The time teachers have with students to communicate eternal truth in a given week is minimal. We should use every teaching tool available to us effectively, including bulletin boards.
3 Tips for Effectively Using Bulletin Boards
While a number of factors could go into making bulletin boards effective, this post will provide three tips. For more help, check out the three page handout that uses an acrostic of the word “SUPER” to help you Make Bulletin Boards SUPER.
1) Have a clear purpose for using them.
It’s easy to get into the rut of doing something because we’ve always done it. If we can’t identify a good reason for using one, perhaps our time would be better spent doing something that will fit our purposes.
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2) Make them interactive.
The more a teaching tool engages students, the greater their learning will be. Determine how to get beyond using it solely as room décor.
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3) Keep them updated.
One of the biggest ways to decrease effectiveness is to keep bulletin boards up that lack relevance to what’s being taught. Change the content to correspond with a lesson unit or season.