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Learning Centers in the Classroom

Get information on learning centers, where students use instructional material to explore alone or in groups, and how to incorporate them in to your instructional routine.

A learning center is a self-contained section of the classroom in which students engage in independent and self-directed learning activities. Get information on learning centers and how to incorporate them in to your instructional routine using this advice.

Centers give teachers the opportunity to focus on specific areas of study. This article describes how you can effortlessly set up centers in your classroom.

The difference between learner-centered and curriculum-centered classrooms is philosophical. Constructivists adhere to learner-centered classrooms. Standards-based teachers adhere to curriculum-centered classrooms.

At literacy centers, students work alone or interact with one another using instructional materials to explore and expand their learning.

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