Rooom aragement

1. Use a room arrangement consistent with your instructional goals and activities.
This room to the left is the way that teacher A has his room set up and it is very consistent with his instructional goals because he chooses not to have group discussions or group work ever. He uses the desks and the tables for students that need to plug in their lap tops.
2. Keep high traffic areas free of congestion.
In teacher A's design traffic does become a problem because if there are more then one student movie around in the room one has to step back and wait for the other. It is very difficult to get from one desk in the corner to the opposite one in a short amount of time due to the distance, and bothering students because of the commotion.

3. Be sure students are easily seen by the teacher.
Although teacher A has his desk setup in the back of the room and when he sits there he can see all desks and lap top screens he is unable to see the other students if he is working one on one with a student. This makes it very easy for students to get off topic.

4. Keep frequently used teaching materials and student supplies readily accessible.
In teacher A's room they use mostly laptops because he does not have enough materials for the entire class. The problem here is if a student does not have his la top because they would have to partner up with another student and the room setup is just not suitable for that. the student has to sit in between seats in the way and not comfortable.

5. Be certain students can easily see instructional presentations and displays.
Teacher A can accommodate to any students and if certain students need to sit somewhere so they are able to learn better they can and there is no issue with his seating arrangement with that. Where the problem would arise would be if there were multiple students that were having trouble seeing the presentations because there is only so much room to have students sitting very close to the front.


1. Use a room arrangement consistent with your instructional goals and activities.
I designed the room to the right and this is consistent with my instructional goals and activities because in my lessons I choose to have class discussions everyday and work with partners and groups. Not only is this setup easy to have whole discussions but it is easy to move desks to make small groups.

2. Keep high traffic areas free of congestion.
There should not be any traffic issues because the classroom is so open and students will not be getting in the way of each other. It is a lot easier for my to move around as well.

3. Be sure students are easily seen by the teacher.
I decided that keeping the teachers desk in the back of the room was still suitable for this classroom. I would still be able to see all students and there is still room for me to walk around the back of the seats during discussions so I can see laptop screens.

4. Keep frequently used teaching materials and student supplies readily accessible.
I would still be having the same problems that teacher A has. (Refer to question 4 above in picture 1)

5. Be certain students can easily see instructional presentations and displays.
There will no seats in front of other seats so that can help students see the presentations better and for students that need to be close to the front of the classroom could be able to sit in the seats that are closer to the open side.