Choice Boards Galore

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Priority Practice: 2B Students have Choice in their Learning

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Link to Slides (as a resource): https://tinyurl.com/njsy24k5

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Mr. Jose Rosario

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ELA Instructor

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SPHX HS

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Jose.Rosario@asu.edu

The Choice is Yours

Blue Pill: The presentation ends. You leave and find another EdCamp presentation to attend, remaining in blissful ignorance.

Red Pill: The presentation begins. You embrace the sometimes painful truth that you don’t know everything. Having a growth mindset, you take the plunge to see just how far Choice Boards Galore will go down the rabbit hole.

Quick Poll

How much do you know about Choice Boards already?

My Background

• BA in English Literature
• Secondary Education Certificate
• TESOL Certificate
• 4th Year on ASU BL Design Team
• 6th Year Teacher
• In Education for 13 years
• Soccer Coach
• Family: Wife, 3 Children
• Hobbies: Chess, Snorkeling, Latin Dancing

• I am not the only expert in the room. Feel encouraged to enrich the discussion!
• You may stop me at any time to ask a question
• Assume the best intentions
• Be fully present
• Have a growth mindset

• By the end of the presentation, I will understand what choice boards are and be able to begin the creation of my very own choice board.

Why give students choice in the classroom?

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Pear Deck Question: Which reason is most important to you? Explain.

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• Motivation
• Self-Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci 1985):
• Autonomy
• Competence
• Relatedness
• Provides Personalized Differentiation
• Student-Centered
• Gives Alternatives for Showing Mastery

Article Resource:

“Motivation is a subject that is constantly discussed in the field of education. Teachers are taught not only to teach their students, but to motivate them to want to learn. As students get older, intrinsic motivation tends to decrease; therefore it becomes more difficult for teachers to motivate students (Ryan and Deci, 2000a). According to self-determination theory (Ryan and Deci, 2000a, 2000b), students' needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness must be met in order to experience positive social development and growth. When these needs are met, students experience high levels of self-motivation. Offering choice in the classroom is one way to increase student motivation by appealing to students' needs for autonomy and competence. In the fields of marketing, economics and social psychology, decision-making research is examined as a way to shape consumers' preferences.”

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280971252_The_effects_of_choice_in_the_classroom_Is_there_too_little_or_too_much_choice

What is a Choice Board anyway?

• Definition: a graphic organizer comprised of different amounts of squares or sections, each which contain a different activity or task.
• Subject Matter/Other Applications
• Academics
• Behavior/Reward
• Design
• Style
• Amount of choices (2+)
• Format
• Slides, Word, Sheets, Drawn
• Tic-Tac-Toe through DOK
• Grade Tiers
• Dr. Catlin Tucker (2021):
• Standards-Aligned
• Strategy-Specific
• Thematic
• Project or Performance
• Mix & Match & More!
• Physical
• Digital
• Grade
• Level
• Scoring
• Rubric
• Rigor/Difficulty
• Equal vs Variety
• Length/Completion Time
• Equal vs Variety

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Explore Exemplars

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Task: Take some time to browse through the Choice Board Menu. Each link will make you a copy of the choice board you select.

Menu Style Choice Board on Choice Boards!

• HS ELA/Social Studies
• The Monkey’s Paw (7 choices)
• Sugar Changed the World (2 choices)
• Animal Farm (4 choices)
• The Great Gatsby Quiz (3 choices)
• Julius Cesar Act III (20 choices, select 5)
• 13 Alibis (3 choices)
• Block Schedule: Alternating Fridays
• Friday Choice Board (3 Categories, Progression)
• Independent Novel Study:
• Novel Project (5 choices)
• Choose Your Own Adventure
• The Odyssey (3 choices)
• Math
• Tic-Tac-Toe Style #1 (TPT*)
• Science
• Mitosis (3 choices)
• Music
• Money & Friendships
• Vocabulary
• The Eye of Minds (14 choices, select 6)
• Grade Tiers
• AP Literature
• Another take on a Novel Project (can combine any two (2) to equal 100%)
• Tic-Tac-Toe
• Style #1 (under math above)
• Style #2 Blank Template
• Menu Style:
• Physical Education/Sports

Choice Board Activity Bank

• I have created a Choice Board Activity Bank that compiles a variety of activities that can be used in choice boards and in the classroom in general.
• Many of these activities were featured in the Explore Exemplars slide.
• Feel free to add your own ideas to expand your bank!
• Click here for the link.

Rubric Building for Choice Boards

Tips:

• Standards Focused
• Mastery Based
• Not graded on effort
• Ample Opportunities for:
• Differentiation
• Using Data to Inform Instruction
• Based on the data, you can assign "choice" groups:
• G1 = Exceeded Mastery & Extension, G2 = Basic Mastery & Support Activity, G3 = Did NOT Reach Mastery & Re-teach
• A = DOK 3/4, B = DOK 2, C = DOK 1
• *This approach combines differentiation and choice
• Animal Farm Rubric Example

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Questions?

• You can reach me via email at: Jose.Rosario@asu.edu
• Google Voice: 602.345.1137
• On Slack (Jose Rosario / jrosari1)

Time to Create Your Own Choice Board!

Design Tips:

• Start with a template; you can use any of the exemplars on slide 8.
• Standards Based
• Start Simple then expand to increase amount of choice
• Set a goal to incorporate some element of student choice in at least 1 assignment per week/every other week
• Optional Ideas to Consider:
• Student Interests (can poll them, or have them create a student interest slide deck)
• Data Driven (differentiated assignments based on student mastery level)
• Choice in What students learn
• Choice in How students learn
• Equal vs Varied Rigor
• Equal points vs Varied points
• How long will each assignment take to complete?

Anonymous Survey

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