Episode 39 10 ways to increase student voice and choice in your classroom

In this episode, Dan highlights the importance of student voice and choice to enhance student engagement and provides 10 strategies you can use to increase student voice and choice in your classroom.10 Ways to Increase Student Voice and Choice in your Classroom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Join the Facebook CommunityVideo showhttps://youtu.be/MVRqUL_s3y8Show notesWhy promote student choice and voiceIncreases engagementProvides more meaningMakes the learning more relevantWhy NOT?We have to teach the outcomes or StandardsWe don’t have timeStudents will choose things I don’t know aboutIt's more workStudent VoiceIs them actively participating in the decision makingCo-design a small unit with them that targets a specific outcome or even the criteria to be used for assessmentGet them to provide you with a series of questions on a topic that they want you to cover - eg) sex edLet them come up with ways to present their understanding that meets the outcomes Let them give you the topic they will examine in meeting the outcomes.Let them give you the due date within your restrictionsGet student feedback:On student workon lessons and units to help guide their revision (preferably build in a pivot)Student ChoiceIs them selecting between various options providedGive students a choice in the content or topic they cover. This can be done through selecting a text of the list or chosing which option to studyProvide students with a various ways they can present their understanding and let them select the one they wantLet students choose who they will work withWhere they will apply their learning. (often found in PBL)This WeekTry one thing each lesson and reflect on how it goesLeave me a comment10 Ways to Include Student Voice and Choice