As I established yesterday, I don’t like bulletin boards and I do like stealing ideas from other people.  It’s ironic that I have posted two bulletin board pictures on this blog from my classroom in the last month since it is my least favorite part of setting up my classroom – but it makes more sense when you realize that I’m just building on the ideas of others.
I’m really emphasizing Growth Mindset in a big way this year, so both of my bulletin boards are aimed at that while I wait for my classes to start so I can hang up student work.  (I am currently testing students for the Gifted and Talented program.  Stapling their tests to the board would probably be frowned upon…)  A few weeks ago, I mentioned my “Courage Zone” bulletin board.  Today’s post is about a board I did that integrates a programming theme with thinking about mindsets.
All of my students from last year are familiar with Kodable, a great iPad game for learning the basics of programming. Â So, I “stole” Â one of Kodable’s beloved characters, Blue Fuzz, as well as a screen shot of the programming blocks and arrows. Â I made a little path of blue squares and added some gold coins to make it look more like the game. Â My twist was adding words to each path that represent Fixed and Growth Mindsets. Â To top it off, I have a list of questions for the students to consider in preparation for a discussion about the board.
I’m not very artistic, so the board isn’t as “pretty” as I would like it. However, I’ve noticed all of the students I’m testing have looked at it with interest, so I’m hoping it is sending the message I intended.
I’m also a terrible photographer (but I keep trying because I have a Growth Mindset!) so forgive me for the low-quality pictures! You might want to click on the top one to get a better view of my blurry photo 😉
For more mindset resources, check out my Growth Mindset Pinterest Board here!
