Designing the 21 st Century Schools Bob Pearlman Schools’ Design Conference Department of Education Belfast, Northern Ireland November 18, 2003

Designing the 21 st Century Schools Who is Bob Pearlman?… Teacher of High School Mathematics and Computers, Coordinator of Educational Reform Initiatives, Boston Teachers Union, 1987 to 1996 National Consultant on Educational Technology, American Federation of Teachers, (Dade County, St. Paul Saturn School) Associate Director, Co-NECT School New American School Design,

Designing the 21 st Century Schools …and why is he talking about 21 st century learning and the design of new schools? “New School Travel Agent”, President, Autodesk Foundation, Director of Education & Workforce Development, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, Director of Strategic Planning, New Technology Foundation (Napa, CA)

Designing the 21 st Century Schools New Technology High School Napa, California

Designing the 21 st Century Schools Consulting and Collaborating with UK Schools: Ninestiles, Birmingham (new program) Homewood School, Kent (new block, OLC) Ashfield Girls’ High School, Belfast (new build)

Designing the 21 st Century Schools World Wide Web! Mosaic Browser released September 1993

Designing the 21 st Century Schools The Architect’s Dilemma

Designing the 21 st Century Schools Ashland High School, ??? 1964 – School opens Late 60’s -- addition 1997 – Add Grade 7 & 15 classrooms Where were you in 1964?

Designing the 21 st Century Schools Design Criteria Will schools of the 21 st Century require learning environments different from today? Is building a school like buying a house? Who will tell the architects what we want?

Designing the 21 st Century Schools Schools for the 21 st Century : Are You Ready?By Prakash Nair There are 15 trends happening in the field of education and related educational technology. Many of them have direct facility ramifications. Use them as a checklist to see how many of these trends your school facility is designed to accommodate.  1. Ubiquitous Computing:  2. Wireless Networking and Robust Internet Access:  3. Technology-intensive Teaching and Learning:  4. Emphasis on Informal Learning:  5. De-emphasis of Classroom:  6. Food Court vs. Cafeteria:  7. Shared Common Areas:  8. Imaginative Furniture Design:  9. Team-teaching, Non-Chronological Grouping and Inter-disciplinary Curriculums:  10. Emphasis on Service Learning:  11. Students Creating Products for Business:  12. Computer Labs Replaced by Distance Learning Electronic Studios:  13. More hi-tech Production Facilities:  14. Parent and Community Education Programs in Schools:  15. New Learning Partnerships with Other Schools and Universities: Prakash Nair is President- Elect of UEF-21, Urban Educational Facilities for the 21st Century

Designing the 21 st Century Schools Design Criteria Design Principles Design Elements Kids Needs: Safe Respect Personal Interests Program, Facility, Transitions, Exhibitions, Advisories, Technology, Projects, Portfolios, Internships, Size and Teams Personalization Common Learning Goals Adult World Immersion Performance-Based Student Work & Assessment Experience Real World Workspace Tools

Designing the 21 st Century Schools Traditional  Modified  Innovative  Radical Not so  different Different  Very  Different Very Different Options for new school buildings

Designing the 21 st Century Schools Penncrest High School, Media, PA 9 th grade house Flexibility to adapt to departmental or team structure Flexible classrooms that can be adapted to different instructional uses Community Center Capacity 1600

Designing the 21 st Century Schools Walled Lake Central High School, MI Academic Center and 3 “small communities” (2 stories) Team-based interactive and hands-on learning Central Avenue Community Center, theatre

Designing the 21 st Century Schools Secondary School at SengKang, Singapore 1260 students Clusters of 4 Classrooms and 2 Project Rooms Information Technology (IT) and creativity Group learning & participative learning School as Community Center Classroom Clusters (indicated)

Designing the 21 st Century Schools Edmonds-Woodway High School, Edmonds, WA Shared classrooms to accommodate team teaching and integrated learning activities Small group learning spaces for projects, tutoring, counseling, conferences Village of clusters and neighborhoods of students and 7-8 teachers (capacity 1600) Clusters of 4 classrooms, 2 labs, shared teacher prep space, conference room, and “flex area” Community Partnerships

Designing the 21 st Century Schools Constructivist Learning Block Schedule Professional Community Professional Development Center The Learning Center Project Rooms in every wing Open public ceremonial space

Designing the 21 st Century Schools What are the most essentials questions re 21 st century learning and the design of new secondary schools?

Designing the 21 st Century Schools

I Visiting Team You and your table mates are members of an Visiting Team making an accreditation visit to Ashfield Girls High School in the year The new build for Ashfield Girls High School opened in 2006, financed by the Department of Education using a public-private partnership. What are the three most essential questions you will ask on the visit? Jot down your most essential question, then dialogue with your table mates and agree on the three most essential questions.

Designing the 21 st Century Schools II. Criteria for Success of School Design You and your table mates are designing a rubric (scorecard) for use by Visiting Teams that will be reviewing school buildings in Northern Ireland built during the “great school build period” of 2006 to Jot down your most essential criteria for success, then dialogue with your table mates and agree on the three most essential criteria.

Designing the 21 st Century Schools III. Recommendations to the Department of Education re the Handbook on School Building Design The Department of Education seeks your input in its review of the Handbook on School Building Design. Jot down your key recommendations to the Department. Then dialogue with your table mates and agree on the three most important recommendations.