Why choice?
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The document discusses the power of providing choice in the classroom. It suggests that giving students choice can excite, empower, engage and inspire them. Examples of choices that could be provided include how students practice word work, their writing topics and tools, how they learn math concepts, where and what they read, where they work, who they work with, and the topic of their study. Providing choices increases student engagement, problem solving, ownership of learning, authenticity of learning, collaboration, cooperation and pride in accomplishments. It shows students that their teachers care about and value their decisions, creating a supportive learning environment that helps develop lifelong learning skills.
Why choice?
- 1. A Conversation Presented by Karen Lirenman, Connected Ed, May 2013 The Power of Providing Choice
- 4. Excite
- 5. Empower
- 6. Engage
- 7. Inspire
- 8. What does choice look like in my grade one class?
- 9. Choice with how to practice word work.
- 10. Choice with writing topics and tools for writing.
- 11. Choice with how to learn math concepts.
- 12. Choice with what and where to read.
- 13. • Choice with where to work in the classroom • Choice with who to work with • Choice on topic of study • Choice on how to show learning Other Choices Include
- 14. How? • Mind set • Relinquishing control • Figuring out the learning objectives and being okay with how they are met
- 16. •Increased engagement •Increased problem solving •Increased ownership of learning •Increased authenticity of learning •Increased collaboration •Increased cooperation •Increased peer assessment •Increased pride with accomplishments
- 17. Choice ... • Shows we care about students and value their decisions • Creates a supportive classroom environment • Helps develop life long learning • Increases collaboration amongst students • Puts the student at the centre of their learning
- 18. What are some ways that you are proving your students with choices with their learning? What are others ways you can provide your students with choice? How do you manage and support the choices your students make with their learning? Is it possible to provide your students with too much choice? What do you see as the stumbling blocks to providing choice for you students? How can we over come those stumbling blocks? What benefits have you seen with providing choice with respect to you, and/or your students? If you could remove all perceived barriers to choice how would your classroom run? Questions to Ponder and Discuss