Classroom Arrangement

Room Arrangement (Mrs. Gilbert's Class)




1. Use a room arrangement consistent with your instructional goals and activities.
Danita's classroom is set up this way I assume because there is no other way that all of these desks fit into her classroom. Unfortunately, her classroom is extremely small and she has to fit a lot of desks in there. Every desk is filled in every class.
2. Keep high traffic areas free of congestion.
All of the shelves, and laptop storage container are off to the sides of the classroom so students are not in the way of one another. The laptop storage container is right when you walk into the classroom. This is a good spot because students are often coming in to the class to get their charger or their computer while they are not even in Danita's class period at that time.
3. Be sure students are easily seen by the teacher.
Danita's desk is at the back of the class so she can always see what the students are doing on their laptops. Their laptops have to be facing her at all times, they can not turn them around. By putting her desk in the back of the classroom she is always able to see what they are doing.
4. Keep frequently used teaching materials and student supplies readily accessible.
Laptops, and books are all off to the side, not in the way of any of the students but always there for students to be able to retrieve.
5. Be certain students can easily see instructional presentations and displays.
The bulletin board, and projector are at the front of the classroom easily viewable for students to see.

Room Arrangement (My Classroom)



1. Use a room arrangement consistent with your instructional goals and activities.
A lot of the lesson plans are in groups, so I decided to keep the desks separated from one another, that way all desks are easily movable. Along with that, I added in student work tables that way they are not restricted to their desks.

2. Keep high traffic areas free of congestion.
I put the desks separated from eachother, but also away from the wall and storage unit for laptops because that seems to be what students would be having to get up to use the most.

3. Be sure students are easily seen by the teacher.
I kept my desk in the back of the class just like Danita's room because a lot of the projects I assigned are on their laptops and I want to make sure they are focusing on their projects and not something else.

4. Keep frequently used teaching materials and student supplies readily accessible.
The laptop storage container is right when you walk in to the classroom so students can get their laptops first thing when they walk in.

5. Be certain students can easily see instructional presentations and displays.
Students desks face the bulletin board, and projector, this is so we never have to move desks to view any presentations