Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 10, 2023

Students learn to embed articles and projects into the class digital bulletin board to share with everyone. Inquiry is about doing, not observing. Publish and share. Inquiry-based classrooms share knowledge. This can be accomplished digitally. We all grow when one grows.

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Teach Hub

MARCH 14, 2024

The Learning Potential of Focus Walls Focus walls are more than just a decorated bulletin board on your classroom wall; they are a display that reinforces learning, making it easier for students to retain information. It could be a cheat sheet, which students can use for quick reference or reminders that will help them recall information.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

I have spent my career trying to be a “good teacher” and to help others be “good teachers” and I’ve learned that great teaching isn’t necessarily defined by neat bulletin boards, volunteering for unpaid opportunities to support students or showing up to every school event.

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Teachers are Terrific

JUNE 21, 2023

Bulletin Boards anyone? I love decorating bulletin boards, don’t you? A quick story- one year I walked into my remodeled school and discovered that the remodel included tiny 2-foot square bulletin boards outside every classroom. I loved the little board instantly and couldn’t wait to decorate it.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

I post a list of keyboard speedsters in each class on the bulletin board. Grading is as follows: 20% improvement: 10/10. 10% improvement: 9/10. 0-10% improvement: 8/10. No improvement: 7/10. Slowed down: 6/10. I also post the winning class (fastest) for all to see.

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Ellipsis Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Instructional materials that have been approved and adopted by the state can be found on TEA’s Instructional Materials Current Adoption Bulletin. is one of three K-5 state-adopted instructional solutions on the Instructional Materials Current Adoption Bulletin. Ellipsis Education by Coder Kids, Inc.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 29, 2016

One of the most popular, free tools used by thousands of schools is a virtual bulletin board called Padlet. make this a class bulletin board for announcements and activities. It starts as a blank canvas (called a ‘wall’) to which users can add text, video, images, weblinks, and more.

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 10, 2024

After students complete their snowflake creations you can use them for bulletin board displays or classroom decorations. There are several different differentiated snowflake templates that students can choose from or they can create their own unique paper snowflake designs.

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The Trendy Science Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2022

I used to make my own sign each year using bulletin board paper and fluorescent spray paint. I place bulletin board paper over the windows, but to add a little “neon” touch, I spray paint them with this fluorescent paint. I cover windows with bulletin board paper and turn off any devices (computer, signs, lamps, etc.)

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The Science Penguin

JULY 22, 2023

These are student-made vocabulary cards that are displayed on a bulletin board. If you need some ideas, you can enlarge the pages from Science Graphic Organizers or draw them larger. Student-made Science Hexagons Another vocabulary resource we used was vocabulary hexagons.

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Ellipsis Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

is one of three K-5 state-adopted instructional solutions on the Instructional Materials Current Adoption Bulletin. I can’t wait to look back at this moment in another 10 years and see the work we’ve done to redefine quality instruction for Technology Applications. Try Out Our Curriculum Ellipsis Education by Coder Kids, Inc.

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Carly and Adam

DECEMBER 27, 2021

For example, a chart or bulletin board that shares some general ways that challenges can be extended or enhanced. Create a bulletin board for students to maintain. A STEM classroom in one of my schools has a bulletin board outside the door where students list what types of donations they are looking for.

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Informed K12

MAY 9, 2023

Have students record a video of them expressing their gratefulness, set up a bulletin board with notes from students or administrators, or use social media to show your gratitude. Say “Thank You!”: Saying “thank you,” is a simple, but powerful way to show your appreciation for teachers.

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Teachers are Terrific

OCTOBER 7, 2023

We made a fabulous bulletin board using our finished snowflakes. We used newspaper and toilet tissue to create the body and then decorated it with paper from our scrap box. With snowflake designing, I made a trip to the Dollar Tree to grab cotton balls and cotton swabs and bedazzling jewels and glitter.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 26, 2018

Exit Ticket: The exit ticket for the class requires students to come up individually or in pairs holding up their reflection sign for a photo opp, then place it on the end-of-study bulletin board. Students are given time to read the signs around the circle or on the bulletin board. Anyone is invited to speak up to share more.

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PHYSICS! BLOG!

JULY 7, 2022

They are supposed to create something that can be displayed on a bulletin board. (I Physically , they need to turn in their submission for the bulletin board, which needs to include at least the two diagrams and two written descriptions mentioned above. I intentionally left this ambiguous to leave a wide space for creativity.)

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Teachers are Terrific

APRIL 21, 2024

Tip 4 – Bulletin Boards This is, by far, the greatest hack ever. I will never have to put up bulletin board paper again. I have pencils on a central supply table and students can get what they need. However, the pencil might not have an eraser! Seriously. I painted the cork background of my boards. I painted them black.

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Amy Brown Science

JANUARY 19, 2017

They can be quickly laminated and used to make a bulletin board or wall display. This is a "forever free" product in my TeachersPayTeachers store. All of the mini-posters print out on 8.5 x 11 sized paper.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 10, 2018

Have classroom bulletin boards that represent each standard. On the bulletin board, provide sample student projects that come to life with QR codes. Bringing the Standards to Life in The Classroom When implementing lessons that bring these standards to life, think about how this might be reflected for students.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 10, 2015

When students can bring or access devices for learning, teachers want to figure out the best resources. To do that they have Graphite™.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 4, 2018

The learner responses were posted on the bulletin outside of the classroom hopefully to bring some awareness to other teachers and students in the school. I blogged about it in E xploring Wealth Inequities: An Experiential Learning Activity [link]. Activity: Superhero to Help Rescue Climate Change. Creating a Website.

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PCS Edventures

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Consider including a blurb about each stamp design's inspiration and arrange them in a collaborative stamp collection book or on a bulletin board. Challenge students to design a stamp that celebrates the accomplishments of STEM legends past and present.

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STEM Discovery Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The bulletin boards are hung, the word wall is complete, student names are on desks, you’ve got your first day read-aloud, and even picked out your first day of school outfit. You made it. Your students walk through the door.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

When I handed back quizzes and tests, I gave students who scored an 80 percent or higher stickers and placed their tests on our “Show What You Know” bulletin board. Influenced by my own experiences and the philosophy of my school, competition became a staple in our classroom culture. Sometimes, we even created competitions on the fly.

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STEM Education Works

AUGUST 9, 2022

Bulletin boards, Ikea hacks, and reading corners are just a few of the topics you’ll find. Image courtesy of missjacobslittlelearners. 14 Stunning Classroom Decorating Ideas to Make Your Classroom Sparkle. TeachJunkie is a great blog to follow for all kinds of teaching tips, but this post is particularly helpful.

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Amy Brown Science

JANUARY 1, 2018

Tip #5: Put something new on the wall or bulletin board! Put up some new wall displays and bulletin boards. If students walk into a classroom that is clean and highly organized they enter a mindset that improves their performance while in your class. Shake things up a bit! They don't have to be too fancy or time consuming to make.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

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Teachers are Terrific

JUNE 25, 2023

RELATED ARTICLES The Planning Step of the Design Process 8 Great Tips for Bulletin Boards Dot People Safety Posters Resource The post How to Teach Your Classroom Rules with STEM appeared first on Teachers are Terrific. After all the projects were completed each team shared their model and taught the rest of the class their rule!

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Get Caught Engineering

JUNE 16, 2022

What we put on our walls and bulletin boards were more than just decorations. A Mighty Girl A set of beautiful posters of women of STEM . . Getting our classroom ready for each new school year filled us with excitement.

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Carly and Adam

JUNE 10, 2022

In the school’s staff bulletin I asked for donations. These are the types of engaging engineering challenges that I strive to bring to my students, but how could I possibly get enough cardboard for so many students? I was promptly overwhelmed with all things cardboard. Turns out, everyone is always looking to get rid of it.

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Carly and Adam

JUNE 26, 2022

Whether it’s instructional bulletin boards, student projects, or something motivational, our classroom spaces should be a place to inspire creativity and collaboration. Power strips or corner outlets are the perfect spot for soldering irons or other electric tools. What other things do you include in your environment?

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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Here is a fantastic bulletin board she and her students created. I had the pleasure of having Ms. Elias in a class recently where she showed me how they create excitement about learning via the respectful and responsible use of social media. They also have a Facebook page which you can check out here.

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Love Learning STEM

APRIL 3, 2022

These are great for displaying on bulletin boards and sharing during an open house or parent conferences. This is perfect for students to share their mini-books with family members, big/ little sibling classroom collaborations, or to save in the classroom library. Students will also have the option to do their writing in a flipbook.

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Smore Science

MAY 30, 2023

Marine Pollution Bulletin , 40 (7), 598–605. [link] Paragraph 3: The threat to habitat White, A., Vogt, H., & Arin, T. Philippine Coral Reefs Under Threat: The Economic Losses Caused by Reef Destruction. link] Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Hooten, A. Steneck, R. Greenfield, P., Harvell, C. Edwards, A. Caldeira, K., Knowlton, N., Eakin, C.

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User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Bulletin boards, classroom exercises, and catch phrases about the growth mindset are being promoted in lots of school settings. With all of that said, I am also concerned about the fad of the growth mindset. It is understandable that some may be skeptical of this years buzz phrase.

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The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Releasing Student Information: What’s Public and What’s Not, Huges - School Law Bulletin p. Thus, the release of names or phone numbers—even to a PTA committee or classroom parent—may generate confusion or controversy within the school community.”

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Cool Cat Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Product display is also a great time to take pictures to share on social media and publicly celebrate learning with public displays and student-created bulletin boards. I typically like to schedule my class capstone projects at a time when administrators can watch the presentations and we can celebrate the learning.

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