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.
Lori – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and a great presenter!
Michael – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
McKnight has several usable ideas in this seminar.
Priscilla – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas.
Aris – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
The instructor was engaging and knowledgable, but this training was not geared specifically toward GT.
Tomas – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
very educational
Ryan – LUFKIN ISD (verified owner) –
I got some great ideas out of this training that I will use in my classes!
ASHLEY – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
There were great strategies that were not content specific and could be adapted to any content. There were actual example videos of how these strategies work in actual classrooms with students.
Veronica – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course very informative and easy to follow and understand
Armandina – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
I think it was very informtative!
Elizabeth – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
excellent pd – will use the ideas