Learning+Centers+and+Lit.+Circles

//** One sure window into a person's soul is his reading list. **// **- Mary B. W. Tabor**

//** I am always ready to learn, though I don't always like being taught. **// **- Winston Churchill**

**// The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read. //**

** - Abraham Lincoln **

** So, what is the big deal about learning centers/stations in the middle school classroom? Why should I try to pull together all the activities in my classroom that I slaved over and created last year? **

** //Who among us hasn't begged for more time...more hours in a day? What could we accomplish if we knew we would not fail?// (~Robert Schuller) **

** Even the seemingly impossible becomes possible if we shift our thinking to be more open, even outside of what we 'know' the laws of the universe allow... **

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**We are busily working on providing resources in the use of Learning Centers and Literature Circles in the middle school classroom. Our criteria include that the strategies here must be based in Best Practices, diversified Learning Styles, and provide for Mastery Learning. Please feel free to submit any resources or ideas to this wiki that follow the criteria listed.**