Knowing the best classroom desk arrangement for your students takes a bit of time. You learn quickly whether the current seating will need to be changed.

What follows is an analysis of how the desks have been arranged in my classroom over my first year of teaching, culminating in me being upset that it was only last week when I was watching a teache…

I went back to work in my classroom today and made a lot of progress. I found a pack of square cork boards on sale for around 5 dollars at target and decided to cover them with scrapbook paper. The paper fit perfectly so it didn't even require any cutting. I think they look great and really brighten up my desk area. I added some pictures and the school calendar. I also covered my desk with wallpaper. I used a hot glue gun for that. Here is a close up of my office hours sign. These are times…

Education looks very different today then it did 100, 50 and even 10 years ago. The days of quiet classrooms, full of students in tidy rows, sitting at attention while the teacher lectured at the blackboard have been replaced with more collaborative styles involving a multitude of teaching methods. If you walk into a c

Arranging desks in L-shaped groups has advantages for both the students and the teacher.

Ashley Bible 📚 ELA PD on Instagram: "For me, the best desk layout is one that can be easily rearranged for different classroom activities such as Socratic seminars or group projects. In our book, Keeping the Wonder, we discuss how the element of surprise is a wonderful teaching tool and rearranging your desks is an easy way to achieve this! ✨ . Throughout my teaching career, I’ve had students in single-file rows, stadium seating, clusters of four, and plenty more. To me, all of the desk…

This post focuses on flexible seating in high school classrooms. Classroom design is based on brain research and the infusion of technology in the classroom.This post also shares what flexible seating IS and what it is NOT.

Interested in switching to flexible seating? Get funding ideas, helpful tips, and how-to photos from the pros—your fellow high school teachers.

Access the above chart by clicking on the graphic or the headline. Access the article below, here. "What effect do different classroom seating arrangements have on student participation? What does your learning space reveal about your teaching philosophy? Should teachers or students decide who sits where? In today’s article, we take a look at what the research says. "Learning spaces come in all shapes and sizes, from rectangular rooms built for 30 students where you can close the door on the…

As secondary teachers, when it comes to decorating we often don’t know where to start. Sometimes, we just don’t have the time or energy to devote to another long project with possible m…