A Centers Approach to Language Arts

$20.00

Presenter: Erin Muck
Core Area: Learner Development and Individual Learning Differences 1.2; Learning Environments 2.1, 2.2; ODE Teacher Competency a; OAGC Differentiation
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

If you’ve ever pulled your hair out in frustration as you watched one of your students take 30 minutes to complete a classroom activity that took another student 10 seconds, this is the course for you. Erin Muck shows you how to offer students autonomy, choice, and differentiation through a centers approach to language arts she calls “The READ System.”  

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Description

A centers approach to teaching offers gifted students autonomy, choice, and differentiation in ways that challenge and stretch them individually. In this course, Erin Muck shares how she uses a centers approach in her language arts classroom with the goal of helping you make it work in your classroom.

The centers approach Ms. Muck uses and developed herself is called “The READ System.” She will walk you through the following:

  • The power and advantages of using centers in your classroom
  • Examples of what centers might look like in your classroom
  • The specific benefits of using centers with your gifted students
She covers classroom setup, classroom organization, and demonstrates stations in action.

This course meets National Association for Gifted Children Teacher Preparation Standards 1.2, 2.1, and 2.1, as well as Ohio Department of Education competencies a, b, and c.

Click here for a leader’s guide created by the Ohio Association for the Gifted and Talented.

Presenter Bio

Erin Muck is in her 21st year of teaching sixth grade English Language Arts. Pickerington Local Schools has been her home for her entire teaching career. Currently she is a teacher in Pickerington’s Gateway Academy, a comprehensive fourth through sixth grade gifted program. Erin has spent the majority of her years teaching in some form of gifted education. Erin received a Masters of Education degree from Ohio University and earned her Gifted Intervention Specialist endorsement from the University of Cincinnati. Erin is married to her high school sweetheart and resides in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. She is the mother of two children, Dillon, and Addison.
 

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471 reviews for A Centers Approach to Language Arts

  1. Stephanie – River View Local Schools (verified owner) –

    This course has a good overall message and ideas that can be implemented in the classroom right away.

  2. Rosario – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –

    I liked the activities she used in each station.

  3. Jennifer – NEW BREMEN LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Great ideas if you are a teacher who uses or is interested in centers in your language arts curriculum.

  4. Kate – NEW BREMEN LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Great ideas and I love that it does not require a complete change to curriculum, you can easily work with what you already have-just changing the format of how it is presented.

  5. Marisela – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    I enjoy the READS stations because they have a variety of activities.

  6. Melinda – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –

    I think that this presentation is more suited for older students. However, I did get some ideas to incorporate in my First Grade classroom.

  7. Allison – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –

    This was a great course for the upper elementary grades.

  8. Rachel – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –

    A good course with great information.

  9. Dianna – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    I liked hearing about the READ stations

  10. Jennifer – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    I liked this course and can’t wait to implement what I learned.

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