Station Rotation Instruction Model

The station rotation model allows students to rotate through stations on a fixed schedule where one of the stations is an independent station utilizing online learning, one is a collaborative station where students work together, and lastly, the direct instruction station where the teacher works with a small group of students.

Click HERE for information on various different ways that stations can look within the classroom.

In the direct station, students have the opportunity to have small group instruction with their teacher. This face to face, 1:1 attention is integral in this model. So often in the traditional classroom, students don't form relationships with their teacher where they feel like they can participate without feeling shy, inadequate, or even "wrong" in front of their peers. This small group gives students a safe way to interact with their teacher and content and be able to get assistance and triage any difficulties before they become learning roadblocks. This station can be used to preview material, review material, go deeper into content, even as a writing workshop where the teacher can conference with each student.

In the Independent station, students engage with online content. Often students are directed to paid content providers, such as eSpark, Compass Learning, BrainPop, PebbleGo, CK-12, Newslea, and Actively Learn, where they access lesson materials. Teachers have also begun screencasting their lessons, doing recordings, as well as using PowerPoint Mix tools to record over presentations. Lastly, this station is a great way to reach the lowest levels of Bloom's taxonomy, so that when students reach the direct station, they have prior knowledge to have a deeper conversation with their teacher.

The collaborative station is intended for students to work on real-life, problem/project-based learning opportunities with a partner or group of students. Learning at this station should be at the highest level of Bloom's Taxonomy, creation. Jennifer Wilson states it best in her article, Collaborative Learning Spaces: Classrooms That Connect to the World, "Collaborative learning spaces empower students to work with each other and with students in classrooms of the world to assume multiple perspectives, explore alternative solutions, and thoughtfully solve problems."

Read more here in her article for Edutopia,

Collaborative Learning Spaces: Classrooms That Connect to the World

http://edutopia.orghttps://www.edutopia.org/blog/collaborative-learning-spaces-connect-to-world-jennifer-williams-fran-siracusa

Coordinator of Online Learning & Technology Integration

Manheim Central School District

Email: lubeskiem@manheimcentral.org
Location: 261 White Oak Road, Manheim, PA, USA
Twitter: @LizLubeskie