Design Matters Part 1

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Introduction
- Welcome from Patricia Cadigan, M. Ed.
- How to use this learning module.
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Transform Learning Environments. Transform Learning.
- Why Transform Learning Environments?
- Watch this video from Edutopia
- Activity 1: Ask Yourself
- Why is there a need for change in classroom furnishings?
- A review of the HEAD Project findings
- Activity 2: Connect your environment to teaching strategies
- What makes a classroom "versatile"?
- Activity 3: Try it yourself
- What makes a classroom "flexible"?
- Activity 4: Try it yourself
- What makes a classroom "modifiable"?
- Activity 5: Try it yourself
- Transform learning environments to transform learning
- Check your learning.

In Design Matters, Part 1, Patricia Cadigan, M.Ed., guides students through an exploration of the HEAD study and how the findings help us redesign classrooms for today and tomorrow.