Integration + Resources + Motivation
Integration + Resources + Motivation
Mr. Alex Oris
Mr. Alex Oris
Twitter: @mrORIStech
Twitter: @mrORIStech
Cuyahoga Falls City Schools
Cuyahoga Falls City Schools
Technology Integration Specialist
Technology Integration Specialist
Google Certified Trainer
Google Certified Trainer
Offering student choice also allows the teacher to easily differentiate.
You can offer student choice projects in a number of ways.
Some are as simple as "You can complete this project using option 1 or option 2," or as complex as the choice board projects below:
See Dare to Differentiate for more Choice Board ideas.
See Dare to Differentiate for more Choice Board ideas.
"It not the tool, it's the creative assessment." ~ Kathy Schrock
While I am not suggesting that we should ALWAYS replace these traditional assignments, I do know that when students climb up the SAMR ladder, more features are possible to help them reach higher order thinking skills. Also, many of these apps/programs can shuffle around the matrix depending on use, or even combined for greater effect. Finally, never be afraid to create an assignment and leave the choices open-ended... you never what your students will come up with!
While I am not suggesting that we should ALWAYS replace these traditional assignments, I do know that when students climb up the SAMR ladder, more features are possible to help them reach higher order thinking skills. Also, many of these apps/programs can shuffle around the matrix depending on use, or even combined for greater effect. Finally, never be afraid to create an assignment and leave the choices open-ended... you never what your students will come up with!
