MPS Learning CommonsAn Invitation

Why a Learning Commons?

A responsive shift to the demands of the 21st Century

Libraries were designed as a place to house knowledge and provide student access to information.

Computer labs were designed to teach children how to use computer programs this type of teaching assumed that all students needed the same thing at the same time.

Is this how your current learning

space looks ?

Simply finding information, or receiving instruction from a wise other is not the teaching and learning our students will require to be successful in the 21st century. Our children need an environment which fosters thinking.

Critical and

creative thinking

Innovation

Imagination

EntrepreneurshipCommunicatio

n

Collaboration

The Learning Commons is as much a perspective as it is a physical place

CollaborationCreating

Developing rigorous thought

InquiryStudent Centred

Problem Finding

Problem Solving

Space

Academic Excellenc

e

Exploring Technolo

gySocial Space

Honouring Student

Voice

Easy student access to materials

ActivePassionat

e

Traditional Classroom Setting

Learning Commons

Our Learning Commons Journey

Creating the physical space

Design based on research

Securing base funding from UCDSB

Consultation and input on design and finishing from students, staff and parents

Prioritized purchasing of furnishings and finishings

We are in th is stage

Ensuring that the instruction we provide is responsive to the shifting demands of the

21st century

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