Teaching Using Flexible Workstations in the Middle School Classroom

Session One
Class Agenda
What are flexible groups?
Reading Activity Task Card
Reading Selections Reflections
Benefits to Multiple Readings
Scheduling Task Card
  Work Stations - 1 Day
  Work Stations - 2 Days
  Work Stations - 3 Days
  Work Stations - 4 & 5 Days
Creating Electronic Launch Pages
Locating Electronic Resources

Flexible Groups & Workstations Articles
What is Flexible Grouping?
Tips on Managing Flexible Groups
Learning Centers in the Middle School Classroom
Differentiating Through Flexible Grouping

Additional Resources
Current Events Web Sites
Workstation Activities Web Sites

Numbers Sheet for Grouping
Timer - SMART Notebook

Launch Page Template
Placing Students in Groups
Desk Olympics
Example Task Cards

Language Arts  Assignment
Statue Of Liberty
Statue of Liberty Poem
Civil Rights - Encarta
Microscopes - Encarta
Simple Machines

Session Two
Pearl Harbor
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
   - Billy Joel
     - Student Work Samples
WRAC Workstation Examples
Summary Task Card
Cornell Notes   Math Notes
Cornell Notes PDF Generator
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Propaganda Poster
Science WRAC - Stonehenge

Sample Articles for
WRAC Station
Archeologists Discover...
Oldest Writing in the New World
Here Come the Presidents
Pass, Shoot,Dribble, Dunk...
Playing it Safe: Toxic Toys

Kathy Grams & Michelle Fahy
Educational Technology Specialists
If you have questions, please feel free to contact us:
kgrams@kyrene.org   mfahy@kyrene.org