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.
Colette – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
There are great ideas for creating language centers.
Courtney – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
The course provides good explanation of each center.
Aileen – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course showed me ways I can improve my stations and how to use student feedback.
David – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I think the idea of rotation stations is an excellent method of student learning. I just wished this course taught me how to implement READ in the classroom.
Kelly – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
A good course for those who have not used centers in their classroom.
Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great Ideas
Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I would like to know if the teacher has to teach whole group. It would be very helpful if there was an example of what is completed in each station
Jan – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It gave me reasonable ideas to run stations.
Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Provides differentiated instruction and innovative ideas.
Nilda – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Well organized, great information on managing centers.
Jeannie – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course has valid information.
Sandra P. – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Rotations of Reading /Language arts from a different perspective.
Amanda – PARMA CITY (verified owner) –
Great ideas
Devon – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
I would have liked a troubleshooting section–what problems did she encounter along the way and how did she handle the issues. For example, how does she keep everyone on track (and out of trouble), and how does she handle those who need additional support in ALL stations?
Christy – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course. It was very helpful to make my stations more helpful for my students.
Henrietta – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I thinks this course gave an intentional systemized approach to functional and fulfilling reading centers.
Erika – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative.
Melissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was very well organized and informational.
Cecily – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Very good idea!
Emily – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I like that the course was taught by an experienced classroom teacher.
Brooke – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
It was great to hear the break down of what READ means. I like that it gives the students choice in what they want to complete first but they are required to complete it all.
Laura – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I would like to start to implement it.
Ashley – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!
Mayra – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and helpful.
Lisa – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas
Ernestina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
none
Gabriela – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great strategies.
Kacy – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
I love that students have choice. I thin that the examples given were helpful.
Anna – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I appreciate this course. It affirms certain ideas we have about centers and also gives us more insight what can be done to improve or “tweak”.
Stephanie – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
easy to follow
Paulette – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
I like students working independently taking responsibility for their learning.
Edna – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
quick and informative
Kristin – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
While this course is good it is more for the upper elementary and middle school age children. I did not find it very helpful for teaching my 2nd grade students.
Nereyda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
READ gives excellent ideas for students rotations/centers.
Katie – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
It’s a good class for upper grades.
Leeann – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Interesting
Lucia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Love seeing independent work stations in middle school.
Camillia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
very informative course
Deedy – Private Pay (verified owner) –
The presenter offered a very well organized approach for successfully teaching students.
Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas to help in creating centers.
Amber – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
This had great information for older kids.
Lauraly – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning about READ. Although I teach 1st grade, some of the components of READ can be incorporated in my centers as well.
Jennifer – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I liked all the information she shared. The pictures were helpful to show the setup in the classroom.
Ella – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great way to begin a centers approach for those who need a structured approach.
Jo Ann – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I like the READ stations because it gives students the choice of where to begin to work at and it gives them ownership of their learning.
Marilyn – TIPP CITY EXEMPTED VILLAGE (verified owner) –
Mrs. Muck is very informative and is a good presenter.
Melody – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I thought there was some great ideas and explainations on how to incorporate literacy through stations.
CELESTE – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
I think this course shows how implementing stations/centers in junior high can be effective for students to be independent in their work and allow them to have choices.
Amy – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas to implement your own version of stations.
Sarah – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course!