Editing Classroom (section)

==Types of classroom==
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| caption1          = Children seated in a Finnish classroom at the school of Torvinen in [[Sodankylä]], Finland, in the 1920s
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| caption2          = Classroom in [[Wuhan University]], circa 1930
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| caption3          = Students seated in a [[Racial_segregation_in_the_United_States#Education|racially integrated]] U.S. classroom, circa 1957
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[[File:Digital carrel classroom.webp|thumb|[[Digital learning|Digital]] [[carrel desk]] for [[computers in the classroom]] 3D sketch]]

In [[Elementary school (United States)|elementary schools]] (from [[Kindergarten#United_States|Kindergarten]] through [[Fifth grade|5th grade]]), classrooms can have a whole group of 18 to 30 students (in some cases these numbers may differ) and one, two, or even three teachers. When there are two teachers in a classroom, one is the lead teacher and the other one is the assistant teacher. Or the second teacher might be a [[special education]] teacher. There may be a third teacher in the back watching and taking notes. In lower elementary the classrooms are set up slightly different from upper elementary. In these classrooms there are tables instead of desks, a rug with a ([[Smart Technologies|Smart Board]]) for whole group learning, a library, computers, and [[Learning centers in American elementary schools|centers]]. The rug is the focal point of the classroom and everything else is strategically placed around it. The teacher must be able to move swiftly through the classroom. To determine if the classroom is meeting the highest level of quality there is a grading scale called ECERS (Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale). There are 43 items on this checklist and it is divided into seven categories and they are as follows: Space and Furnishings, Personal Care Routines, Language-Reasoning, Activities, Interactions, Program Structure, and Parents and Staff.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Environment Rating Scales|url=https://ers.fpg.unc.edu/early-childhood-environment-rating-scale-ecers-r|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215060942/https://ers.fpg.unc.edu/early-childhood-environment-rating-scale-ecers-r|archive-date=December 15, 2010}}</ref> In an upper elementary classroom students now use desks, there is no rug for whole group learning but there is a [[Smart Technologies|Smart Board]] and computers. Students also start practicing switching classes to get accustomed to [[middle school|middle]] and high, usually in fifth grade [[school transitions]].

In a [[Self-contained classroom|self-contained]] classrooms there are 7 or fewer students. Self-contained classrooms are designed for children that need more one-on-one time. Teachers get to solely focus on their small group of students and create individualized lessons for each child. An [[Special education|integrated or inclusion classroom]] can be thought of as a mix between a traditional classroom and a self-contained classroom. In this style of classroom, there is a mix of general students and students that need services. There are two teachers in this style of classroom, a general education teacher and special education teacher. They both teach and serve the students in the classroom, but during certain parts of the day the special education teacher may pull the students that have services to give them additional support. This allows students with accommodations or an [[Individualized Education Program|Individual Education Program]] (IEP), to still get to be in a general classroom but also get the individualized instruction they need.

[[Middle school]] and [[high school]] classrooms are set up quite similar. There is one teacher and students transition from one classroom to the next. They do not stay in one classroom all day. These classrooms can have around 20 students. Students may not exactly have the same group of students in each class depending on the students' schedules.
[[File:Thomas Jefferson High School Students in a Classroom.jpg|thumb|High school students in a modern classroom at [[Thomas Jefferson High School (Denver)|Thomas Jefferson High School]] in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], United States, circa 2023]]

Then [[College#United_States|college]] classrooms are set up in a [[lecture hall]] or auditorium with one teacher, also called a [[Professors in the United States|professor]]. Typically this teacher has a Teacher Assistant (TA), which is a [[Graduate_school#United_States|grad student]]. This person may help administer or grade tests. They can also hold review sessions for college students to come to once or twice a week.

Some other types of classrooms that a middle/high school or college might have include [[computer lab]]s for [[Information technology|IT]] lessons, [[gym]]nasiums for sports, and science [[laboratories]] for [[biology]], [[chemistry]] and [[physics]].