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.
Jennifer – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the explanation for each component of the READ model.
Erin – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
I think this is awesome. It would work wonderfully in a second grade and up classroom. I am considering modifying it for a first grade classroom.
Danielle – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I think the course was great especially if you want to start a station rotation program. I would like to see the day in action or a sample day in her classroom. How does it look for the whole class period? Maybe she could add something about how a day looks in the class with the actual stations and the small group session.
Melissa – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course inspires me to try stations. Good info
Monica – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
This gave me a lot of ideas of how to make my rotations better for my students.
Gisela – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Marie – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
This course was informative; it was not an ‘overload’ of information which makes it seem ‘doable’ for implementation. The provided resources are also helpful.
MICHELLE A – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Good if you do not understand how to begin with stations
Audrey – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It had some useful ideas.
Melissa – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
great organization of stations