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In my last post, I shared silent station ideas for secondary classrooms. A number of those activities translate well to elementary with the right scaffolding, and this post expands on them with additional ideas specifically designed for younger students. One key difference in elementary station rotation is the role of independence. Quiet work only happens […]
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Related Podcast Episode At a recent workshop I was facilitating on the Station Rotation Model, a couple of teachers shared that managing noise levels can be one of the biggest challenges when using this model. While a healthy buzz often signals collaboration, too much competing sound can make it difficult for everyone to focus. The […]
Related Podcast Episode Today’s classrooms are beautifully diverse. Students bring a wide range of skills, abilities, language proficiencies, learning preferences, and interests with them into the learning environment. While this diversity is a strength, it also makes whole-group, teacher-led, one-size-fits-all instruction problematic. Too often, teachers are given a curriculum that is designed this way, and […]
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When I wrote The Station Rotation Model & UDL: Elevating Tier 1 Instruction and Cultivating Learner Agency, I set out to address one of the most persistent challenges in education: how do we meet the wide range of learner needs in every classroom, every day? The answer, in part, lies in rethinking how we design […]
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Related Podcast Episode In the first three blogs in this four-part series, we explored how the station rotation model can meet the diverse needs of our multilingual learners, how to design the teacher-led station to differentiate effectively, and how to support early language learners in navigating online and offline tasks independently. In this final post, […]
Related Podcast Episode How can I use the station rotation model effectively with multilingual learners who are new to English? How can I design independent and collaborative stations that students can navigate successfully while I work with small groups at the teacher-led station? A teacher asked me these questions at the end of my station […]
My newest book, The Station Rotation Model and UDL: Elevate Tier 1 Instruction & Cultivate Learner Agency, officially launches today! Related Podcast Episode Why Did I Write This Book? Schools and districts are grappling with a daunting challenge: How do we meet the needs of such a wide range of learners in a single classroom? […]
This post is a collaboration between Noelle Gutierrez & Catlin Tucker. Related Podcast Episode In today’s educational landscape, the emphasis on inclusion and creating the least restrictive environments for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) has significantly reshaped classroom dynamics. This shift has led to the growing adoption of co-teaching models, where general and special […]
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Related Podcast Episode A teacher recently asked me whether students always need to attend every station in a rotation. The short answer is “no.” Our classrooms are composed of diverse groups of students with different skills, abilities, preferences, language proficiencies, and academic needs. Given that variability, it makes sense that not all students would need […]
Math is a linear subject, with each concept building on the one before. Math teachers are also responsible for covering a large number of standards in a school year. Most math curricula are designed for a whole group teacher-led lesson where the teacher is expected to cover a new concept or process every day. This, […]
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In my last blog post titled Part I: Station Rotation Design Tip – Go Horizontal with Your Linear Agenda, I shared a strategy I refer to as “going horizontal” to help secondary teachers shift from traditional whole group, teacher-led lessons to designing with the station rotation model. As described in my previous post, the station rotation […]
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Today, I had the pleasure of delving into the station rotation model with a group of secondary teachers. We walked through the design process for all three types of stations – teacher-led, online, and offline. After reviewing five design strategies teachers can use to structure their teacher-led station to ensure it is differentiated and engaging, […]