Innovative Learning Centers for Middle School Students

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Revolutionize your middle school classroom with Centergize, a program designed to bring Common Core concepts to life through cooperative learning groups focusing on RTI, close reading, technology, and meaningful discussions. Discover how learning centers engage students independently or in small groups, reinforcing classroom learning while meeting individual academic needs. Explore the benefits of learning centers in motivating students, fostering social interaction, and incorporating diverse activities for a well-rounded education.

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CENTERgize Your Middle School Classroom Presentation By: Presentation By: John Quincy Adams Middle School John Quincy Adams Middle School Chuck Chuck Dilauro Dilauro Christina Johnson Christina Johnson Jennifer Williams Jennifer Williams Jessica Jessica Radovich Radovich

CENTERgize Your Middle School Classroom Bring Common Core with cooperative learning groups that focus on: full circle full circle RTI (Response to Intervention) RTI (Response to Intervention) Close Reading Close Reading Meaningful Discussions Meaningful Discussions Technology Technology Formative Assessment Formative Assessment

CENTERgize Your Middle School Classroom Session Objectives Session Objectives Understand how to use learning centers Understand how to use learning centers Experience how they work Experience how they work Gain resources on: Gain resources on: RTI (Response to Intervention) RTI (Response to Intervention) Assessment/technology Assessment/technology Close reading Close reading Meaningful discussions and questioning Meaningful discussions and questioning

CENTERgize Your Middle School Classroom What is a learning center? What is a learning center? Learning centers Learning centers are designated activities that are designated activities that provide an engaging way for students to work provide an engaging way for students to work independently of the teacher in small groups, pairs, or independently of the teacher in small groups, pairs, or individually to reinforce and extend classroom learning. individually to reinforce and extend classroom learning. Learning centers for middle school students are designed Learning centers for middle school students are designed with the middle with the middle- -level student in mind. level student in mind.

CENTERgize Your Middle School Classroom BENEFITS OF LEARNING CENTERS BENEFITS OF LEARNING CENTERS motivates students motivates students allows students to take charge of their learning appeals to social nature of middle school students appeals to social nature of middle school students group activities meets academic needs of individual students meets academic needs of individual students differentiated activities individual/small group meetings with the teacher incorporates reading, writing, listening, speaking, and incorporates reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing viewing

CENTERgize Your Middle School Classroom TYPES OF LEARNING CENTERS TYPES OF LEARNING CENTERS Teacher lead (most important) Independent reading Computer Independent seat work Writers workshop Vocabulary/word study

CENTERgize Your Middle School Classroom The The primary objective primary objective of a learning of a learning center model is to meet with students center model is to meet with students one one- -on on- -one and in small groups in order one and in small groups in order to provide remediation of skills and to provide remediation of skills and concepts covered in class. concepts covered in class.

CENTERgize Your Middle School Classroom CREATING GROUPS CREATING GROUPS need/skill group by interest interest group by learning styles learning styles group randomly randomly (# drawn, colored cards, puzzle pieces, etc.) self self- -selected selected grouping (students select their own groups) flexible grouping flexible grouping (change groups as needed for any/all of the above) group by need/skill

CENTERgize Your Middle School Classroom Other things to consider when using centers: Other things to consider when using centers: Frequency Frequency Number of students per group Number of students per group Number of centers in a rotation Number of centers in a rotation Amount of time for each rotation Amount of time for each rotation All depend on the specific needs of each class All depend on the specific needs of each class

CENTERgize Your Middle School Classroom Always post a rotation chart so that students Always post a rotation chart so that students know where to go and what to do in each station know where to go and what to do in each station ROTATION 1 ROTATION 2 ROTATION 3 ROTATION 4 Centers: GROUP T R C I R C I T C I T R I T R C 1 2 3 4 Teacher Reading Computer Independent

CENTERgize Your Middle School Classroom Today we will model a four group rotation Today we will model a four group rotation Center #1 Center #1 RTI (Response to Intervention) RTI (Response to Intervention) Center #2 Center #2 Close Reading Close Reading Center #3 Center #3 Meaningful Discussions Meaningful Discussions Depth of Knowledge questioning Depth of Knowledge questioning Center #4 Center #4 Assessment/Technology Assessment/Technology