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.
Brenda – BELLVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course had some great ideas when it comes to centers.
Jenifer – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
It gave me lots of great ideas for using centers in my RLA/SS classroom. Very well done and the presenter is very engaging and enthusiastic.
Marion – SWEENY ISD (verified owner) –
This course taught me a lot about different ways to group students, how to manage groups, activities to use in groups, and the importance of student grouping and learning accountability.
Mariana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided so many strategies that I am excited to implement in my classroom.
Erika – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great Session!
Elsa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Katherine McKnight is so amazing! I love the way she presents her material as it is very engaging, even for us learning via interactive video and not physically present. She is just excellent; so funny.
patricia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Thank-you for the formative assessment ideas and connecting assessment to personal feedback.
Sonia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great strategies and “real teachers teaching” videos.
Litsa – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Loved this course
Federico – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
great class