April 6 Finland/Sweden by Catherine Davison https://padlet.com/cdavison7/4xq19prczhyk What did we see? What will we implement in our own classrooms? en-us 2018-03-22 17:46:31 UTC 2018-04-06 19:31:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Group 3 https://padlet.com/cdavison7/4xq19prczhyk/wish/249345823 - bright 
- beautiful 
- low student teacher ratio 
- clean 
- not cluttered / tidy 
- low-stress
- happy 
- looked grown-up: not childish, not children's chairs 
- alternative seating 
- older buildings - renovated
- staff seemed mellow - not frantic 
- no classroom library 
- they did not have anything at their desks- in closed lockers
- trust and autonomy- teachers do not need to be in control - teamwork ]]> 2018-04-06 19:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cdavison7/4xq19prczhyk/wish/249345823 Group 1 https://padlet.com/cdavison7/4xq19prczhyk/wish/249346418  
-Aesthetic: stairs in the school in Sweden 
-Everything has a place; shoes, backpacks, coats, supplies 
-Organized 
-Independence/ Self-confidence
-Values and goals to build strong independent, thoughtful lifelong learners and citizens 
-Looping 
-More culturally accepting 
-Student centered 
-Mindset 
-A sense of wonder 
-Display of student work in a meaningful way 
-Trust
-Autonomy of teachers  
-Natural Light
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-looping
-Children using their imagination 
-Amount of trust 
- Student:Teacher ratio 
- Never Gender Specific 
- beauty and simplicity of schools 
NO SHOES!! ]]> 2018-04-06 19:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cdavison7/4xq19prczhyk/wish/249348026 GROUP 2- WHAT WE WILL IMPLEMENT: https://padlet.com/cdavison7/4xq19prczhyk/wish/249350391 -trust, give students a chance
-display student work (Not just anchor charts) 
-giving more freedom to allow for students to think for themselves 
-guide more than tell 
- Student Feeback 
- Dont take away recess 
-respect the fact that students need to move 
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-baskets under desks 
- making materials accessible to students 
- classroom responsibility 
-alternative seating 
- choice in how they represent their work
- display work aesthetically 
- cubbies outside the classroom
- movement breaks 
- incorporate and demonstrate trust
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- Relaxed teachers = relaxed students 
--lots of breaks- dancing, stretching, yoga 
- alternative seating 
- put their work up - not as many anchor charts. In order to have anchor charts you can put them on a flip chart so that you can flip through them when you want to support the students with them. 
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