Learning Centers, Merging Content and Literacy Skills, 4th-12th Grade (3-Hour)

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Presenter: Katherine McKnight, Ph.D.
Core Area: Creativity and Instructional Strategies
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 3

Learning centers are a wonderful way to bring interactive, engaging learning into your classroom–and they are perfect for differentiated instruction. But how do you know if you’re making the most of your learning centers? In this helpful course from Katie McKnight, Ph.D., you’ll get strategies and a helpful checklist to make your centers effective. 

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Description

In this course enjoyable course, Katie McKnight, Ph.D., gives straightforward strategies to make the most of your learning centers. She explains the essential elements of a well-planned center, as well as the construction of flexible groups that will maximize each student’s ability to gain from the station and come away with an Aha moment.

This course will give you:

  • A helpful checklist for creating centers
  • Helpful center strategies
  • A grasp of kinesthetic visualization
  • Tips for learning center structure and management
  • The ability to create flexible groups to meet different goals

Presenter Bio

Dr. Katherine McKnight is a dynamic presenter, dedicated teacher, and award-winning author. Dr. McKnight began her career in education over 30 years ago as a middle school and high school English and social studies teacher in the Chicago Public Schools and appointed as Distinguished Professor of Research at National Louis University. In addition to speaking at professional development conferences, she is a regular consultant in schools and classrooms in the United States and Europe.
She is the founder of Engaging Learners, an educational company built around her successful Literacy and Learning Center model. Her work in educational leadership, literacy and student skill development has resulted in unprecedented academic achievement in many struggling schools.
Dr. McKnight has received several awards for her publications and teaching at the university level. She has authored 17 books that support educational strategies to engage all learners. Her titles include the best-selling The Teacher’s Big Book of Graphic Organizers, winner of the 2013 Teachers’ Choice Award. She’s also written The Second City Guide to Improv in the Classroom, Teaching Writing in the Inclusive Classroom, and the twin volumes: Common Core Literacy for Math, Science, and Technical Subjects, and Common Core Literacy for ELA, History/Social Studies, and the Humanities: Strategies to Deepen Content Knowledge – Grades 6-12. 

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138 reviews for Learning Centers, Merging Content and Literacy Skills, 4th-12th Grade (3-Hour)

  1. Rozanne – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed learning about the different ways to group students for learning center activities.

  2. Adriana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Dr. McKnight is very engaging. She provided lots of great ideas and examples.

  3. Marie – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –

    Helpful, practical examples with the videos – can rewatch/rethink in order to adapt to own instruction

  4. Ruby – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –

    This was very informative! It shed light on grouping and learning centers in a secondary classroom.

  5. JACQUELINE Y – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    VERY HELPFUL STRATEGIES!

  6. Cheryl – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed this course a lot. I was able to get fresh perspective and useful methods to embrace my instruction and help my students.

  7. Tracy – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –

    Great ideas for teachers that are hesitant with learning stations and with large classroom learning stations.

  8. Aemie – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    I love centers and I love Dr. McKnight. I wish the district would bring her over for in-person PD.

  9. VERONICA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent strategies, samples and handouts.

  10. ERIKA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent presentation flow and strategies.

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