*to type on this form, MAKE A COPY (under file) to save to your own google drive Alfie Kohn: What to Look For in a Classroom Good Signs Possible Reasons to Worry My SL Classroom Furniture Chairs around the tables to facilitate interaction Comfortable areas for learning, including multiple "activities centers" Open space for gathering Chairs all facing forward or (even worse) desks in rows Chairs around tables. Two different carpets for students to sit on. On the Walls Covered with students' projects Evidence of student collaboration Signs, exhibits, or lists obviously created by students rather than by the teacher Information about, and personal mementos of, the people who spend time together Nothing Commercial Posters Students' assignments displayed, but they are (a) suspiciously flawless, (b) only from "the best" students, or ( c) virtually all alike List of rules created by an adult and/or list of punitive consequences for be...
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