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      Today is Thursday, September 2, 2021.  Our cohort is currently working on re-organizing the room however we please, so we got the opportunity to change different classroom features that we find uncomfortable, or that we think are kind of a hindrance to our learning.  Together we decided that since our room is already divided by the large pushable door that it would be easier to use each separately.  'The Cooler' would be used as the place where we could some writing since it had chairs and tables which could be used when the journalism and stories classes take place here later this month, meanwhile the 'Screening Room' would be more for discussions since any changes we could make were limited due to the elevation of the stadium seating. Later we decided that we could also use a whiteboard since we learned that our monitor setup was to be used elsewhere, additionally, we found that we could take back the old projector that was taken down in preparation for the move to the 9 West building.  Another thing we did was have a discussion about what should be on our social contract which is essentially a document that states what good students and teachers should look like and what we should standards we should meet to be good students and teachers.  For example, we decided that students should work in a timely fashion, and teachers should be willing to accept feedback.



Back view of the Screening room
Front view of the Screening room
The cooler


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