Innovative+Learning+Environments+(ILE)

=An Innovative Learning Environment needs to be flexible and movable with spaces for individual, peer collaboration and whole group interactions.= =What to look for when purchasing ILE (Innovative Learning Environment) furniture?= (Hobsonville Point Secondary School) ||
 * ===Moveable (with lockable wheels or light enough to be moved easily by a child)===
 * ===Modular so it fits together and can be pulled apart===
 * ===Different heights, tables to stand at, sit at and kneel at===
 * ===Swinging chairs so those informal/ formal conversations can happen===
 * ===Brightly coloured===
 * ===Hard wearing, comfortable and sturdy===
 * [[image:P1050687.jpg width="401" height="319"]] || [[image:IMG_2269.jpg width="403" height="327"]] || [[image:IMG_1999.jpg width="395" height="326"]] ||
 * =Linking Tables= || =Linking tables, apple TV and 32" TV= || =Curvy tables= ||
 * [[image:elearningclassroom/IMG_0552.jpg width="390" height="314"]] || [[image:elearningclassroom/P1040029.jpg width="393" height="313"]] || [[image:elearningclassroom/P1040030.jpg width="393" height="309"]] ||
 * =Curvy daisy shape tables= || =Bean Bags= || =Curved Ottoman chair= ||
 * [[image:elearningclassroom/P1040031.jpg width="393" height="296"]] || [[image:elearningclassroom/P1040032.jpg width="399" height="301"]] || [[image:IMG_2553.jpg width="388" height="300"]] ||
 * =Tables and Chairs at different heights= || =Hokki stools in the background= || =TV with Whiteboard on the other side mounted on a moveable trolley with shelves for storage= ||
 * [[image:4.jpg width="402" height="303"]] || =[[image:elearningclassroom/IMG_2502.jpg width="402" height="307"]]= || =[[image:elearningclassroom/IMG_2508.jpg width="387" height="294"]]= ||
 * =Couches and curved padded seats= || =Kidney shaped Workstation tables= || =Large collaborative tables= ||
 * [[image:IMG_2510.jpg width="407" height="313"]] || [[image:IMG_2514.jpg width="408" height="309"]] || [[image:IMG_2516.jpg width="392" height="303"]] ||
 * =High tables, comfortable couches= || =Moveable bench seats= || =Variety of furniture= ||
 * [[image:IMG_2530.jpg width="397" height="298"]] || [[image:IMG_2532.jpg width="397" height="300"]] || [[image:bean.jpg width="399" height="304"]] ||
 * =Kneelers and Squabs= || =Modular, fitting together and can be pulled apart for independent work= || =Beanbags= ||
 * [[image:red.jpg width="378" height="284"]] || [[image:whiteboard.jpg width="406" height="307"]] || [[image:IMG_3562.jpg width="400" height="304"]] ||
 * =Round table and padded squabs= || =These Whiteboard tables are awesome, use them as a teaching station or for children to work independently at.= || =Long wavy table with swinging gas lift chairs on castors.=

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 * [[image:IMG_2257.jpg width="351" height="464"]] || [[image:IMG_2242.jpg width="355" height="470"]] || [[image:elearningclassroom/IMG_2241.jpg width="361" height="475"]] ||
 * =Note the half stools= || =Swinging Chairs= || =Fish shape tables= ||
 * [[image:elearningclassroom/IMG_2495.jpg width="347" height="488"]] || [[image:elearningclassroom/IMG_2498.jpg width="373" height="492"]] || [[image:IMG_2500.jpg width="367" height="487"]] ||
 * =Robust comfortable swinging chair= || =Linking tables= || =Tables to stand at= ||
 * [[image:elearningclassroom/IMG_2507.jpg width="350" height="463"]] || [[image:Screen Shot 2014-03-08 at 6.41.53 pm.png width="389" height="496"]] || [[image:IMG_3560.jpg width="384" height="512"]] ||
 * =Moveable stools= || =Schools are starting to buy whiteboard tables. They make fantastic teaching and learning stations. Even NASA training rooms have them!= || =Comfortable chairs with a tabletop known as Study chairs=
 * [[image:IMG_3564.jpg width="384" height="512"]] || [[image:IMG_3569.jpg width="384" height="512"]] || [[image:IMG_3576.jpg width="384" height="512"]] ||
 * =Colourful ottomans and foam couches.=

= = =Teaching and Learning Stations=
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2015-10-04 at 7.00.53 PM.png width="640" height="441"]] ||
 * =Classroom Layout tool= ||

This is not replacing the whiteboard as the front of the room. This is a place where teachers and students or just students by themselves can share their work, ask for help, ask and answer questions.
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 * [[image:21c-classroom-layout.png width="960" height="540"]] ||
 * =This diagram was created by Richard Wells who wrote the post '[|Hey Teachers, would you be a student?]' on his blog iPad for Schools. These are things to be thought about when designing an ILE room.= ||