Description
A centers approach to teaching offers gifted students autonomy, choice, and differentiation in ways that challenge and stretch them individually. In this course, Erin Muck shares how she uses a centers approach in her language arts classroom with the goal of helping you make it work in your classroom.
The centers approach Ms. Muck uses and developed herself is called “The READ System.” She will walk you through the following:
- The power and advantages of using centers in your classroom
- Examples of what centers might look like in your classroom
- The specific benefits of using centers with your gifted students
She covers classroom setup, classroom organization, and demonstrates stations in action.
This course meets National Association for Gifted Children Teacher Preparation Standards 1.2, 2.1, and 2.1, as well as Ohio Department of Education competencies a, b, and c.
Click here for a leader’s guide created by the Ohio Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Katherine – BIG WALNUT LOCAL (verified owner) –
I really like concrete example of things that work in classrooms!
Linnea – Yellow Springs Exempted Village (verified owner) –
This was a very creative and thoughtful way of doing different stations. Unfortunately I didn’t find it very helpful for use in a kindergarten classroom (what I teach) and with the access to resources that I have in my district.
Ana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I think it had great ideas.
Lorena – HPS – WEST TX (verified owner) –
It was valuable.
Adriana – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
It was well presented.
ligia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
informative
Kristina – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Pretty Great!
MARIA – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I really like this course because is innovative and give students the chance to move while learning, it applies to so many different types of learning that it can be really successful.
kaitlyn – BIG WALNUT LOCAL (verified owner) –
I loved learning about the READ strategy. I think it is a smart and intentional approach to centers in the classroom. I am eager to try this in the classroom and get student feedback on it.
Leslie – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great way to re-think teaching in the classroom!!
dale – PARMA CITY (verified owner) –
good differentiated frame work
Debra – Yellow Springs Exempted Village (verified owner) –
Informative course
Susie – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great ideas shared here
Michelle – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This was very helpful for going forward with working with higher achieving students.
Doreen – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
It was very helpful and informative on how to set up READ centers in your classroom.
Kim – ST MARYS CITY (verified owner) –
Loved the idea of READ, loved how she organized everything, and loved that the students can move around the room.
Jesus – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
It gives teachers a skeleton framework that teachers can work with.
Kristi – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
I like doing it on my own.
Lilia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Matthew – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Good information, but better for elementary than secondary.
Kathleen – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
It was extremely informative. I enjoyed it very much.
Mikasa – Yellow Springs Exempted Village (verified owner) –
I had a hard time connecting the content to my grade level.
Stefanie – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting
debbie – Region 17 (verified owner) –
great course to show a great way to implement effective stations that gives kids choice. I feel like when kids have a say in how they are learning, they are more engaged and could impact the outcome of their success.
Mabel – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great to implement a new way to implement rotations so students can track their learning.
Gabe – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
Good
Patty – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
I learned several important things after watching this module.
Lisa – ASHTABULA AREA CITY (verified owner) –
I love how the centers are organized to cover all standards.
Dawn – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This is an amazing course! I love all the pictures and examples of how to do everything! I cannot wait to try this in my class!
Karen – CIRCLEVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Good overview of the approach.
Anyssa – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful.
Carisa – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
It was amazing.
Tierney – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
It was helpful to consider other classroom structures.
Ryan – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
I thought this course was informative
Amanda – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
She had a lot of good ideas.
Nicole – TEAYS VALLEY LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great for middle school but not as applicable for elementary school.
Katherine – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed how practical this course was! It was a system that could actually be adapted and implemented in the classroom.
Jennifer – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great way to look at using the center approach more effectively for each student in the classroom.
Jenna – SPRINGFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I really like the approach this teacher had to teaching her group of gifted students. I appreciate that she emphasized that each classroom is different, so it is important to take this and figure out how it works for your particular students.
Kyra – BENJAMIN LOGAN LOCAL (verified owner) –
An innovative way to process through centers if you do not already have a system, or are looking for a completely new way to try. Though a few ideas were offered for younger students, it was hard to imagine it with kindergarten students especially.
Carrie – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Great information.
Tamara – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it – gave a solution to our problem of keeping students engaged in their own learning.
Augusta – GREEN LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course was a great way to show me how to take what I am currently doing and make it better. It also validated my belief that some of my gifted kids need work time like this to achieve their learning goals.
Samantha – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of good ideas, wish it was more specific to lower grade levels
Melissa – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course on how to set up your room and have kids work.
Summer – EASTERN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Nice speaker
Melanie – Defiance City Schools (verified owner) –
great
Rebekah – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
This course really sparked some ideas that I plan to incorporate in my station rotations. I like the idea of the READ rotations for upper grade levels.
Amanda – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
It was fine.
Mary – ASHTABULA AREA CITY (verified owner) –
I am very interested in implementing this into my classroom. It seems to help solve some problems and gaps I have witnessed in my curriculum.