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Definition
“Conver-Stations” is a strategy to get kids to move around while they discuss the questions given by their teacher. Each group is made up of 4 people and each group helps to form a circle around the room. They are all given a question to discuss and after about ten minutes of discussion in their group, two of the four kids move to their left to be a part of a new group. They will share their ideas from their previous group and create new ones with their new group.
History
This was created by a woman named Sarah Brown Wessling, who spent hours in her mothers classrooms and then decided to go to college to be a broadcast journalism major. She then happily found her way into the classroom where she has been teaching for 18 years now and thought of this brilliant idea. http://sarahbrownwessling.com/about/
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Why Use
-Causes movement which helps kids feel more engaged -Good for any grade -Helps deepen conversation -Carries ideas around the classroom -Kids lead conversation instead of adults
Criticism
-Two students in each group aren't able to move around -Rushes students