HOW DOES DISPLAYING STUDENT WORK

CONTRIBUTE TO A SENSE OF COMMUNITY?

Displaying Student Work

Lakeita Salley

Harmony Leland Elementary

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO ESTABLISH ENVIRONMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF

THE SCHOOL YEAR?

To set the tone To establish rituals and routines To allow students to feel safe and able to

take risks To foster ownership and pride as a member

of a collective body

THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

Seating arrangements Lighting The classroom library Access to materials Wall displays And so on…

DISPLAYING STUDENT WORK

Stop and Think:

What are some of the ways that you currently display

student work?

SO WHAT?

WHAT’S ON YOUR WALLS?

Less commercially made posters and

bulletin boards

More student work displayed or

collaboratively made charts

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THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Create Class Rules Togethero Students get to have a say-so

STUDENT GOALS

What do your students hope to accomplish this year?

Add photographs of students working towards their goals.

What are your goals as writers? What can you celebrate about yourself as a writer?

POST IDEAS AND SNIPPETS

Ideas for stories Story starters Words for imagery Cool words! Descriptions of settings Metaphors

STUDENT WORK

Show drafts as well as published works (works in progress!)

Commentary can be by teacher or peer Commentary should be specific to standard Display should change every two weeks Helpful if it spills out into the hallway

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ANTHOLOGIES

Collections of student work (individual or many)

Can be on many different topics Prominently display them in classroom

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GRAFFITI WALLS

Collaborative writing on a large sheet of paper

Based on a theme Personal responses, quotes, poems, images Can grow over time

Our 6th Grade Graffiti Walls Based on the book,

“Maniac Magee” by

Jerry SpinelliHTTP://WWW.NYLEARNS.ORG/STUDENTS WILL MAKE GRAFFITI WALLS BECAUSE IT HELPS THEM TO DISPLAY THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE BOOK WE ARE READING IN CLASS THROUGH VISUAL INTERPRETATION. ACCORDING TO CLAGGETT (1992) “THE USE OF GRAPHICS WILL HELP STUDENTS MAKE MEANING AS THEY READ, WRITE, AND ACT, [WHICH] IS FIRMLY ROOTED IN CURRENT THINKING ABOUT HOW THE MIND WORKS.” SHE ADAPTS “JUNG’S CONCEPTS OF THE FOUR PRIMARY WAYS THAT WE MAKE SENSE OUT OF THE WORLD" (PARAPHRASED AS "OBSERVING, ANALYZING, IMAGINING, AND FEELING") TO DESCRIBE ASPECTS OF A BALANCED APPROACH TO LEARNING. CLAGGETT FURTHER STATES THAT “THROUGH THE USE OF GRAPHICS, STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE ALL FOUR FUNCTIONS AS THEY INTERACT WITH THE BOOKS THEY ARE READING AND THE ESSAYS AND STORIES THEY ARE WRITING.”

TEACHING STUDENTS TO VISUALIZE WHAT THEY ARE READING AND CREATE GRAPHIC SYMBOLS HELPS THEM DEVELOP AS READERS. FURTHERMORE, SHARING THEIR INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES IN COOPERATIVE GROUP ACTIVITIES DEEPENS THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND SKILL AS READERS AND WRITERS.

CONCLUSION

The displaying of student work allows students to feel a part of a community and fosters a sense of belonging.

Stop and ThinkWhat are some of the ways that you plan to display student work differently, or on a more

consistent level, to help build community?