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.
Benjamin – Jefferson Area Local Schools (verified owner) –
This course is beneficial because it gives you another strategy that can be effective in your classroom.
Kim – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
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Romelia – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It took me some time to get started on my 6 Hour GT Update training.
This was my first video that I chose to do and I am SO GLAD I DID.
PICK THIS ONE!!!!!
Functional, useful, edifying, student growth and teacher growth.
esther – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
is good and provide good examples
Kim – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Great course with a lot of good ideas that can be implemented into the classroom.
Maria – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
Excellent ideas to integrate in small groups.
Pablo – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
It may seem simple enough however the teacher created curriculum must have been extremely time consuming.
Jody – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
It was a nice training, different ways to use rotations
Kristina – SOUTH POINT LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course was informational about how to set up centers in the classroom.
Kim – St Marys City Schools (verified owner) –
This course was great and got me thinking of ways to improve my teaching style.