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Re: Does Anyone Use Centers in High School?
Posted by Diana on 9/07/08
I have not done centers in HS, but did them in MS. I want to
incorporate them into my HS classes, but am findng it
difficult. Difficult in that I have desks and no tables to pull
small groups. Cramped room and very social and talkative
people. I would not call them centers, though. Workstations!
Grammar, writing, reading, Vocabulary focus group,
collaborative group. It sounds more appealing to the upper
grades.
For the writing lessons, you can do a whole class minilesson
and then do a small group focus to catch those who are having
trouble and conference with all.
Great way to teach!
Go for it....
On 9/07/08, Jenna wrote:
> I haven't tried this in the past, but this year I tried
> using centers the first week of school with my sophomores.
> I didn't know any of them, and I wasn't sure what they'd
> been taught the previous year.
>
> We started off with a basic grammar review, then I split
> them randomly into five groups to do a variety of activities
> dealing with grammar and dictionary usage. It worked well,
> in that I know know what their strengths and weaknesses are
> as a class, as well as their individual abilities as far as
> staying focused and working with others. I think I learned
> a lot more about their individual personalities in a short
> amount of time than I would have had I started off the week
> leading all activities. For example, I know know which ones
> aren't good at asking for help when they need it, and which
> ones are good at leading and organizing others.
>
> I like the idea of using centers when I want to do writing
> conferences with individuals or small groups later in the
> year.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Does Anyone Use Centers in High School?, 8/12/08, by Christi.
- Re: What are centers?, 8/12/08, by Wants to know .
- Re: What are centers?, 8/12/08, by Christi.
- Re: What are centers?, 8/12/08, by Laura.
- Re: What are centers?, 8/12/08, by dk.
- Re: It sounds as though...., 8/12/08, by Wants to know. .
- Re: It sounds as though...., 8/12/08, by Laura.
- Re: What are centers?, 8/13/08, by Teri.
- Re: Does Anyone Use Centers in High School?, 9/07/08, by Jenna.
- Re: Does Anyone Use Centers in High School?, 9/07/08, by Diana.
- Re: Does Anyone Use Centers in High School?, 9/09/08, by Laura.
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