The right approach to seating works behind the scenes to keep students focused on learning while minimizing disruptions, ...

When routines are strong, expectations are clear, and materials are organized, everyone in the classroom can focus on what matters most.

How It Looks in Practice In my previous classroom, I taught algebra and engineering to 8th graders. I arranged nine tables in a U shape with four tables on each arm and two on the base.

Seating arrangements in most classrooms typically were set up in rows, with the teacher at the front of the room. “The desks remained the same even though teachers were changing the way they taught,” ...

You don’t want the layout of your classroom to put the brakes on learning. In a class where each student has a notebook, tables and desks are pushed away and rearranged, access to the LCD projector is ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What are the best classroom seating arrangements? In Part One, Jennifer Orr, Madeline Whitaker Good, Rich Czyz, Tan Huynh, and Mark J. Westpfahl contribute their ...