Tale of Two Classrooms

After reading the articles I found that my classroom does exhibit several of the desired traits. My students are often engaged in authentic tasks, problem based learning, and use technology as available. Of course all students do not have laptops or many of the other latest tools. They do have a teacher who actively searches for the best way to teach each student and ways to provide the best opportunity for them to integrate technology into their work. I was taken by the fact that the students were not necessarily facing the Smart Board or whiteboard. I admit that I thought the students need to be facing the board. I am definitely going to make some improvements in my room design.