Identifying Learning Spaces

This is the art room at McClure Middle. Art is a connections class within our school. Mrs. Heyser teaches an array of mediums to her students, from drawing to weaving. It is set up in a way that is beneficial to her curriculum.
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Affordances:

• Space for creating art
• Cabinets to store work
• Interactive board for presentations
• Tabletops to spread out and work on in extra space is needed.
• Sinks to help keep the space clean
• The “desks” afford the students the ability to collaborate.

​This is a room in our LLC (Library) at McClure. It is just one room in the LLC that was designed by our Media Specialist to accommodate our students. She has another room that is more of a makerspace, where students can use for projects that incorporates dies cuts and similar technologies. She also has a 3D printing station and an area where students can lounge and read or collaborate on projects.

Affordances:

• Tables allow students to collaborate.
• Interactive screens allow students the ability to work independently or in small groups.
• Whiteboards for students to collaborate and brainstorm on projects
• The seating is extremely comfortable.
• Relaxing vibe

This is my classroom at McClure. It is officially referred to as the Technology Lab, but my standards are based on STEM standards. Like the art room, it is large, so it is hard to see all the areas in detail.
I have desks, a computer lab, a 3D printer (in the back right), and some table in the back where students can work on STEM builds. There is also a table with rails that I use for my robotics unit.
I have several rooms on the side that house my robots and other materials for my CSIM class. Not pictured is a walk-in closet where I keep consumables and sometimes store student projects.

Affordances:

• The computer lab allows students to work in a blended learning environment.
• Space in the back encourages students to spread out and allows them to work on their STEM builds.
• Robotics table allows students to work with the robots in a controlled area (I have mats that go along with my curriculum that I interchange on the table.
• The seating allows the ability to work in pairs, which comes in handy for a lot of my computer science curriculum.