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Top Tips for Implementing Stations

12/12/2017

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​After ACTFL this year in Nashville, I was very inspired to delve into the use of stations. I used them sparsely before but they were always more work than they were worth. My stations were rushed as I tried to squeeze too many rotations into my 30 minute class period; the instructions often took longer than the activity itself. During this years’ ACTFL conference, however, I had the pleasure of attending a session by Heather Sherrow and one by Joseph Pearson. My version of using stations pulls pieces of each of these presentations with my own personal spin. So here it goes!
 
Groupings
Work with classroom teachers, who spend all day with their students, to create strong heterogeneous groups. Since station work includes writing, reading, speaking, and listening, it is important to mix students that have various strengths. Along with the mix of academic strengths, you also want to consider social-emotional strengths. A group made completely of outwardly strong leaders can be as much of a disaster as one with all students that struggle with the target language.
 
I created a Google presentation with the groups so that it was easy to get them up for the class every day. The groups are assigned to a symbol or color that rotates each day. As a result, the groups don’t need to change, just the basket they find and the leader.

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