Earlier this week, I shared how I have been working on personalizing learning in my math classes. This change came about because I was challenged to teach math in a multi-age setting but has led to some great discoveries that have helped me improve math instruction for all of my learners whether they are in a single grade or a multi-age setting. Today I want to talk about math centers. Math centers, also known as math stations, guided math , workplaces or math menu really can help with differentiation and personalizing learning. Despite the fact that there are many names, strategies and ways to do math centers, their central purpose is to provide students with differentiated practice so that learners are engaged and occupied, freeing the teacher up to meet with small groups and provide further targeted instruction or enrichment to those who need it. It also solves the age old question of what to do with early finishers. Math centers have long been po...
