I created the classroom layout on the Scholastic Class Set-up website.

My classroom

layout would consist of pair pods in rows, with my desk setting in the back of the room. I chose

the students desks to be arranged this way for multiple reasons. For one, pair pods create a

“learning community where students are expected to work with one another” (Classroom

Seating, n.d.). Being an English teacher, I want my students to be able to conversate with their

partners about different texts we read. They will also be filling out worksheets, which they will

be doing in partners and independently. Another reason I chose pair pods is because it would

make it easier for students to move their desks into groups of four or more when needed. This

will especially help if during my teaching career I could incorporate Active Learning into my

classroom. I want my desk to be in the back of the classroom for various reasons. In most of my

English classes in high school, the teacher’s desk was either in the back or the side of the

classroom. I like this layout because when I set the students loose to work on their own, from my

desk, I can see what they are doing. They cannot hide when their teacher is sitting behind them. I

also like that when a student has a question and comes to my desk, it is in the back where other

students cannot stare and make the student with a question feel uncomfortable (Kelly, n.d.).
Another reason I want my desk in the back of the room is because it gives not only the students

less distraction, but it also gives me more privacy to be more productive (Krych, n.d.). In high

school I liked that whenever I walked into my English classes, the desk and my teacher was the

first thing I saw because it was in the back of the room. The front wall and half of a side wall

would have whiteboards on them. I also hope for a smartboard in my room. The side wall

whiteboard would be filled out as a calendar of due dates for the students to refer to. My front

whiteboards are where I would put reminders and work out problems. I would also have a

bookshelf in a corner of my room filled with some of my favorite books and books that I would

recommend the students read. The absent folder, turn in tray, and bathroom check in and out

sheet would all be on a table next to the front door. This way it will be easy for students to look

at the folder right when they walk in, turn in work as they walk out, and quickly sign in and out

as they leave.
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Kelly, M. (n.d.). Classroom Layout and Desk Arrangement Methods. Retrieved October 12,
2020, from https://www.thoughtco.com/method-for-classroom-arrangement-7729

Krych, M. (n.d.). Placement of the Teacher's Desk. Retrieved October 12, 2020, from
http://teachingonpurpose.org/journal/placement-of-the-teachers-desk/

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http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/class_setup/index.html