Many teachers don’t implement stations because they can take a considerable amount of time – and creativity – to put together. By allowing students to teach each other by constructing centers for their classmates, this burden is lifted and students become much more deeply engaged with the material as they think up ideas to teach their classmates. As Becky says, “Their ideas are much better than anything I could have come up with, and they love it because they’re ‘owning’ their products.” By allowing students to teach each other by constructing learning stations, students become much more deeply engaged with the material as they think up ideas to teach their classmates, resulting in better comprehension and memorization.

Many teachers don’t implement stations because they can take a considerable amount of time – and creativity – to put together. By allowing students to teach each other by constructing centers for their classmates, this burden is lifted and students become much more deeply engaged with the material as they think up ideas to teach their classmates. As Becky says, “Their ideas are much better than anything I could have come up with, and they love it because they’re ‘owning’ their products.” By allowing students to teach each other by constructing learning stations, students become much more deeply engaged with the material as they think up ideas to teach their classmates, resulting in better comprehension and memorization.