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Station Rotation Model: Grouping Strategies

Catlin Tucker

Unfortunately, most secondary teachers do not learn how to design lessons using stations in credential school. Most of us are still be trained to teach using a whole group lesson model, so reimagining a lesson to rotate students through a series of stations feels daunting. Work directly with small groups of students.

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Use Digital Notebooks to Facilitate Book Clubs and Literature Circles at the Secondary Level

Catlin Tucker

Unfortunately, most secondary curriculum relies on a one-size-fits-all approach to reading. Instead of being assigned a book they must read, students are given a menu of books to choose from and the teacher groups them according to their book selection. .” It’s the book that grabs them and pulls them into the story.

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Station Rotation Model: Alternative Group Formations

Catlin Tucker

Teachers see my examples which show four separate groups and assume that all station rotations must have four groups. For example, I worked with a school in Southern California that dedicated Mondays to whole group instruction then Tuesday through Friday were rotations. Then the groups switch half way through the period.

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MasterMind Educator Groups: Build Safe Spaces for Innovation

The CoolCatTeacher

Mastermind groups are innovative ways to create safe spaces for teachers to grow and learn together. In this show, 2012 National Teacher of the Year Rebecca Mieliwocki shares how she has facilitated Mastermind groups successfully. Daniel Bauer has a free Mastermind Toolkit to help you gMastet started building mastermind groups.

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The Station Rotation Model

Catlin Tucker

While my students engaged in student-centered learning at the online and offline stations, I enjoyed the dedicated time to work with a small group of learners at my teacher-led station. I felt more effective and engaged working with a small group of students. Students can be grouped flexibly (e.g., ” That is incorrect.

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Blending Online and Offline Learning: Exploring Hybrid Schedules

Catlin Tucker

Schedule 1 has the student population divided into two groups: Group A and Group B. Group A and Group B would spend half of their day on campus attending the face-to-face portion of their classes. Schedule 2 also divides the school population into two groups: Group A and Group B.

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Blending with the Station Rotation Model

A Principal's Reflections

Following a short period of direct instruction with the entire class, the teacher breaks students into groups using data where the class engages in a series of activities during a set period of time. It is essential to use a good data source for groupings so the learners get the most out of the targeted instruction or support rotation.