ABSTRACT
As I walk through the door, the first thing I notice is that it is a large room and the space is open. There are not enough tables and chairs for each student, so there are no designated “spaces.” Students make decisions about where they will learn. All the walls in the classroom have charts that are strongly focused on learning. Those at the front of the room have a specific concentration on student self-assessment and peer assessment. Their headings include “What Do I Need to Learn Next in Writing?,” “What Do You Need to Improve After Today’s Learning?,” “How Did You Feel Today When You Learnt Something New?,” and “What Type of Learner Am I?” On each chart, post-it notes show students’ reflections on their learning. One girl has written on the fourth of these charts, “Visualizing helps me to turn my brain because visualizing is great for me.” Comments like this are typical.
