Merging Content and Literacy Skills Through Learning Centers – Creating Centers

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Presenter: Katherine McKnight, Ph.D.
T-TESS Domain: Planning 1.1, Planning 1.4, Instruction 2.1, Instruction 2.2, Instruction 2.4 
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

What do sticky notes, highlighters, and yarn have to do with grouping? They are all great ways to create effective centers! These centers will work for multiple subject areas. In this 1-hour course, “Merging Content and Literacy Skills Through Learning Centers – Creating Centers,” discover how to use these strategies to successfully group your students.

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Once you decide to group your students, what happens next? Dr. Katherine McKnight says that there are several strategies that you can use to successfully group your students. Some of these strategies involve using kinesthetics, posters, and color-coding. These grouping strategies are not useful for just one subject area; they can be applied to every subject for enhanced group learning. In this 1-hour course, “Merging Content and Literacy Skills Through Learning Centers – Creating Centers,” discover how to use sticky notes, highlighters, and yarn to create effective learning centers for every student. 

In this course educators will see:

  • Examples of learning center strategies
  • Kinesthetic Visualization
  • A checklist for creating learning centers
  • A pedagogical strategy for using centers

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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40 reviews for Merging Content and Literacy Skills Through Learning Centers – Creating Centers

  1. Deborah – Huber Heights City (verified owner) –

    Lots of good ideas here. This course was a bit different than others by K. McKnight in that the editing made it feel a bit like I missed out on some things.

  2. Traci – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –

    I thought this was useful. I like the idea that kids work together in their station.

  3. Anna – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    Interesting

  4. Emily – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –

    Good course.

  5. Melanie – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –

    I definitely give it 5 stars. Lots of great ideas and a really fun presenter.

  6. zaida – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    good

  7. Brenda – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    Offers many strategies that are useful for diverse learners.

  8. melissa – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    great presenter, had wonderful ideas for centers. Although some seem for older students.

  9. Anita – MIAMI TRACE LOCAL (verified owner) –

    I would like the teacher to give more input on how she uses the centers. She’s the expert.

  10. Lisa – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    Fantastic and informative

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