1. Use a room arrangement consistent with your instructional goals and activities.
The top arrangement is better for monitoring individual work and keeping everybody on task. The bottom arrangement is better for whole-class instruction and guiding group work.
2. Keep high-traffic areas free of congestion.
The bottom arrangement is clearly superior to the top arrangement in this regard. The top arrangement is very cluttered and difficult to walk around in. The bottom arrangement has a path that leads from the door in the bottom left to the teacher's desk, and the desks aren't overly dense.
3. Be sure students are easily seen by the teacher.
There's no vantage point in the bottom arrangement from which the teacher can see the whole class.
4. Keep frequently used teaching materials and student supplies readily accessible.
The bottom arrangement is just makes it easier to get around in general. It encourages movement, unlike the top arrangement, in which students will need to walk past many desks to get anywhere.
5. Be certain students can easily see instructional presentations and displays.
The top arrangement is better for monitoring individual work and keeping everybody on task. The bottom arrangement is better for whole-class instruction and guiding group work.
2. Keep high-traffic areas free of congestion.
The bottom arrangement is clearly superior to the top arrangement in this regard. The top arrangement is very cluttered and difficult to walk around in. The bottom arrangement has a path that leads from the door in the bottom left to the teacher's desk, and the desks aren't overly dense.
3. Be sure students are easily seen by the teacher.
There's no vantage point in the bottom arrangement from which the teacher can see the whole class.
4. Keep frequently used teaching materials and student supplies readily accessible.
The bottom arrangement is just makes it easier to get around in general. It encourages movement, unlike the top arrangement, in which students will need to walk past many desks to get anywhere.
5. Be certain students can easily see instructional presentations and displays.
The top arrangement makes it so students don't have to turn their heads to see the image from the ceiling-mounted projector. However, the bottom arrangement hardly makes the image impossible to see.
