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Mrs. Hensel’s Classroom Edit display name

  • Tokay High School
  • Lodi, CA
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

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My students need the ability to move around the classroom easily and safely. Right now, we have individual chairs and desks that are grouped together so that students can work in "pods". However, these are large and clunky and don't provide a safe and easy way for students to move around my classroom. Students need flexible seating in order to serve their 21st-century skills that we focus on: collaboration, technology, critical thinking, real-world application, and more. By having flexible seating, students will be able to efficiently utilize the strategies of literary circles, station rotations, learning centers, and peer editing groups. With our current classroom setup, desks and chairs are not conducive to this environment I seek to create for my kids. I would love to see them have an innovative and practical learning environment so that they can best be served. The more I can get my kids to talk to each other, help one another in the learning, and also give them agency in their own education, the more successful I believe they will be.

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My students need the ability to move around the classroom easily and safely. Right now, we have individual chairs and desks that are grouped together so that students can work in "pods". However, these are large and clunky and don't provide a safe and easy way for students to move around my classroom. Students need flexible seating in order to serve their 21st-century skills that we focus on: collaboration, technology, critical thinking, real-world application, and more. By having flexible seating, students will be able to efficiently utilize the strategies of literary circles, station rotations, learning centers, and peer editing groups. With our current classroom setup, desks and chairs are not conducive to this environment I seek to create for my kids. I would love to see them have an innovative and practical learning environment so that they can best be served. The more I can get my kids to talk to each other, help one another in the learning, and also give them agency in their own education, the more successful I believe they will be.

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