Keys to Good Room Arrangement
- Use a room arrangement consistent with your instructional goals and activities
- Keep high-traffic areas free of congestion
- Be sure students are easily seen by the teacher
- Keep frequently used teaching materials and student supplies readily accessible
- Be certain students can easily see instructional presentations and displays.
- Be sure to leave room around student desks so that it is easily approachable while monitoring activities
How I want my walls and bulletin boards:
- A place for agenda (today items, homework due, and homework assigned)
- A place for classroom rules
- Content related display (I.e. Accounting - have a picture of the account process)
- Calendar wall - important dates coming up (school activities, student activities, etc
I've also heard of some classes having a "pet." Granted this is mainly in the elementary classrooms. This question is for all you high school teachers out there: What are your thoughts on having a fish as part of your classroom? Is it too distracting to students?
I was thinking of using the fish as a classroom job to teach students responsibility.
This site provides an easy to use tool for drawing a classroom layout. Another site that does the same thing is here.
I really want to read this book. It is an analysis of how students' behaviors are influenced by the environment created at school. I will want to make sure I create an environment that influences good behavior not bad.
Checklist Room Preparation (this list was taking from the book mentioned above)
- Bulletin boards and walls
- Floor space
- Student desks/tables
- Teacher's desk and equipment
- Computer workstations
- Bookcases
- Work areas
- Centers
- Pets and plants
- Storage space and supplies
- Textbooks
- Frequently used instructional materials
- Teacher's supplies
- Other materials
- Equipment
- Seasonal items
- Special project materials
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