108: The Myth of Classroom Decor

10/07/2017 15 min
108: The Myth of Classroom Decor

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Episode Synopsis

Teachers enjoy decorating their classroom, but making over a classroom with stuff does not improve student achievement or instructional effectiveness. Tune in to hear about 3 characteristics that make over a classroom – and one of them is not classroom décor!
Quotables

Making your classroom an effective, enjoyable space without the investment of classroom décor is the number one transformative decision you can make during your career
First you dream it up and then you enforce it
What you let slide, they get away with
It’s not personal, just protocol
A leader is not someone who tells others what to do, but someone who helps others do what needs to be done
You are as effective as what you plan
Rationales go a long way
Your intentionality in environment and leadership carries into instruction

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