Is your class study-friendly? The right classroom layout for students

Chances are, your classroom layout looks pretty different than the one you experienced as a student. Over the past few decades, the set-up of classrooms has changed, emphasizing a focus on collaborative work and student-centered discussion.  Though the traditional classroom model might be of desks in a row facing the teacher, the majority of classrooms now look more like pods or clusters of desks, or even a conference layout where the desks form an L or U shape around the room.