I like to make my classroom as welcoming as possible. It is colourful, open, functional and contains numerous resources to help students succeed. The front of the room is organized in a U-Shape almost like a large round table. This set-up allows for fluid class discussion and serves as a meeting place for students before they move around to work on their own projects. The back of the room contains groups of desks for small group work and or discussion. Students are allowed to move desks if they need to work alone or they are allowed to use the other study zones in our school. They are encouraged to choose the best learning environment for their personal learning style. One side of the room is dedicated to student organization. I have a large weekly calendar on the wall that shows what students can expect to happen in each class that week. There is a resource station with scissors, glue, pencils, rulers, etc in case a student forgot their own. On the far side a hand in bin is located where students hand in all work for any class. This way I can't misplace their assignments on my desk and they know exactly where their work is expected to be on due dates. The wall behind this section also includes information relevant to our school culture and goal. We are focusing on self-regulation skills, GRIT, and developing a Growth Mindset. The rest of the bulletin boards are subject specific. I teach a wide range of subjects in my room but each board contains a combination of student work and resource posters for students. The back history board contains posters on the Big 6 historical thinking skills and student work from Social Studies 8. The Science and Math boards share the Metric Staircase. The Science board contains student projects mostly from Environmental Science 20. Realistically Senior math doesn't have any student work to share other than tests; therefore, this board is dedicated to helpful math hints, common formulas and problems. Lastly, I have my own personal bulletin board. This one is mostly for me. It contains pictures of friends, family, past students, and other school memorabilia. It is a small space in my classroom that reminds me why I do what I do and that I have a support system out there even when the days become crazy busy and stressful.
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