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.
Alexa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I think the READ stations can easily be modifying to fit your curriculum.
Stacey – GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Good information, just not pertaining to my situation.
KELLY – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
I thought she was great! She explained her centers, expectations, and her resources clearly. She was very thorough in the time alloted.
Norma – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
The training has great ideas for rotations that can be consistent every week and easy to change that material/assignments.
DIANA – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and useful information.
Holly – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course offered great ideas on how to stretch students while getting them involved in the process of how they learn and practice skills.
Kathy – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course explains the READ rotation well.
Mirna – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for reading centers.
Charlott – CHISUM ISD (verified owner) –
interesting
Francisca – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Liked the READ rotations and how it benefits all of our students.