Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Inappropriate Classroom Seating I am interning at a high school this semester and in my learning strategies classes my teacher has the student desks arranged in rows. Of course this is an option included in how one can set up the classroom, but for this specific group of students it does not benefit or support their learning or even the classroom environment. This class definitely does not have a community atmosphere present, as when students are encouraged to work with each other no collaboration takes place. I believe the seating needs to be changed, as it would promote involvement of the students. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would teach a collaboration powerpoint lesson within a lesson plan that I will be using group activities. Additionally, I would assign roles for all students during group projects. The students will know what is expected of them during group activities and will have to collaborate to complete their assign roles. Chances are, the students will begin to collaborate more when you use group work activities more often.