Amazing Teacher Bulletin Boards

One of the things that Castleberry Elementary (and other schools in the district) are becoming known for is our Standards Based Bulletin Boards (SBBBs).  These are bulletin boards that are interactive and that show what the teachers have been working on with the students in their classroom.  As I walk the halls of CE I have the opportunity to see great bulletin boards on display that show the work of students who have followed the teacher's directions, been completed very well, and clearly display the skill that has been worked on by the class in the previous weeks.  Included here is a picture of a very clever bulletin board from the Special Education class at our school.  The thing about this board that first caught my attention was the creative name, "Our Poetree".  Isn't that just great!?  If you could look closer you would see examples of acrostic poems that the students have written.  You can also see that the class has been talking about similes, metaphors, hyperbole, alliteration, personification, and onomatopoeia.  The teachers include explanations as to why a particular selection was added to the board, the criteria the students needed to follow to complete the task, and the TEKS that support the objective(s) being taught.  It is a clear, creative example of one way that our teachers are showcasing the work of students and what is being covered in the classrooms for any passerby to see.  Every month a team of judges visits our campus and chooses the best of the best of our bulletin boards to be showcased at the Central Office.  During the monthly school board meetings, the teachers who have their board show cased at Central Office are given the opportunity to be recognized by the school board and share exactly what their board is all about.