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High School students in Customized Learning courses work independently in a modified classroom spaced outfitted with donated furniture.
(Photo taken pre-pandemic)
(Photo taken pre-pandemic)
Gone are the days of a teacher standing in front of a classroom, delivering a lesson and then giving a test. The core of modern education is the idea of students getting a greater understanding of content and then applying and demonstrating subject matter in practical and real-world scenarios. Research shows students learn more and retain information when they are able to demonstrate information in authentic ways.
Over the past several years, Governor Mifflin has been updating curriculum to provide students with learning opportunities that are self-paced, student-guided, and collaborative in nature. The use of technology changes how students engage in learning. Teaching staff have been creative in trying to create spaces for collaboration, but the renovations to the high school and middle school will take a more purposeful approach to providing multi-use areas that meet today's academic needs.
By renovating large areas of the building, like the current gymnasiums, the high school and middle school will have designated flexible use space for students to work independently or gather for collaborative efforts with peers or other classes. These areas will be appropriately fitted for 1:World technology for students who may be participating in independent learning opportunities or using Chromebooks and devices to enhance the classroom content.
Planning for the building project also includes moving subject area class spaces so that they are more closely positioned to complimentary subject areas. This will help maximize collaborative efforts and class time for new curricular opportunities.
Middle School students use a converted bookcase as a place to participate in independent learning.
(Photo taken pre-pandemic)
(Photo taken pre-pandemic)
Advanced Placement Biology students conduct experiments in one of the Governor Mifflin High School lab spaces.
Governor Mifflin is working closely with the Albright Science Research Institute (SRI) to help redesign and modernize science labs at the high school and middle school. Many of those labs are original to the buildings and are using outdated technology and equipment. Albright SRI is helping the district design lab space and equipment that more accurately reflects what students would encounter in a modern workspace.
Classrooms throughout the high school and middle school will also be rearranged and grouped to create modern STEM learning spaces in each building.
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