Congratulations on your teaching position!  A great way to begin preparing for your new career is with the courses available in the Teachers' eLibrary on the Advanced Learning Environment.  If you have not done so already, we encourage you to register and begin working through the modules.  

Like most teachers you will probably step into a classroom each year only to be greeted by blank walls.  The following are links to unique, teacher-tested ideas where ease and affordability unite to make the picture perfect classroom.

• Scholastic - Interactive Tool- Design your classroom before the first day of school without stepping into the actual classroom with this virtual classroom layout tool.

• Eduplace.com - Setting Up Your Classroom - Tips on how to set up your classroom and create learning centers within the classroom.

• Education World Professional Development Center - Explains the importance of investing time in classroom décor with several ideas for teachers to try and links to several online bulletin board resources.

• Teachers.net Teacher's Exchange- This is an excellent resource for classroom decorating ideas that the students can create.

• The Discovery Channel's Teacher Helper and Bulletin Board Ideas - Bulletin board ideas and samples for all grade level classrooms.

• PerpetualPreschool.com Bulletin Board Ideas- Bulletin board ideas posted by teachers that students can help create.

• Classroom Displays and Bulletin Boards- Includes ideas for student job charts, door decorations, and bulletin boards.  There are also several pictures of various displays so you can see the end result.