{"product_id":"hacking-learning-centers-in-grades-6-12-how-to-design-small-group-instruction-to-foster-active-learning-shared-leadership-and-student-accountabilit-9781948212717","title":"Hacking Learning Centers in Grades 6-12: How to Design Small-Group Instruction to Foster Active Learning, Shared Leadership, and Student Accountabilit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransform your classroom into a dynamic learning experience with small groups\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA learning centers model enhances excellent pedagogy. Learning is a dynamic experience, and students thrive when educators acknowledge individual learners' needs and interests and inspire them to engage with the content more deeply within personalized spaces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning centers create robust thinkers, problem-solvers, and brave leaders. As teachers and administrators, we can build learning structures that include everyone and allow students to collaborate, experiment, reflect, self-assess, and transfer the learning to their lives beyond school. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHacking Learning Centers in Grades 6-12\u003c\/em\u003e shares the \"why\" along with practical guidance to design and teach with learning centers. Authors and award-winning educators Starr Sackstein and Karen Terwilliger show how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign small-group instruction centers to foster active learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpower unexpected leaders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaise the bar on student accountability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActivate the fun and bring learning to life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInspire students to share ideas and make decisions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSackstein, Starr:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Starr Sackstein is arguably the world's leading authority on the no-grades classroom. She is a longtime teacher and author of six education books, including the bestselling Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School and Hacking Homework: 10 Strategies that Inspire Learning Outside of School. Starr produces EdWeek's popular blog Work in Progress and co-moderates the popular #sunchat on Twitter. Starr is a 2014 Bammy Awards finalist for Secondary High School Educator. A global voice of change in how learning is assessed, Starr co-moderates the Teachers Throwing Out Grades Facebook group. Follow @mssackstein.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerwilliger, Karen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Karen Terwilliger is the co-author of Hacking Learning Centers and a seasoned sixth grade English and social studies teacher in the George Washington Intermediate school in West Hempstead, New York. She has written sixth grade English curriculum and served as a mentor to new teachers. Her experience as a kindergarten teacher has inspired her to bring student voice and choice with station learning into the middle school and intermediate school settings. You can reach out to her at kterwilliger005@gmail.com and on Twitter @MrsKTerwilliger.","brand":"Times 10 Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50507825742098,"sku":"9781948212717","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_129078a7-a1ca-4c1b-a97a-6af25d6d24a1.jpg?v=1730868528","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hacking-learning-centers-in-grades-6-12-how-to-design-small-group-instruction-to-foster-active-learning-shared-leadership-and-student-accountabilit-9781948212717","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}