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
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.
Nydia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course it is good for the perfect world. If only we room to create stations.
Brooke – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for station rotations and organizational ideas.
Erik – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It’s a great course that offers a good idea on how to implement a system for centers management.
Judith – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I think it is a genius idea to have the students do the rotations.
Patricia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
good ideas
Judy – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed it and have several ideas I would like to use.
Claudia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
The course had many good ideas that I plan to incorporate this coming school year.
Lisa – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative. Can be applied.
Elsie – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting. I would have liked to see more examples of activities for each station.
Blanca – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for rotations.