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Learning Centers Chatboard TOP POSTS ALL POSTS SUBMIT POST Search Teachers.Net Advanced You're on the... Learning Centers Chatboard top posts | all posts | submit post Make Learning Centers a Favorite! We also recommend... Classroom Projects Center Learning Mailring Lesson Plans • Math • Language Arts • Science • Social Studies • Music • Art & Crafts • Phys Ed • Other Teacher Chatboards • latest posts • by subject • by grade level • by state • all chatboards • language arts center • technology center • foreign language center • hot topics • interest groups Teaching Jobs Classroom Projects Teacher Mailrings Teachers.Net Gazette • Current Issue • Harry Wong Column • Teacher Classified Ads • Classroom Printables next post skip topic Print | Share | Report Post Re: Teaching with Smart Centers Posted by Kelly on 6/04/06 On 6/04/06, Pennie wrote: > Has anyone read the book Teaching with Smart Centers by > April DeCesare? I was wondering if it would be useful in > my 1st grade classroom and if it is worth the money. Our district had a whole day long training on smart centers. It is a great idea... it will take A LOT of prep... but then not a lot of up-keep. The IDEA is great if your students can be independant for close to 45 minutes. They say that you can teach any type of child to work well with smart centers because they are so engaging and that it also doesnt matter about ability level... they adapt themselves to meet the needs of the students. I personally have taken some of the ideas and adapted them to fit my 2nd grade class and my personality. I do no own the book but rather the handouts and notes that I took. The first grade teachers from my school thought that it was REALLY far fetched for their level.... I guess it all depends on your class and their behavior and their level and your style. Also... time... depending on how many days you have for it... and how much time you have for it daily. I dont know if I was any help... I just kinda rambled!... SORRY! :-) Posts on this thread, including this one Teaching with Smart Centers, 6/04/06, by Pennie. Re: Teaching with Smart Centers, 6/04/06, by Kelly. Re: Teaching with Smart Centers, 6/09/06, by MrsD. Re: Teaching with Smart Centers, 6/11/06, by Leslye King. Re: Teaching with Smart Centers, 6/18/06, by Katherine. Re: Teaching with Smart Centers, 5/01/08, by Tana Wenzell. Re: Teaching with Smart Centers, 6/05/08, by Kristy. Re: Teaching with Smart Centers, 6/22/08, by Colleen. Re: Using NBC's The Baby Borrowers as a learning tool, 6/22/08, by Sean Thiel. Re: Using NBC's The Baby Borrowers as a learning tool, 6/25/08, by Devon Charles. Re: Teaching with Smart Centers, 6/25/08, by Allison Cordes. Re: Teaching with Smart Centers, 7/01/08, by AnnMarie. Re: Teaching with Smart Centers, 7/09/08, by Allison Cordes. Re: Teaching with Smart Centers, 8/20/08, by AnnMarie. Re: Teaching with Smart Centers, 8/21/08, by Allison Cordes.

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