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Everyone in the class is on the same team. We are all working together to help each class member to reach their goals. It sounds simple - it's not; especially when the dynamics of the team are constantly changing. Building the team takes continual work - but it's more than worth it.

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Creating an enjoyable learning place means ensuring the comfort and safety of all class members. Although Fran's Class rules are visible in the classroom and on the website, sometimes it's good to make sure everyone is on the same page.

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At the beginning of the Fall and Spring sessions, learners decide how they would like to organize their classroom seating. Right now (January 2017) the class has variegated seating arrangements; individual, pairs, 4-by-4 and linear.

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The class is divided into language zones. Learners desks and computers are inside the English Only zone, the doorway contains a 3-foot Bilingual zone, and the teacher's desk and resources area are half in and half out of the two zones.

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Organizing a website facilitates learning to a great extent. Learners can find almost all of the learning tools they need in one place. Changes and additions are easily integrated by creating Padlet attachments to the website.

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Learners can build a personal learning journal/portfolio using Seesaw, a free learning platform. It's great for learner/teacher communication and keeping up to date with a student's progress.

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Students each have a Work Plan to follow, although it isn't always easy to put this into action. This tool is still being developed.

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The class is open 3 mornings per week for 3 periods of 60 minutes each. Individual studies are done during Period 1, Learning Situations, Workshops or Activities take up Period 2 and Period 3 is for pair or group learning, although learners are welcome to finish activities or return to individual study as needed.

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In-class workshops inform and educate learners about how to build competencies, facilitate learning or simplify tasks.

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Activities in Fran's Class are mainly used to promote interaction, stimulate learning  or bring cohesiveness to the class as a team.

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So far we've experimented with Learning Stations only a few times. Student response seemed positive. We'll definitely be doing more in the future.

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Sometimes projects are specific to workshops or learning situations, while others may be linked to courses or stations.

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There are a few specific places for resources and materials in the classroom. Being organized with everything on hand for activities and study sessions cuts down on wasted time and energy. It is, admittedly, a never-ending task!