Learning made visible

Learning Made VisibleLearning Made Visible

Presented byRhonda Jackson

Kingdom Kids Day Care

What do parents expect when they enter a

classroom?

• Clean and inviting environment• Displays of work and information• Neat shelves• Caring and knowledgeable faculty• Learning taking place

Have parents ever asked these questions ?

• What is this ? • What is the point of this project ?• What did my son/daughter learn

from this ?

Tools To Make Learning Visible

• Digital Cameras• Computers• Resource Library• Children ( Most

important tool)

Make LEARNING Visible

• Bulletin Boards• Journals• Documentation Panels• Classroom Displays• Portfolios• Classroom Homepage

Make Learning VisibleBulletin Boards

• Purpose : To display the work of the children .

• Interactive– Mathematical Concepts : 100 days of

school, patterns– Names : spell their names and

recognition of classmates’ names

Learning Made VisibleBulletin Boards (2)

– Geography : chart vacations, learn states and continents, introduce landforms

– Vocabulary builders : introduce new words and concepts

Bulletin Boards• Bulletin Boards

– Lesson, Lesson displays lesson plans

– Job Description invites one to learn how their child thinks.

Make Learning Visible Journals

• Purpose : Communication tool between the parent, child and teacher.

• Writing Tool– Encourages children to write and draw how

they feel.– Teachers and parents can correspond about

academic progress and behavior.– Improve handwriting, organize thoughts

and introduces sentence structure.

Make Learning VisibleDocumentation Panels

• Purpose: Documentation panels allow parents and guests to see milestones of the class, not just individuals.– Documentation panels are usually

created on a poster board or displayed on a door

– Usually cover special events, projects or everyday activities

Make Learning VisibleClassroom Displays

• Purpose : To introduce parents and guests to the children’s world.– Art and Special Projects : Always

include an explanation of how the project is done and the learning benefits

– Center Signs : Explain or give some of the benefits of each center

– Job Boards, Choice Boards, Picture Schedule

Learning Made VisibleClassroom Displays

– Parent Board : Lesson plans, menus, newsletter, parent information and teachers’ schedules should be posted

– Circle Time Area: most learning takes place in this area

Classroom Displays• Circle Time Area

– Letter, Shape, Color, and Number of the week displayed

– Calendar and Weather

Make Learning VisiblePortfolios

• Purpose : To collect samples and photographs of a student’s progress when they enter until they are promoted to the next grade.– Portfolios should be divided into

categories such as : Logic and Science, Assessment and Social Relations

– Portfolios are not scrapbooks. The cute pages should be saved for documentation panels

Learning Made VisibleClassroom Homepage

• Classroom homepages allow parents to learn what is happening via computer.

• Teachers can build the homepage at www.scholastic.com.

• Special links : Announcements, Book Lists and Homework.