As you know it takes a lot of work to design effective stations. Not only do you need to pull together the instructional resources to make stations relevant, effective, and enriching, but you also need to write clear directions to ensure students can work independently.
To help determine if the time you invest is worth the outcome, ask yourself these questions:
- Do students need the opportunity to collaborate in small groups for a specific purpose?
- Do I need to divide resources (i.e., computers or any other limited instructional material)?
- Do I need to conference with small groups of students on a specific topic?
One of these questions should be a yes in order to validate your time and keep the use of stations a fresh learning experience for kids.
In the below stations, students needed to both conference with their teacher and have access to limited resources. Check them out...
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| Students are writing a review of their novel. |
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| Students are watching a video and practicing their use of ellipses... |
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| Students are watching a presentation to help them begin the writing process. |
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| Students are practicing the answering questions online from the SBAC site, providing feedback on the process. |
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| Students are conferencing with their teacher and setting personalized writing goals based on the rubric. |
In this next series of pictures, students have specific collaborative roles as they review primary documents.
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| Students are either the fact finder or write from the perspective of those in favor or against internment. |
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| Primary resources are analyzed based on the student's role. |
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| Students take notes and share their findings with the group. |
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| When discussing, they learn about the various perspectives of history. |
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