Description
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.
Veronica – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
This course offered ways to group students accordingly in different ways. The presenter played real in-class scenarios of teachers practicing group work, which was great since this was actually a realistic view of what should be taking place in the classroom.
Laura – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
The workshop is well designed with appropriate energy from the presenter. The workshop solidified what knowledge I am familiar with and also afforded me further relevant knowledge.
Yasheka – HERTFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
If you are an educator who wants to improve your classroom management skills while students are working in a group, or if you simply want to learn some new strategies to enhance the learning process for your students, then this course is for you. It’s not a boring course; it’s a practical course that is learner oriented. I am happy I chose this course.
Caroline – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
it was good
Ingrid – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
I absolutely found this to be beneficial
Maria – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was wonderful. I did enjoy the ABC strategy. I also like how C is the letter selected for master instead of A.
Patricia – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
I learned great strategies about implementing learning centers.
Nicole – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This course really helped me to reflect on using learning centers to foster student led learning and to increase student engagement.
Sherri – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This is a training that feel I will take back to my classroom and use the strategies.
Theresa – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I found this course to be very helpful. I provided wonderful ideas when doing collaborative grouping.