Learning on Purpose

I am once again humbled by my students.  This year has seem some significant change in my classroom.  I have new furniture, we have become a compulsory BYOD, I am using SOLO taxonomy and Google classroom like a manic, and have changed assessment practices to be more intuitive with learning. My students haven't skipped a beat. They have taken everything new in their stride, getting on with it as they always have. The furniture has been a wonderful addition to my room.  I had the "cowards castle" front teacher's bench removed, making the room more open and accessible.  There is no more barrier between myself and the students, and no laptop to be distracted by while my students are working independently.  Now I am forced to wonder around the room bugging and distracting them (as they would say) - it's been one of the best thing I've done in here.  I am lucky to have a large room, there are more seating spaces than students. This gives them the opportunity