The Creation of the Edgewood Experiential Lab and Learning Commons for the 21st-Century Learner

Fran Potvin-Schafer

By Tamara Mitchell and Fran Potvin-Schafer

The Creation of the Edgewood Experiential Lab and Learning Commons for the 21st-Century Learner

Abstract

Previously published in Teacher Librarian: The Journal for School Library Professionals 39 (4): 14-21. In this article the authors share the major physical (with photographs) and pedagogical changes that occurred in a K-8 school in the Toronto District School Board, including the transformation of library to learning commons. Positive effects on learning and teaching are highlighted.

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Fran Potvin-Schafer

 

Fran Potvin-Schafer, teacher-librarian Toronto District School Board

 

Tamara Mitchell, Principal of Edgwood P.S. TDSB, Ontario