A chat entitled “What do you have on your classroom walls?” was bound to elicit a variety of responses. Several of the posters included images of their displays and a description of their display and its function.
- Lethandrel – a news wall with science in the news
- Class_Leading – Science in the news in corridors to get students thinking before lessons
- A_Weatherall – weekly science TV/radio guide up. CERN pictures and images of physicists
- Jk_greaves – SOLO taxonomy levels. Another with a good graph and WAGOLL
- Mallrat_uk – blank paper for students to add key words with chalk pens. Hopefully another wall soon with smart wall paint. In post-16 labs posters of metabolic reactions of the body. Hoping to add science careers
- Aegilopoides – a display about women in science. Another pinterest style board
- Ljrn43 – poems about the elements written by students. A knitted digestive system
- Class_Leading – usually a timeline
- MrsDrSarah – iGCSE need to know display, are you working scientifically poster (under construction)
- Hrogerson – photographs of students doing science investigastions
- LouiseHoult – science joke of the week. Relative size of microbes down the wall
- MaryUYSEG – news boards
- Mr_S_dA – British Wildlife in autumn display (students’ own photos) and a suggested Twitter follow list. How Science Works vocabulary
- Floorphillaz – decorates corridors with science pictures. Named labs after female scientists and uses QR codes
- Mr_pepperall – physics equations all over the windows with special crayons
- Amydameyduck – science in the news display
Most of the participants used the displays as reference material or a source of stimulation. http://www.learningspy.co.uk/learning/whats-the-point-of-classroom-displays/ was mentioned as a blog post asking why do teachers have classroom displays?
A full archive of the chat can be found here including all links (to sites and images) mentioned in the discussion
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