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.
Tanya – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
I loved it; it’s really useful especially nowadays with the variety of students there are.
Angela – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –
Short and too the point. Useful information
Stephanie – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Great, informative, and creative! I would love to see this at an elementary level though.
Michelle – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I like the ideas of this course. They are easy to implement in the classroom.
Ashley – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was excellent in providing information about beefing up stations with so much purpose and rigor.
Renee’ – HERTFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
This course can help you get started using stations.
Aleida – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
The course was very informative and well-paced.
Luis – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very informative, good paste and clear objective
Katie – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas on how to structure centers/stations. More structured for older elementary though.
Diane – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas I can actually use!