F finalThoughts romtheExecs

To conclude this issue of the Hey, Teach! Magazine, we present some final thoughts from the execs from the Hey, Teach! team. The execs of this issue of Hey Teach! Magazine were given the choice of answering one of two prompts about space in education:

What does space in education mean to you? OR

In the past year, how have you seen space in education change?

CO-EDITORIN CHIEF EDITORIN CHIEF MENTEE

What does space in education mean to you?

Space, in both the metaphorical and physical sense, shapes the way in which students learn and feel connected to the environment around them. As such, adapting and creating educational spaces in a mindful way isimportant to ensurestudentsand educatorsalike feel heard and included The post-pandemic shift from online classrooms and digital space back to physical classrooms in particular opens conversations about the fluidity and flexibility of space in education and how we might consider improving transitions between spaces and adapt accordingly to the ever-changing educational space

What does space in education mean to you?

Space in education is something I have not thought about until taking aclasswith Professor Urbancicin the Vic Oneprogram To me, education spaces, unlikemany other spaces (eg, Mars), are grounded in the people who occupy, interact (/engage in play) with, and pass through the space Because we can interpret the word "space" in so many ways, it might behelpful to shift our perspective from the space itself to the people who make these spaces meaningful and make meanings in thespaces

Senior Editors

Yona Anderson

In the past year, how have you seen space in education change?

Through the unfortunate event of COVID-19, we have seen the educational space become more digitally focused across all forms of education As a result, an entirely new culture of education was formed, and with that comesnew setsof expectationsand rulesboth studentsand educatorsneed to follow What has long been mainly a leisure space has now incorporated itself into an integral part of our education life Seeing education becoming more digitalized reflects the way society has become extremely reliant on technology It?s a melancholy feeling to think that the generations coming will most likely not have the concept of valuingthetimeof meetingtheir friendsat school with thestrongpresenceof technology

Zarfishan Qureshi

In the past year, how have you seen space in education change?

Going back to classes in a somewhat post-pandemic climate has demonstrated how space can be such a flexible concept, particularly in the university setting Navigating between physical classrooms, digital classrooms, and hybrid classroomshasshown mehow wecan forgecommunitiesand ashared spacein so many different waysand sometimes, wedon? t even have to be in thesamephysical space Not only that, this opening up of what ?space? has traditionally meant in a university environment has really done wonders for accessibility and accommodations It?s so vital that our definition of ?space? has nuance so that wecan consider whohashistorically been left out

Productionsmanagers

Angelica Hu

What does space in education mean to you?

To me, spacein education isboth physical and symbolic It?simportant for studentsand educators to enjoy the space they learn and teach in, but also feel welcomed by this space Spacein education also meanshaving representation for studentsand teachersof various backgrounds so that they feel they have space in the classroom to be who they are. In the physical sense, inclusive teaching practices and spaces like incorporating a ?cool-down zone?in theclassroom, can help studentsfeel they havespacein education.

Angelina Song

What does space in education mean to you?

Space in education means influencing how the people within the classroom feel, think, and interact. The way desks are organized, the types of posters and decorations around the classroom, or even how a virtual classroom is set up can affect learning. Thus, learning not only dependson thecurriculum itself but alsoon physical space