Arranging Classroom Furniture: A Glimpse into How Teachers Teach
How teachers arrange the furniture in classrooms gives a peek into how teachers teach. Look at these photos taken last year of elementary and secondary classrooms that have different furniture arrangements.
Note the different arrangements of desks. In the first photo, rows of movable desks face the front of the classroom where the teacher’s desk is located. The second photo has a horseshoe pattern of tablet armchairs across from one another. The third photo is of an elementary classroom that is chock-full of materials and children working on different activities with adults sitting on the rug and chair working with individual pupils. And the final photo is one of a Continue reading: Arranging Classroom Furniture: A Glimpse into How Teachers Teach | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice