Physical Classroom Set Up

Know your "zones" for teaching and learning. Tape and Sit Spots can help to section off or mark where students should work.

Assign student seating that follows social distancing guidelines.

When possible, face all desks and tables in the same direction and have students sit on only one side of the table.

Your room design should allow for easy communication with all students. Be sure to establish a routine for asking and answering questions for BDL students as well as traditional students.

Consider the daily instructional strategies for how students would be seated, consider seating accommodations for students with 504, IEP, and EL.

Materials that may have been shared in the past (classroom library books/novel sets, manipulatives, pencils/markers, etc.) must be bagged for individual use or cleaned properly in between uses.

Items that are not able to be cleaned/disinfected must be "quarantined" for the required amount of time before another student may use that item. Please check with your administration for the latest guidelines.

Try to plan activities so that each student will be able to have their own materials or select materials that can be easily cleaned between uses.

If possible, create mobile centers and labs so that the activities can be completed at the student's desk/area versus the student having to move to another area.

When planning, consider materials/items that students can access both in the classroom as well as at home.

Plan an area where you can position a device for communicating with virtual learners but also maintain supervision of the traditional students (podium, nearby table, etc.).

Keep in mind what both the face-to-face as well as the Blended Distance Learning students will see and hear.