Literacy Summit - PSU Knowledge Commons

Solidify vision with help from administrators

Learning Commons

Flip This Library2013

2014

2015

What’s in a name?

“Learning Commons”

“Library vs. “Learning Commons”“Learning

Commons” denotes function

“Library” denotes content

“The more powerful the device, the more opportunity to build,

create, make, edit, experiment, and produce”

“Learning Commons Progress Report” by David V. Loertscher and Elizabeth Marcoux

Teacher-Librarian Feb. 2015

Making the Shift

Think like a Patron

Cultural Space

Physical Space

Establish the New Normal

From Library To Learning CommonsTraditional Space

Cubicles and Stacks

Quiet

Independent Study

Consumption

Print Resources

Flexible Space

Barrier-free

Communication

Collaboration

Creation

Digital Global Library

How do I do it?

Make RoomThink Outside the Box

Design Based on Patrons’

Needs

Ask the Students

Learning Commons Council

Honoring a New Culture

Less Time Managing Students

More Time Empowering

Students

Daring to Be DifferentPersonal Devices Food & Drink

Messiness Noise

+ =

The Commons

Focused Goal

teach students initiative and self-reliance

Circulation Desk

2007

Google Form Sign-in

2013

Self Check-out for Laptops

2014

Trojan Hot Spot

2013

Students Sign-in to Use Copier/PrinterAbility to Print Directly from iPhone/iPad

2014

2008

2009

Cafe Tables and Chairs with Open Skylight

2011

2011

Test Make-up Center

2012

iMac Station

2015

iMac Station

2015

Charging Stations

2014

Allow for both group work

and individual work

Academic Areas

Social Areas

2015

Trojan Think Tankaka the Glass Classroom

Electronic Display Surfaces

Writing Spaced on Walls

Lightweight, moveable and reconfigurable furniture

Small Instructor Station

Remote control of audiovisual equipment

Wireless connectivity

Mobil cart of laptops

Student work surfaces

Collaborative Learning Space vs. Traditional Lecture-oriented Room

Full Class Access1-1 DevicesMedia RecordingsCollaboration

Capital Improvement Proposal to Support Learning Commons and Academic Needs of Students

26 Laptops10 iPad MinisFlat Screen TV with StreamingWhite BoardsCollaboration TablesFlexible Learning SpaceAdjustable Teacher Station

Mobile Chairs and Tables for Flexible Environment

Facilitate interaction and freedom of movement by removing barriers

All students see and hear instruction from their workspace

Air Touch Teacher Station with Apple TV

Full ClassesSmall GroupsBefore School EventsAfter School Events

White Boards for Collaborative Work and Making Thinking Visible

Full Class Set of Laptops

ChallengesExpense

Features to Offer

Overcrowding

Noise

Perceptions

Implications for Teaching & Learning

Workspace for the Future

If you build it... Microsoft Mindset Google Mindset

What’s Next?

Ethical Research - Online Course

We Are Still Being REsponsive to Students’ Needs

● Adding collaboration tables

● Exploring eBooks because our ninth graders will be 1:1 next year

● Purchasing additional charging stations

● Determining best uses for studio

● We are still dreaming!

Thanks!

Extend the Conversation!

ResourcesEducause| 7 Things You Should Know About the Modern Learning Commons

What does the Next-Generation School Library Look Like?

Our Learning Commons: One How To for 21st Century Learning

Flip This Library: School Libraries Need a Revolution

Media Literacy and Learning Commons in the Digital Age: Toward a Knowledge Model for Successful Integration into the 21st Century School Library

Collaboritive Learning Spaces: The Center for TEaching and Learning - UNCC

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