Learning Commons
The county is also on schedule to complete new learning commons this summer for Sugar Hill Elementary, Martin Elementary, Mount Vernon Elementary, Spout Springs Elementary, Lula Elementary, East Hall High School and Chestatee High School. These learning commons are part of Phase II of the district’s learning commons plan.
The commons are tailored to their respective schools, said Aaron Turpin, Hall County School District’s Assistant Superintendent of Technology. For example Martin Elementary will have specific spaces for video broadcasting and podcast production, Sugar Hill Elementary will have a large makerspace, and Chestatee High School will have e-course areas for students taking college-level calculus through Georgia Tech.
All of them will be equipped with movable furniture, Clear Touch screens, televisions and spaces for group work.
Though these…