School Planning – Page 27 – Education Facilities Clearinghouse

Children’s Physical Environments Rating Scale

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Moore, G.T., Sugiyama, T., & O'Donnell, L. (2009).

It is well known that early childhood development is related to the quality of the physical environment, and that the quality of childcare, preschool, kindergarten, and other early childhood education is related to the quality of the physical designed environment.The purpose of this scale is to provide a scientifically reliable and valid assessment instrument that can be used easily by early childhood educators, architects, landscape architects, other designers, policy makers, and regulators to assess the quality of the physical environment of childcare, preschool, kindergarten, and other early childhood education facilities.The Children’s Physical Environments Rating Scale (CPERS) can be used for quality assessment, post-occupancy evaluation, fundamental research, and comparative cross-country research on the environmental quality of early childhood education facilities.

http://sydney.edu.au/architecture/documents/staff/garymoore/112.pdf

Improving the Physical and Social Environment of School – The Effects of Building Renovation on Teaching and Learning

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Uline, C. (2009).

The paper explores the interplay between quality facilities, school climate, and student achievement. The research applies a Leadership-School Building Design model (Authors, in press) to explore how school climate interacts with six characteristics of facility quality.

http://coe.sdsu.edu/edl/schoolhouse/documents/ImprovingPhyscialSocialEnvironmentSchool.pdf

The effect of the physical learning environment on teaching and learning

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Victorian Institute of Teaching (2008).

Spanning all sectors in Victoria, schools have referenced research in their building design that suggests that particular architecture and design of learning spaces will contribute to effective teaching and improvements in student achievement. A number of these school were built in the 1970s and 80s. Others are planned over the next few years. In their current budget, the State government has promised a substantial investment in the building and refurbishment of government schools. This is likely to create much discussion about the best physical environment for effective teaching for student learning. In this topic we look at how research can inform and challenge our views about the effect of the physical learning environment on student achievement and teachers' work. This discussion starter aims to promote the sharing of teachers knowledge and experience on this important subject.

http://www.vit.vic.edu.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDF/1137_The-Effect-of-the-Physical-Learning-Environment-on-Teaching-and-Learning.pdf

6 Design Principles to Set the Stage for Learning

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O'Donnell, S. (2008).

Learning environments provide students with a 'stage' to perform. The article provides six recommendations to set the stage for learning. Different classroom environments have shown to positively affect activities in classrooms.

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Renovate or Replace? The Case for Restoring and Resuing Older School Buildings

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Save Our Land, Save Our Town Inc., The Pennsylvania Historic Schools Task Force (2007).

A task force of state agencies and non-profit partner organizations produced “Renovate or Replace?. The publication contains essays from Pennsylvania officers. The Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Pennsylvania School Boards Association, the PHMC, and the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Institute of Architects helped produce the publication. School districts are advised on the social, environmental, and economic advantages of retaining historic neighborhood schools.

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Building Early Childhood Facilities – What States Can Do to Create, Supply, and Promote Quality

campusMay 21, 2014

Sussman, C., & Gillman, A. (2007).

Building Early Childhood Facilities: What States Can Do to Create Supply and Promote Quality, published by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) and LISC’s Community Investment Collaborative for Kids (CICK). To help state policymakers address the need for new facilities to house a growing number of preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-olds, LISC’s Community Investment Collaborative for Kids partnered with Rutgers University’s National Institute for Early Education and Research to produce this policy brief. The brief outlines strategies for successfully financing, designing and developing high quality preschool facilities.

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Beyond the School Walls – Community Events and their Impact on Schools

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United States Department of Education (2007).

The United States Department of Education (USDOE) noted schools are an integral part of their communities; when a community experiences a major event or crisis, schools in that community are also affected. All-hazard emergency management plans should therefore be comprehensive, focusing on crises and hazards behind school walls as well as potential community events that could also impact the school community. Schools should think beyond their immediate buildings and grounds when creating emergency management plans and procedures framed within the context of the four phases of emergency management: Prevention-Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery.

USDOE_Beyond the School Walls-Community Events & Their Impact on Schools (2007)

Achievement by Design

campusMay 21, 2014

Black, S. (2007).

Buildings and classrooms play a role in how students learn, but while amenities are nice, don't let the frills overshadow your district's instructional goals.

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Merging Eras

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Mack, G., & Love, D. (2007). 194 (4)

This article details the renovation/restoration of a 1927 building into a neighborhood elementary school

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Developing Early Childhood Facilities

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Sussman, C., Gillman, A., & Larsen, C. (2006).

Resource Guide Volume 1: Developing Early Childhood Facilities, published by LISC’s Community Investment Collaborative for Kids (CICK). This guide identifies all of the steps in the real estate development and financing process, and helps early childhood providers and their partners carry out early feasibility and planning activities, assemble an appropriate project development team, select and acquire a site, raise money, and implement best practices in design.

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