Transformational Learning Spaces
"Shift the Paradigm" with PowerUpEDU
PowerUpEDU, in partnership with visionary district and school leadership, is transforming educational spaces into amazing learning environments equipped with highly functional furnishings, new technology, and a strong pedagogical approach that support Active and Innovative Learning.
The new learning environments empower teachers and students for a transition to a non-linear transfer of information, “shifting the paradigm”, allowing for a natural flow of information where students build their own knowledge.
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6 Steps for Transforming Educational Spaces
VISION CASTING
- Collaboratively develop goals for utilization of the physical space, with emphasis on learning.
- Design, organize, & prioritize action steps supporting vision fulfillment.
ESTABLISHING LEARNING ZONES
- Develop learning zones within the physical space to support learning processes & collaboration.
- Determine prioritized needs for the space to cultivate desired learning zones.
- Engineer flexible furniture options that empower learning in all learning zones.
- Develop additional options for physical space that allow for flexible use to maximize learning.
EQUIPPING WITH TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED RESOURCES
- Determine & prioritize technology-enhanced resources that support fulfillment of the vision for the space & student learning experience.
- Equip physical space with technology that empowers students to acquire knowledge & skills across grade levels & content areas.
EMPOWERING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
- With a goal of shifting the paradigm of learning, provide for rigorous & relevant professional learning for key stakeholders, supporting the multi-dimensional flow of knowledge.
- Empower learning facilitators with a pedagogically sound approach while integrating technology.
ONGOING COACHING AND SUPPORT
- Through a collaborative coaching model, provide ongoing professional learning opportunities for key stakeholders to support the continuation of learning.
- In partnership with school & district leaders, determine focus for continued learning to support sustained & increasingly influential application of the space.
Transforming the Educational Environment
Bartow County School System (GA)
The visionary leadership from Bartow County in north Georgia sought to transform their schools’ Media Centers. Through a collaborative and supportive partnership with PowerUpEDU, Bartow has indeed not only physically transformed its media centers with paint and carpet, but they’ve thoughtfully and purposefully implemented a plan for a new way of learning. This plan creates new learning zones to empower students and teachers through the integration of highly functional furnishings, interactive STEM technology, curriculum and professional learning.
