Lois Dickerman's Garden as realized by the Caravanserai of Harrison Middle School

Poppy

Iris

Some type of lettuce... anyone?

Bell Pepper

Lettuce

Middle Garden

North Garden

View From Center

Something Desert-y

Pumpkin Blossom

Thyme

Yellow Iris

Rose

Freakishly Red Rose

NM Sky + Yucca

Rose Bush

Rethinking School Design

79 Ways to Fix Education (through radical re-thinking of school design)
Green School Dream
Today's Schools Kill Creativity
Bring on the Learning Revolution
History of Education

BASIC NEEDS

            1. Everyone can be a designer

            2. Do no harm

            3. Cherish children's spaces

            4. Put safety before study

            5. Think Small

            6. Assign the solution

            7. Make janitors guardians

            8. Design for speech and hearing

            9. Let the sunshine in

                        10. Shuffle the deck

MINDS AT WORK

            11. Make it new

            12. Support great teachers

            13. Build neural networks

            14. Multiply intelligences

            15. Display learning

            16. Emulate museums

            17. Form follows function

            18. Unite the disciplines

                        19. Bring the outside in

BODIES IN MOTION

            20. Make peace with fidgeting

            21. Decide on dynamic

            22. Swivel to attention

            23. Make classrooms agile

            24. Respect fitness facilities

            25. Take the "ground" out of "playground"

            26. Promote healthy play

            27. Naturalize play spaces

            28. Scale the wall

                        29. Free choice

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

            30. Build close to home

            31. Let your grassroots show

            32. Build for change

            33. Move in together

            34. Imagine like a child

            35. Consult widely and early

            36. Roll up your sleeves

            37. Blaze the way

            38. Make them proud

            39. Be a good neighbor

                        40. Build a nest

SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS

            41. Leapfrog LEED

            42. Reveal how stuff works

            43. Get eco-educated

            44. Highlight the site

            45. Attract like minds

            46. Let students lead

            47. Rally the results

            48. Do your homework

            49. Get out of the city

                        50. Slow the pace

REALM OF THE SENSES

            51. Make caterers caretakers

            52. Spend now, save later

            53. Grow your own

            54. Think hands-on

            55. Trigger the senses

            56. Design in multiple dimensions

            57. Paint by function

            58. Define the learning landscape

            59. Slip off your shoes

                        60. Open the doors

LEARNING FOR ALL

            61. Adopt a young mentor

            62. Put the fun in fundamentals

            63. Design with words

            64. Recruit difference

            65. Get accessibility aware

            66. Break down social barriers

            67. Make it feel good

            68. Take it to the top

            69. Domesticate classrooms

                        70. Create a movement

REWIRED LEARNING

            71. Consult with kids

            72. Put theory into practice

            73. Expand virtually

            74. Embrace purpose

            75. Plan for the unknown

            76. Unleash learning

            77. Bridge the digital divide

            78. Dream big and be brave

                        79. Add to this list

Jeopardy Game for 6th Grade Final

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