Building the Plan

Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies (ADST) K-5

English Language Arts (ELA) K-5

With a redesign on the space in the library, more charging ports or charging stations could be added. This could encourage more staff to visit the library, which will initiate more collaborative conversations.

Introduce flexible seating to allow for a variety of activities that promotes learning, collaboration, and creativity.

The school library should be considered the "Hub" of the school. It should be a place that students want to be. If there aren't comfortable seating option, then individuals may not want to spend a lot of time in the library.

With flexible seating, students will be able to focus (Bowie, 2018) and effectively learn in the library.

Teachers can provide better instruction when students are focused.

With flexible seating, students can work together or individually to suit their needs.

Recognize and identify how students like to learn.

Discuss or survey classes about preferred seating (floor, carpet, wiggle seats, beanbag, chair, etc.)

Discuss or survey classes about preferred learning activities (experiments, creating, worksheets, reading, listening, videos, research, etc.)

Core Competencies:

Communication

Creative Thinking

Critical Thinking

Social Responsibility

Positive Personal & Cultural Identity

Personal Awareness & Responsibility

The school library should be a place where innovation and creative thinking can develop.

References

Kapwing is a free online video editing site. If you don't have a green screen, you can remove the background of videos with this application and key in new backgrounds.

iPads have many applications that can support media arts.

iMovie - students can film clips and edit them in iMovie, There is also a Green Screen function.

Photos - Within the photos application there are numerous ways to edit images and videos.

Do Ink - if your school pays for the application, you can do green screen filming without needed a physical green screen.

Garageband - Students can record and edit audio for podcasts or soundtracks.

Podcasting can be used for students to share their learning. This could also be an option for inquiry learning projects.

"My Podcast Set I" by brainblogger is licensed with CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

"iPad Air" by JohnKarak is licensed with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Foldable Floor Seats

This image is much less feasible then the previous, but I like how it illustrates an open floor area for students to work on, as well as various options for seating. I also like how the seating options are not crowding the space, which shows that there are clear pathways to move.

I like how this image shows some classroom-friendly seating options. Pillows and carpet space can be easily used for seating in a library, as well as the options of regular chairs.

I also like the idea of having low, mobile tables for students who want to work on the floor. However, this might not be feasible so having a collection of clipboard would be useful.

"Berryessa Branch Library - San Jose PL" by chrisabo is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

"High School Classroom flexible seating-- notice table height, arrangement, style as well as actual seating choices. Lighting. Last year the room was computers on the outside, 2 long rows of tables, chairs in the middle. 👏👏" by LauraGilchristEdu is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Each class that visits the library is about 15-26 students, depending on the grade. Need enough space to move around comfortably.

Behind the green screen wall there is space to create a Quiet Area for students. The wall blocks sound well and the TL is still able to monitor whoever is in the space because it is open on both sides.

Floor is made of a hard material, so finding soft surfaces for students to sit on would be useful.

Creating a space that can accommodate a variety of learning activities will support themes in the ELA and ADST curriculums, and Core Competencies.

Collaboration:

With flexible seating, students able to move around and work in groups (Bowie, 2018).

Not constrained by heavy furniture.

Wiggle Seats

Wiggle Cushions

Beanbag Chairs

Stools or Padded Stools

Chairs

Carpet or Floor

Floor Cushions

Advocacy of school library to secure greater funding and provide rationale for new seating options

Budgeting to identify feasible flexible seating options.

Teach staff about resources and tools available in the library and online.

Collaboration skills with staff and students

Introduce new seating options when classes visit the library.

Discuss expectations when using and moving seats.

Less restricted choice in the library.

Understanding Others:

Students able to collaborate with others in the library.

Students can build social and communication skills when getting the choice to work together.

Through a diverse collection of resources, students can learn about different types of people.

Understand the Self:

Students can discover where and how they like to learn.

Students able to focus to learn about things that interest them.

Through a diverse collection of resources, students can learn more about their identities.

Creativity:

Ability to have a makerspace when we can move furniture around. This creates a more open space to create.

Exploration:

Students are able to focus on what they want to learn when they can sit comfortably.

Students can work individually to in groups to discover new things.

Curiosity:

Students are able to learn in different ways when there is more space.

Flexible seating allows students to find comfortable places to learn and explore interests through various resources.

In the library, there are 3 mobile tables and 2 mobile bookshelves.

Storage room for iPads and other materials (blocks, Dash and Dot, computer equipment)

When introducing flexible seating, we should make sure there are still clear pathways for movement and individuals with physical disabilities.

The space is open concept, so bookshelves, tables, and desks are organized on the outside of the library space.