Jessica Garner jessicacgarner@gmail.com
Rationale Why use stations in the high school classroom? Engagement 21st century skills
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John Wilson, Executive Director, NEA “To relegate today’s students to rows of desks, a teacher at the front of the classroom espousing content, and a textbook with paper and pencil is to guarantee that our students will be left with the lowest skills and the lowestpaying jobs."
Rationale Why use stations in the high school classroom? Engagement 21st century skills Classroom management Gardner’s multiple intelligences
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Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
• Verbal-linguistic • Intrapersonal • Interpersonal • Naturalist • Bodily-Kinesthetic • Musical-Rhythmic • Visual-Spatial • Logical-Mathematical
Think about the senses…
• Sight • Touch • Taste • Hear • Smell
Think about subject matter…
• English • Math • Science • Social Studies • World Languages • Career and Technical Ed • Physical Education
Think about 21st century skills…
• Communication • Collaboration • Cooperation • Cultural competence • Technology Laptops
SMART board/Airliner Voice recorders Flip cameras Digital cameras
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Microsoft PhotoStory 3
Smooth transitions
• Group ahead of time! label tables with • Clearly numbers/colors clear, concise directions • UseLower grades – recording or picture
• • Upper grades – recording or written out
2 or 3 good transition signals • Have Clean up
• • Begin to move to next station • Be at next station
Technology How could you use technology in your class with small groups of students? Flip cameras Digital cameras SMART board Laptops Digital voice recorders CD player
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Content Areas How could you use stations in your content area? Scrabble – terms Dice game – synthesizing Memory – anything you want to match Flashcard drill
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Transitions What can you do to make your transitions smoother? Clear, concise directions Recorded directions Signals for clean-up and movement Teacher monitoring Give students jobs
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Other comments? What are some other considerations when using stations in the high school classroom?
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