Using Stations to Motivate and Engage

Jessica [email protected]

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?

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