- How can I use visual displays to best support learning?
- What visual displays should be eliminated because they are only decorative, just “take up space” or distract from learning?
- How can I utilize prime classroom wall spaces most effectively?
- How can I use consistent spaces so students can locate information easily?
- How relevant are the displays to what my students are currently learning?
- How can I ensure that students always know what they are supposed to be learning? (Can anyone entering my classroom correctly answer the question “What are students learning?”)
- How can I use my walls to support vocabulary development and writing?
- How can I use anchor charts to support students’ independence?
- How can I arrange furniture to support collaborative learning and small group instruction?
- How can I display and highlight student work?
These questions are also a preview of some of the topics we’ll be addressing throughout the course. Which one is most important to you?
