Using Stations to Motivate and Engage
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Transcript of Using Stations to Motivate and Engage
RationaleWhy use stations in the high school
classroom?•Engagement•21st century skills
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 lowest-paying jobs."
RationaleWhy use stations in the high school
classroom?•Engagement•21st century skills•Classroom management•Gardner’s multiple intelligences
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
LaptopsSMART board/AirlinerVoice recordersFlip camerasDigital cameras
http://www.any-video-converter.com
Microsoft PhotoStory 3
Smooth transitions•Group ahead of time!•Clearly label tables with
numbers/colors•Use clear, concise directions
• Lower grades – recording or picture• Upper grades – recording or written out
•Have 2 or 3 good transition signals• Clean up• Begin to move to next station• Be at next station
TechnologyHow could you use technology in
your class with small groups of students?
•Flip cameras•Digital cameras•SMART board•Laptops•Digital voice recorders•CD player
Content AreasHow could you use stations in your
content area?•Scrabble – terms•Dice game – synthesizing•Memory – anything you want to
match•Flashcard drill
TransitionsWhat can you do to make your
transitions smoother?•Clear, concise directions•Recorded directions•Signals for clean-up and
movement•Teacher monitoring•Give students jobs
Other comments?What are some other considerations
when using stations in the high school classroom?
