Learning Common Grant application used in 2012 in Surrey School District

1. Learning
Commons
Grant
Application,
22
May
2012
Page
1
Guiding
Principles
for
the
Learning
Commons
Grant
Program
School
library
programs
require
a
grand
conversation
and
a
re-­‐design
process
to
which
everyone
contributes
in
order
to
construct
what
will
work,
to
be
an
educational
community
where
everyone
has
ownership
of
the
new
space,
where
active
and
engaged
learning
for
all
members
of
the
community
is
the
central
tenet.
(Moira
Ekdahl:
“YSL
3:
Designing
the
Future”)
What
does
this
vision
of
the
Learning
Commons
look
like?
The
Learning
Commons
Grant
program
provides
an
opportunity
for
educators
to
work
together
to
create
a
physical
and
virtual
space
to
provide
optimal
teaching
and
learning
experiences
for
their
students.
The
following
questions
may
help
guide
your
conversation
as
you
consider
a
Learning
Commons
grant
application
for
your
school:
• Where
are
we
now
in
our
school
library
program,
and
what
would
we
like
our
Learning
Commons
to
be
like?
• How
can
we
work
together
to
envision
and
design
this
physical
and
virtual
space?
• What
specific
steps
do
we
have
to
take
to
realize
our
vision?
• How
will
we
promote
and
extend
our
vision
to
reach
all
members
of
the
school
community?
Some
initial
considerations:
• Does
your
school
community’s
vision
for
the
Learning
Commons
project
connect
to
existing
practices
already
embedded
in
the
school?
• Is
your
school
community
ready
to
engage
with
critical
questions,
such
as:
 What
instructional
innovations
have
the
greatest
impact
on
student
engagement
and
learning?
 What
conditions
allow
students
to
gain
a
greater
sense
of
ownership
of
their
learning?
 How
might
learning
activities
which
integrate
technology
engage
and
sustain
students
in
learning?
• Do
you
have
a
core
team,
which
may
include
teachers,
administrators,
the
tech
facilitator,
and
the
teacher-­‐
librarian,
who
can
make
an
ongoing
commitment
to
this
project?
• Is
your
team
committed
to
promoting
a
collaborative
culture
–
one
that
opens
the
doors
to
the
Learning
Commons
and
invites
colleagues
in
to
learn
together
about
what
sustains
and
engages
students
in
their
learning?
• Have
you,
as
a
school
community,
considered
the
ramifications
of
sharing
the
digital
devices
provided
by
the
grant
program?
Considered
the
most
effective
deployment
of
the
equipment
within
the
Learning
Commons
itself?
What
is
included
in
the
Grant?
Staff
Development
Features:
• Release
time
for
Teacher-­‐Librarians
for
ongoing
professional
development
• Support
from
District
Helping
Teachers,
Education
Services

2. Learning
Commons
Grant
Application,
22
May
2012
Page
2
Learning
Commons
Features:
Elementary
Sites
Secondary
Sites
•
iPad
cart
with
class
set
of
30
iPads(with
cases)
•
iPad
cart
with
class
set
of
30
iPads(with
cases)
•
Projector
or
TV
(55”)
with
Apple
TV
•
Projector
or
TV
(55”)
with
Apple
TV
•
Mac
Book
Pro
13”
with
Lion,
iLife/iBook
Author
•
Mac
Book
Pro
13”
with
Lion,
iLife/iBook
Author
•
10
Canon
Digital
Cameras
•
10
Canon
Digital
Cameras
•
$1000
grant
for
infrastructure;
this
grant
must
be
matched
by
school
funds.
•
Photography
Green
Screen
Background
and
lighting
•
Whiteboard
Wall
PLEASE
NOTE:
Equipment
will
be
delivered
to
schools
in
September,
2012.
•
$1000
grant
for
infrastructure;
this
grant
must
be
matched
by
school
funds.
What
is
the
school
team
committing
to?
-­‐ Collaborative
Inquiry:
 Creating
a
collaborative
team
that
is
committed
to
the
design
and
execution
of
project
goals;
 Articulating
an
action
plan
that
identifies
clear
project
team
goals
(see
application
below,
pp.
4-­‐6);
 Working
together
in
a
variety
of
ways:
for
example,
collaboratively
planning
and
teaching,
and
sharing
reflections
on
evidence
of
student
learning
and
professional
growth;
 Determining
the
effectiveness
of
the
innovations
and
setting
future
directions;
 Sharing
out
to
a
wider
audience.
-­‐ Structural
Design:
 Optimizing
the
physical
space
of
the
Learning
Commons
to
promote
transformative
teaching
and
learning;
 Creating
virtual
spaces
which
encourage
a
range
of
teaching
and
learning
activities;
 Designing
a
wide
variety
of
differentiated,
student-­‐centered
learning
activities
which
integrate
technology
at
many
levels
(literacy
[practical]
level,
adaptive
level,
and
transformative
level)
 Provisioning
for
anticipated
need
–
new
uses
of
space/technology/tinetabling.
Project
Timeline:
May
22,
2012
Learning
Commons
Grant
Program
Introduced
June
8,
2012
Applications
Due
June
18,
2012
Successful
candidates
contacted
September,
2012
Equipment
arrives
in
schools
Spring,
2013
Project
Sharing

3. Learning
Commons
Grant
Application,
22
May
2012
Page
3
Learning
Commons
Grant
Application
School Date
LEARNING COMMONS DESIGN TEAM:
Teacher-Librarian:
Principal:
Learning Resource Contact:
Other Staff Members:
CONNECTION TO EXISTING WORK:
How will the team members’ work on this project connect to and extend ongoing priorities and passions at
your school?

4. Learning
Commons
Grant
Application,
22
May
2012
Page
4
PROJECT DESIGN – SPACE:
How will the equipment provided by the grant program be deployed?
What additional changes to the space will be made?
**Please
include
a
floor
plan
which
demonstrates
“before
and
after”
conditions
in
the
Learning
Commons.**

5. Learning
Commons
Grant
Application,
22
May
2012
Page
5
ACTION PLAN – PROMOTION AND IMPLEMENTATION:
How will the Library Commons be promoted to the school community?
Please
return
your
completed
grant
application
to
the
office
of
Elisa
Carlson,
Director
of
Instruction,
By
emailing
_____________with
attachments.
All
applications
must
be
received
by
_____________.
Criteria
for
Successful
Applications

6. Learning
Commons
Grant
Application,
22
May
2012
Page
6
Connection
to
Existing
Work:
The
project
clearly
and
specifically
connects
to
ongoing
school
initiatives
and
priorities.
Project
Design:
The
project
clearly
and
specifically
articulates
how
student
engagement
and
student
learning
will
be
enhanced
and
how
the
all
members
of
the
school
community
will
be
invested
in
the
Learning
Commons
experience.
Action
Plan
–
Promotion
and
Implementation:
The
project
action
plan
provides
specific
suggestions
about
structural
modifications;
how
teaching
and
learning
may
be
extended
and
transformed
by
the
technologies
provided.
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