Setting them up to succeed

Working the Crowd:

When students are near you, they tend to be on their best behavior. Effective
teachers make an art form out of working the crowd -- otherwise known as
"management by walking around."
Room Arrangement:
To make working the crowd as easy as possible, I arrange the desks in my classroom
to facilitate the best learning environment for my students. The optimal room
arrangement allows a teacher to get from any student to any other student in the
fewest possible steps.