Summary: Teachers enjoy decorating their classroom, but making over a classroom with stuff does not improve student achievement or instructional effectiveness. Tune in to hear about 3 characteristics that make over a classroom – and one of them is not classroom décor!<br> Quotables<br> <br> * Making your classroom an effective, enjoyable space without the investment of classroom décor is the number one transformative decision you can make during your career<br> * First you dream it up and then you enforce it<br> * What you let slide, they get away with<br> * It’s not personal, just protocol<br> * A leader is not someone who tells others what to do, but someone who helps others do what needs to be done<br> * You are as effective as what you plan<br> * Rationales go a long way<br> * Your intentionality in environment and leadership carries into instruction<br> <br> Connect with Gretchen<br> <br> * Email: gretchen@alwaysalesson.com<br> * Blog: Always A Lesson<br> * Facebook: Always A Lesson<br> * Twitter: @gschultek<br> * Instagram: Always.A.Lesson<br> * Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers<br> * Google+: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers<br> * Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn't Teach You in College<br> <br> Leave a Rating and Review:<br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2">https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2</a><br> Why?<br> This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long lasting effect on our future.<br> How?<br> Search for my show in iTunes or Stitcher.<br> Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’<br> Under ‘Customer Reviews,’ click on “Write a Review.”<br> Sign in with your iTunes or Stitcher log-in info<br> Leave a Rating: Tap the greyed out stars (5 being the best)<br> Leave a Review: Type in a Title and Description of your thoughts on my podcast<br> Click ‘Send’
