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Hi #txeduchat from Elena in SF, CA. Tonight my favorite ice cream flavor would be anything blue: bubble gum, blue berry, mmm... daiquiri ice? Sorry, bit distracted.
A1. When Ss have choice learning becomes personal. When it's personal, they work harder, explore different learning paths, utilize tools that may be new.... Ss have permission to learn their way #txeduchat
#txeduchat A1:One benefit of student choice is an increase in relevancy and choice sharpens their critical thinking skills because the learning is grounded in their passions and interests. https://t.co/NdkyGhqC1L
#txeduchat A1:One benefit of student choice is an increase in relevancy and choice sharpens their critical thinking skills because the learning is grounded in their passions and interests. https://t.co/NdkyGhqC1L
A1. When Ss have choice learning becomes personal. When it's personal, they work harder, explore different learning paths, utilize tools that may be new.... Ss have permission to learn their way #txeduchat
A1: As a 5th grade teacher, I’ve found the more choice I provide my students the more buy-in & the more true independence my students show throughout the year. And, the more they can do without me, the more they can truly do! #txeduchat
#txeduchat I concur, this might be by way of an PSA, writing to an authentic audience or cause to serve a family or group of individuals, a presentation or video. Kids now a days are tech savvy and skilled at designing products via social media.
A2: Well, all of them. However, if I’d have to prioritize... A student-centered classroom has to include choices regarding how they learn the curriculum & where they go deep with content. The rest is frosting in my opinion. #txeduchat
A3: Prior to teaching new content, poll ss on how they would like to learn the material. Then use those choices to create lessons/ products. #txeduchat
#txeduchat Yesterday I observed a Design Center in a high school where a teacher talked through a lesson with a few students...using their input for her planning.
#txeduchat I concur, this might be by way of an PSA, writing to an authentic audience or cause to serve a family or group of individuals, a presentation or video. Kids now a days are tech savvy and skilled at designing products via social media.
A3 Ts should include Ss when planning lessons/projects. S input allows Ts to understand what Ss are thinking and then plan around that thinking. #txeduchat
A3: Choice can be introduced on the first day, but if the children have no experience with having choice or control, then maybe start small. Teachers can begin by letting them vote on specific items or by providing choices as part of written assignments. #txeduchat
Surveys can be a great help...however, I think open discussions allows Ss to truly voice where they are in their thinking. This can allow Ts to plan more specifically for S learning #txeduchat
#txeduchat A3: One way might be to brainstorm mini projects together. I remember as a Sci tchr, my stnds expressed they wanted to create a weather channel to engage in the learning. As the tchr, I took risks & had 2 trust the journey w teks in 🖐🏾.
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A4 I think if Ts use the data from S discussions, survey, etc., they will plan the learning around their students. This process will naturally provide structure without being restrictive #txeduchat
A4: Yes, not providing limits in a classroom could literally be unsafe. Folks interested in providing more choice or starting to move toward a student-led classroom need to read @PaulSolarz’s book on the subject. It’s inspiring! #txeduchat
A5: I love lessons that include choice “stations” or “centers” but running such a lesson takes experience & careful planning. New teachers should have mentors to help them. #txeduchat
A6: I think if teachers can choose the types of PD that are most relevant to their classrooms, they are better equipped to offer students choice in how they learn or demonstrate learning. #txeduchat
There are many tech ways to collect student thinking, but f2f is unbelievably valuable. I think there is way to use both effectively. That's what I try to instill in the Ts I work with. #txeduchat
#txeduchat A4: This is a way to model another best practice in adult learning. Skilled tchr and district leaders seek choice in the work, this helps to increase commitment and consensus.
A7 By letting Ss know that they as Ts and Admin have been allowed choice in their job. Choice in implementing innovative practices, choice in PD, choice in instructional delivery methods. Then Ts model choice for Ss when planning 4 learning #txeduchat
#txeduchat A7: Tchrs & admins can create this culture by starting small with choice in faculty /team mtgs (flipped, using a LMS course, or blended). Using resources to poll how educators like to learn & engage, places them in the seat of stdnts to experience choice 1st 🖐🏾.
Today in science to learn more about mixtures, solutions, interactions & molecules, my students used ingredients to make scented bath bombs from scratch! #Choice ingredients: Baking soda, herbal sea salt, cornstarch, citric acid, epsom salts, oil, essential oils. #txeduchat
