An unconventional desk arrangement quickly and easily allows for three different types of classroom work—solo, small group, ...

The teacher’s educational philosophy will be reflected in the layout of the classroom. Robert Sommer Ever walk into a classroom and just feel good? I certainly have. On a few recent school visits, I ...

One of the most important decisions that teachers make at the start of the school year—and continue to consider throughout the year—is the classroom layout and seating arrangements. Where each student ...

You would never believe how much time and attention teachers put into this one area of classroom management: student seating arrangements. "It is a big deal," Salt Lake City educator Aimee Jensen ...

Peek into the buildings in Pascack Valley Regional High School District and you’ll see diner-like booths to help with collaboration in one classroom, stadium seating in another, and in others, soft ...

Ricky oversees and leads the editorial team for EdTech: Focus on K-12 magazine. He's a writer, technology enthusiast, superhero lover and eternally curious. Similarly, some teachers believe there ...

Wearing a sweatshirt over a bright blue anti-bullying shirt, Alayna Hurley sat in a chair facing Kristi Sikora- Blankenship’s desk, working quietly on a test as her classmates were strewn behind her ...

A study conducted in Hungarian schools showed that seating students next to each other boosted their tendency to become friends—both for pairs of similar students and pairs of students who differed in ...

Mangaluru: The concept of U-shaped classroom seating arrangement that puts the teacher at the centre, which started in Kerala, is now entering schools of Dakshina Kannada . Over the last few days, ...

Andersen Elementary School teacher Alexandria Gladstone-Lamas wants her classroom to be more like a Google office. Gone are traditional desks and chairs — they were moved to a separate room at the ...

Assigned classroom seats can promote friendships between dissimilar students, study finds Students of varying gender, ethnicity, educational achievement were more likely to become friends after ...