Elementary school teacher Kathryn Prouse admitted that this seating chart has helped her better understand the needs and personality of her students. For teachers, there's probably nothing more ...

Walk into Jeff Conner’s classroom at Union High School and you’ll wonder if you’ve entered a Silicon Valley tech startup rather than a geometry class. Students sprawled out on a couch, leaning over ...

Last year, when EdTech: Focus on K–12 reported on the trend of teachers getting rid of desks in the classroom, we heard from numerous educators who’d successfully gone deskless and loved it. Similarly ...

Teachers have long known that not every student is perfectly suited to traditional classroom setups, but with budgets tight, doling out individual attention is not always a reality. What if there was ...

At first, I cringed when I thought about a classroom without perfectly tidy desks, pushed-in chairs, and thoughtfully chosen seating assignments. I thought, “Why would any teacher want to lose control ...

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 ...

More teachers are using flexible, or flex, seating inside their classrooms. It allows students to learn while sitting on the floor, a yoga ball, or even on a crate at school. For the second year in a ...

Wearing a sweatshirt over a bright blue anti-bullying shirt, Alayna Hurley sat in a chair facing Kristi Sikora- Blankenship’s desk, working quietly on a test as her classmates were strewn behind her ...

Andersen Elementary School teacher Alexandria Gladstone-Lamas wants her classroom to be more like a Google office. Gone are traditional desks and chairs — they were moved to a separate room at the ...

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 ...