Offering choices promotes individualization and engagement. People are empowered when they have ownership and choice in their work. Pairing choice with clear expectations and measurable outcome criteria (accountability) is a recipe for success.

Plan and prepare how students might have choice in each of these four areas:

Choice

Offering choices promotes individualization and engagement. People are empowered when they have ownership and choice in their work. Pairing choice with clear expectations and measurable outcome criteria (accountability) is a recipe for success.

Plan and prepare how students might have choice in each of these four areas:

HOW They Learn

Whenever possible, offer content in multiple formats, such as video, audio, interactive, collaboration, reading, etc. Useful tools include:

    • Discovery Education (video, audio, transcripts, interactives) Go >

    • Khan Academy Go >

    • NewsELA Go >

    • Listenwise Go >

    • Phet Simulations Go >

    • Desmos Go >

How They DEMONSTRATE LEARNING

    • Format Options Go >

    • Choice Board & Menu Examples Go >

    • Choice Board & Menu Templates Go >

    • Ideas on Pinterest Go >

WHEN They Learn

First, provide clear learning objectives and criteria for measuring success. Then:

    • Help students track their own task schedule using post-its and work-in-progress (WIP) boards (WIP boards have three columns: To Do ~ Doing ~ Done. You can only have one post-it in the "Doing" column at any given time.)

    • Digitize the WIP Board using Trello. Go >

    • Learn about using AGILE (mindset) and SCRUM (collaborative project management) in education. Go >

WHERE They Learn

From flexible seating to wall spaces that inspire creative confidence, your classroom design can impact learning!