Active Learning
Are there a variety of specialized labs to support active learning on a daily basis?
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Provide highly Specialized Labs for active learning on a daily basis. At SCUSD at the elementary school level the vision includes space to support programs for robotics and STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) such as the Kid's Code program. A new curriculum for K-5 will create a new spark around science. At the high school level a majority of students take three years of science and the hope is for that number to increase to four. At all school levels Next Generation Science Standards and sustainability programs are implemented to support students ability to become expert learners.
Are there labs that are fitted out with technology, storage and equipment needed to support project based learning for science?
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Is there technology to support ideating digitally, not just with physical artifacts?
Are there storage rooms, teacher preparation rooms, or casework?
Are there tools such as 3D Printing for low-fi prototyping?
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Are there large openings to the exterior for deliveries of large materials?
Is there access to the exterior to extend the footprint of the indoor lab?
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Highly visible to all learners. Design walls for learning on display and passive supervision.
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Consider placement near or adjacent to Visual Arts and Science Labs to create more opportunities for interdisciplinary learning, such as the “Da Vinci” approach to integrating arts and science.
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Receiving
Provide easy access for receiving equipment and materials. Consider direct access to the exterior using extra wide openings.
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