Display Student Work
Students [usually] love to have their work displayed. If you can't hang things in your room for whatever reason (or if you don't have a room/share it) then there are always the hallways. Here are some things to think about and implement (not all will be used, or used at once).
- Older students tend to be more hesitant about their work being hung up. Ask them if it's okay to hang things up. I had a request from one student to hang nothing but tests and quizzes of theirs up. To me, that's the opposite of most people.
- No matter the age group, don't put anything with a grade up - unless it's within a standard (like all 100s as a coworker does, or all As, or something). One of my worst experiences was that my first failure in 5th grade was on a Social Studies test - which hung in the hall for everyone in grades 3-8 to see.
- Give students the option to hang their work up themselves. This works best with a small class or large room.
- Never tell a student their work can't be hung - unless of course you have one of those standards I mentioned. I don't care how pretty something is, all assignments have the ability to be hung up.
And brag about it! Brag about it at Open House, have a link with various classroom pictures on the school website, tell other teachers (see, more communication), etc. More people will be interested if you do something just a little different.
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