Do any of you teachers know of general guidelines or a format for setting up learning stations in a classroom?
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If I could draw you a map here it might help you.  The learning stations in a classroom would have to depend on what kind of classroom.  The average classroom has a computer, and that is obviously one station.  Another would be the chalkboard or easleboard.  Yet another area for the rug for reading to the students for storytime, and if necessary another rug for sleeping areas, but if they are not in Kidergarden, then you have the desks for learning, and this is another station area, as well as your own desk, that is the teacher's desk.  Another station area is where to put your coats and umbrellas, yet another one for the rules posted, and yet another one for visual demonstrations.  The question you should have asked instead was what kind of classroom would work best with these guidelines and then ask the best format for this is?  First determine the students' and what grade level are they at, then determine the needs of the students by accessing the station areas they may require.  Finally, you will have a energetic classroom full of learners ready to astonish you with what they say in response to your questions.
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Hi! \nHere are some Internet resources that would help you out:\n\nhttp://tep.uoregon.edu/workshops/teachertraining/largeclasses/faq/faquo/classroom/classroom.html\n\nLarge Classes: Limiting the Chaos:\nhttp://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infotrac/tips/largeclasses_limitingthechaos.pdf\n\nClassroom Management Techniques and Tips: Workshop Handout from GMU Faculty Development Center:\nhttp://www.gmu.edu/cte/classroomanagement.doc\n\nClass Size and Writing:\nhttp://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4116/is_200504/ai_n13502917\n\nMeeting the Challenges of Larger Classes:\nhttp://www.utoronto.ca/ota/LargerClasses.pdf\n\nThere have also been a couple of books put out on this topic recently. Go to amazon.com and do a book search with "teaching large classes."\n\nHope this is helpful to you!! Happy New Year!!\n\nHope this helps.
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Go2 a Office Depot OR if yall have a School Aids like we do, andWalmart. if yall have a School Aids they should have it 4 sho, cuz they sell ALL subject work books, and teacher class room decorations and... Holla back!!! Ya girl, Miss *Princess* $Diva$ !Jade!
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http://www.concordhs.com/aplus_strategies.html\nThis site is called A+ teacher strategies and has LOTS of links.
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My teacher had a great way of doing this. Tell your students to collect various household items and a few bags. Make sure each kid picks out two specific objects. When everyone returns, teach union and intersect using the kids' "sets".
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I don't know if there is a MOST effective strategy.  Anything that gets the students thinking works well.  It also depends on how long the text is.\n\nSome ideas:  \n\nDecision walls - Put a yes/agree card on one wall and and a no/disagree on the other.  Make the students take a stand.  Ask them questions related to the text that they must agree or disagree with.  Get them to explain their answers.\n \nIf the text has pictures, give the kids one and ask them to predict the story.\n\nIf you're working with a non fiction text, try to give them a short (5 Q's) true false quiz with the strangest info in the text.  \n\nThere's always Think - Pair - Share to get the students thinking as well.
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Check with local colleges... they sometimes do it for free or really cheap.. keep in mind it is students learning but they are supervised.. make sure the supervisor is there tho lol... hope this helps .. i know it has for my family
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Most schools have a template you must follow (especially since No Child Left Behind). At my school, our plans include Unit, State Core Curriculum Content Standards, Materials, Methods, Assessment, and Homework. My first couple years teaching, my plans were pretty lengthy, and I often did not finish them or I had tons of time left over. Now, while they still may be more detailed than most, they're much shorter than they used to be because I know what I want/need to do because either I've taught the lesson before or I just have gained the ability to more accurately present, transition, etc without a more detailed script. I also like to be somewhat specific because I provide my students with a syllabus, and I like to keep my website up to date. If you want, check out my website: http://www.mainlandregional.net/tcolombo/index.html.\nThis, obviously, is not the entire plan that I submit to my supervisor, but it is pretty much the "Methods" and "Homework" sections.
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Group work, hands down.  Students learn more from each other than they learn from lecture.  Give assignments to groups (even just simple worksheets) and have them turn ONE in for the whole group.  Never let the groups grow beyond 5 or 6 members and assign the members randomly to their groups.  You'd be amazed how much they learn from each other and how much they enjoy and retain the material
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Decide what you want to teach.\nDecide how you are going to evaluate the learning. (Assessment drives planning)\nDecide how you are going to present the concept.\nDecide what kind of guided practice you are going to use to see if your students get the concept.\nDecide what independent practice you are going to use.\nMake sure you are:\nmeeting state and local curriculur standards\nmeeting the developmental needs of your learning group\nmeeting the learning styles of your learning group\nproviding differentiated instruction for your group\nmeeting the IEP of all the special needs students in your class\nincluding your districts character values\ntaking into account Gardner's seven intelligences\nmake sure you reach higher level thinking skills on Bloom's taxonomy\nNow you can start to plan period two...
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How you arrange your room is very important.  The environment can be another teacher.  children can learn from the set-up.  They can learn indepedence by the way things are set up-they can get their own toys and art supplies out.  \n\nIf you put your circle time area in the same area as a lot of toys this can be a distraction to the children.  \n\nJust look at things from their level and trial and error will work well for you
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Microsoft Clip Art maybe?  I use it for just about everything I make for my classroom.  Or, maybe clip art books that you can buy at a teacher supply store.
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There are many methods / strategies.  A teacher / teacher to be would be wise to learn many and be ready to implement any of them to accommodate different "learning styles."\n\nLecturing\nMini-lecture\nGroup study\nCooperative Learning\nDebates\nTextbook reading and response\nIntegrating technology\nRole Playing\nGames\nHands on activities\netc.
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Your desk should be out of the way...you're not going to be sitting in it during instruction, anyway. Set up students to allow ease of communication during class discussion, based on what you want for that discussion...peer partners, small-group teams, or whole-class. Make sure both standard and "when you're done" materials/center activities are placed for easy access. Create a variety of hands-on, audio, and other extra activities for centers (usable at any age level...just modify content and visual presentation). Find out student interests and find/develop activities that use those interests as a theme tying back into the skills and content area knowledge you're teaching.
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Do demonstrations! For volume, for example, you can show a cone has a third the volume of a cylinder with the same radius by pouring water from a cone to the cylinder. Most students guess that the volumes are about the same and it's a demonstration that sticks in their minds. \n\nAnything outside of the classroom is great (if you can do that). Interactive stuff is always good. Get them to estimate the area of the basketball court or other playing surface. Or figure out how many people you could fill your classroom with if they were all lined up lying down.
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As a classroom teacher, the best thing you can do to create a community is a program called Morning Meeting.  You can order the book through the website below or at Amazon.com.  It will detail how to run morning meetings and activities to use.  The students love it and it really gives each student a chance to share and feel important.  Plus it gives you, as the teacher, a chance to let them know things you are excited about and things you need to work on as a class.  I used this format last year and the kids loved it!
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