In Dynamically Different Classrooms: Create spaces that spark
learning, Claire Gadsby and Jan Evans provide teachers with a visually
striking masterclass on how to maximise the potential of every cubic
inch of the learning environment.
Classrooms are private places. A lucky few - consultants and inspectors
among them - get to visit hundreds of classrooms a year, yet many
teachers never get the opportunity to see how other practitioners 'do
it'.
In Dynamically Different Classrooms, however, experienced educators
Claire and Jan take away the guesswork by inviting teachers into a
unique journey of classroom discovery that shows them how to design and
use the space within their classroom in such a way that enhances their
pupils' learning experiences.
Bursting with a rich variety of practical ideas, this inspiring guide to
the great indoors talks you through the 'clue corners', 'ceiling
circuits' and 'windows of opportunity' waiting to be discovered in your
classroom and shares 148 high-impact techniques proven to boost pupils'
engagement, long-term learning and progress.
The techniques are dispersed across five chapters - each covering a
specified aspect of the classroom (e.g. wall displays) - and are
colour-coded to cross-reference with the following six key themes in
order to help you navigate your own pathway through the chapters
according to your development priorities:
- Metacognition and self-regulated learning
- Emotional engagement
- Retrieval and revision
- Responsive teaching
- Oracy and 'word wealth'
- Collaborative learning.
The strategies can be adapted for use with all age groups and will
stimulate busy teachers to reimagine the learning space through a more
creative lens. Each theme is underpinned by robust research in the
book's introduction, in which the authors discuss the key findings and
explore how effective classroom design can help unlock the potential of
various pedagogical approaches.
The book also features a range of illuminating case studies from various
schools across the UK, and is beautifully decorated with full-colour
photographs that capture the techniques in action to make it even easier
for you to adopt and adapt these design principles in your own
dynamically different classroom.
Suitable for teachers, trainees, teaching assistants and senior leaders
in both primary and secondary schools.
