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This is an Action Project for Orientation. This week has been all about the GCE community and how we can expand/create boundaries for the classroom and the people. In my last post we talked about how music can influence a classroom and also how it affects the learning stage of the classroom. Though I called that post the Action Project, it counts more as a reflection if anything. This current post is the actual "AP" that will include more information on the topic of classrooms, students, teachers, etc. Another part of this AP is that I was put into a group and our group together created a classroom layout that can help create a successful learning environment. 

In order to really understand what makes a GCE classroom, we first have to understand the roles that are "teacher" and "student." During orientation, we as a school brainstormed what we all want in a teacher/student. We started off by naming good characteristics that a student must have when being apart of a classroom. A student should be curious, focused, willing to learn, not distracted, and giving their full attention to the work/teacher/peers. This will in-turn affect students in a positive way, allowing them to expand their ideas and become better students. The teacher must be patient, understanding, willing to be corrected, and kind to their students. this will allow the teacher to help students become more comfortable in the class and with the teachers. This will lead to a better learning experience and overall a good community to be apart of. 

Now that the roles of "student" and "teacher" have been defined, we are able to look at the classroom as a whole and figure out what a good learning environment should look like. Let's start by naming good practices for a successful learning environment. A classroom should have not many distractions so the students and teachers can become more focused on the work at hand. Distractions can include loud gadgets, bright windows, music, echo, etc. A classroom should have a good chairs that aren't too uncomfortable. This will lead to more productivity in the classroom. While outside of the classroom, you should set a good example for the community around the school. Whether that be, in a restaurant, grocery store, or even a park.

For the rest of the project, my group created a classroom. We did this to help us get a better understanding of what makes a classroom and how it can affect students and teachers. Together, we brainstormed and came up with a few different designs for this room. Finally, we were able to agree on a set layout of the room and make our idea into reality. The thought behind this was in order to make this room, we need to make it safe for social distancing but also allow us to learn together in a productive manner. We created large "pods" of desks which let there be at most six people at each pod. In total, we can fit up to 16 people in the same room but also allow them all to be distanced from one another. Below is the layout and live picture of the room we designed.

NO/Designed Classroom/2021



AJA/Classroom Layout/2021

This week has been an interesting one. We have gone through many different thought processes of trying to figure out what makes a classroom a successful one. In total I have had a good experience with this because I was able to find what I personally thought made a classroom a good or bad one. I was also able to really challenge myself in figuring out how we want to make our own classroom design. If I could change something I would give myself more time to think about how we can a truly make a great classroom. I do think this classroom is a good one and I am proud of it.

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