5 Tips for Decorating Your Classroom
A quick primer on how to think about the decorations in your classroom, with five research-backed聽tips for getting it right.
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Go to My Saved Content.How can teachers strike the right balance of making their classroom decor welcoming, engaging, and functional鈥攚ithout things getting too cluttered? Research can help! There are known factors that contribute to an optimal environment for learning, like using anchor charts and diagrams, keeping some wall space clear, displaying student work, posting pictures of (and quotes from) diverse role models, and avoiding data walls.
To dig deeper into the studies cited in the video, check out these resources:
- Pedro F.S. Rodrigues and Josefa N.S. Pandeirada鈥檚 (2018)
- Peter Barrett, Fay Davies, Yufan Zhang, and Lucinda Barrett鈥檚 (2015)
- Dung C. Bui and Mark A. McDaniel鈥檚 (2015)
- Russell N. Carney and Joel R. Levin鈥檚 (2002)
- Julie A. Marsh, Caitlin C. Farrell, and Melanie Bertrand鈥檚 (2014)
- Sapna Cheryan, Sianna A. Ziegler, Victoria C. Plaut, and Andrew N. Meltzoff鈥檚 (2014)
Read more about the research behind this video in the article 鈥�Dos and Don鈥檛s of Classroom Decorations.鈥� For a comprehensive look at evidence-backed practices for a wider range of elements in learning environments, read Youki Terada and Steve Merrill鈥檚 2023 article for 麻豆传媒入口, 鈥�The Science of Classroom Design.鈥�