This concept builds on a few ideas already proposed by others regarding great spaces for professional learning, getting outside or off-site, and creating "pop-up" experiences.
Many schools don't have great places for professional learning to take place. Identifying, gaining approval, designing and building a space like this at your school could take a REALLY long time.
What if we designed and built a mobile professional learning space filled with all the right tools to support dynamic collaborations? This might be a converted school bus, a mobile home, or a hacked storage container on top of a flatbed trailer.
We could partner with organizations with the skills and resources to design, procure materials and build a space like this. A team representing a wide variety of perspectives and areas of expertise could participate in a design thinking challenge to develop the "bus".
The mobile element of this space would allow it to travel to the places that need it most for specific sessions or an extended stay, depending on the need. This would allow teachers to experience the impact dynamic space can have on professional learning experiences. If this experience is good enough, teachers might be able to make the case to school leadership that a similar permanent space on campus would be worth the investment.
Oh, and this would definitely be a PARTY bus. We'd look for ways to make sessions on the "bus" a really fun experience. The space itself would inspire, but it could also take teachers to cool places for their professional learning sessions. Maybe it would have a killer sound system. Maybe it would have a deck on top for open-air sessions. Maybe it could be like a "duck boat" that also had the ability to float?
Interested to hear ideas that build upon this and receive feedback. This could be really fun!
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