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.
Tracy – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
It was an informative course.
Colette – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
This was a wonderful course. She gives the example that when kids are engaged they say that time flew by. This course was just like that…I couldn’t believe how quickly it was over. I would definately take another course from her.
Yair – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas to form and implement centers in the classroom.
Benita – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Throughout my teaching years, Centers have been named different ways: Working Stations, Centers, etc. I enjoyed seeing a variety of ways to have students collaborate: working in centers.
Lindsay – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this was a well done course. I liked that even though it was online, you see the “in class” responses and learnings from other teachers for additional ideas.
Luis – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
good course
Ramona – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave me more information on how to manage centers.
Mandy – WODEN ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great way to think outside of the box when teaching.
Gabriela – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner) –
Great course! I really would preffer to have done this one live, the presenter is really good!
tania – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
For me, it was was like a refresher.