After years of search and experimentation, this teacher finally hit on a room layout that allowed for efficient shifting between whole class, small group, and independent work.

In a recent article, I shared some ideas about how seating challenges can reveal useful data about class chemistry and individual students during the first week of school. But what next? How can we ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What are the best classroom seating arrangements? Figuring out seating arrangements is one of the most important decisions we teachers have to make—not only about ...

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 ...

The Indian schooling system is one of the rigorous in the world. Traditionally, students sitting in the front rows have been viewed as more academically inclined, while those at the back are often ...

Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty’s proposal to reconfigure classrooms to prevent students from being pushed to the back benches has been largely welcomed though questions remain about its ...

When Angela McDonald's daughter, a music teacher, needed some flexible seating for her classroom, she turned to her mother for help. McDonald, of Bishop's Falls, has turned her hand to all sorts of ...