Student Voice, Student Choice

bit.ly/voicechoice2020

sgvcue.org

Saturday

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Session 1: 9:30-10:30 AM

Session 2: 10:50-11:50 AM

Lunch

Session 3: 1:10-2:10 PM

Session 4: 2:30-3:30 PM

Session 5: 3:50-4:50 PM

Schedule

Sunday

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Session 6: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Session 7: 1:20 - 2:20 PM

Session 8: 2:40 - 3:40 PM

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Closing Keynote: 4:00 PM

Lounge - All Day

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Who’s In This Space?

Identity Project

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#SGVCUE

We’re happy to meet you!

Nancy Minicozzi

Lisa Nowakowski

i4 Coach / Tech TOSA

Beverly Hills

High School

@CoffeeNancy

5th Grade Teacher (soon a Tech TOSA)

King City USD

@NowaTechie

bit.ly/voicechoice2020

Reminders

• Mute yourself if you are not talking
• Turn off if you don’t want to be visible on the recording
• Use the chat to ask a questions and find links to resources
• Play along with examples, it’s ok if you get stuck

Why give students choice and voice?

bit.ly/voicechoice2020

Research says...

“… giving students a choice increases positive emotions, is important because it teaches decision making, increases their interest in learning, and increases learning. When products are differentiated, students are given a choice on how they demonstrate mastery of the standards. By giving students a choice, the teacher is developing responsibility and ownership in the students. Students take a greater responsibility in their learning because they have a vested interest in what they are producing.” (Source)

That means...

• Student choice builds ownership in the learning … [and] enforces true differentiation. (Source)
• Student-centered learning engages students in their own success – and incorporates their interests and skills. (Source)

Share in the chat: How have you given students choice and voice?

Pick a topic

“...when students have the ability to choose the kinds of topics they are most passionate about, they can achieve great things.”

- High school student

Students choose their learning

• Offer a list of topics or prompts
• Genius hour or hobby projects
• Keep standard(s) in mind
• Give choice when possible and appropriate

Students get started

Lisa’s Classroom Choices: bit.ly/vctemplate

A Secondary Example: bit.ly/vctemplate

Elementary Examples

Secondary Examples

Original Assignment

Additional examples

More info

Educational Video

Newspaper

Website

Newscast

Video Analysis

Too many choices?

Don’t offer them all at once!

Start off by giving 2-3 options and build up from there.

Pick a medium

Student Choice: Medium

• Students select a way to show their learning.
• Realize students may not know how to show what they know
• Before allowing choice, give instruction on how to make an appropriate choice; what makes the most sense?
• More information on this topic here and here

Medium Options

• SeeSaw
• Wakelet
• Padlet
• Magazine Cover
• Infographic
• Instagram Post or Story Template

• Audio recording
• Touchcast (iOS)
• Google Draw
• Storyboard That
• Adobe Spark Page
• Adobe Spark Poster
• Adobe Spark Video

• Flipgrid
• TikTok Template
• Google Doc
• Google Slides
• Scratch
• Screencastify
• How-to video
• Art

via GIPHY

Medium Options (No Tech)

• Post-its on poster
• Magazine Cover (draw/paint)
• Infographic
• Tableau
• Make a game

• Art/Sculpture
• Draw
• Storyboard Template
• Poster
• Live skit
• Write & perform song

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• Instagram Template (draw on template)
• Write with paper/pencil
• How-to written directions
• Poster or tri-fold presentation

via GIPHY

Demo Time

• Flipgrid example
• “Instagram Post” example
• Adobe Spark Video example

Want to see something else demonstrated?

Share in the chat!

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Play Time!

Pick a platform

Student Choice: Platform

• Allows for an authentic audience
• Audience may look different for different age groups
• Elementary: maybe just classmates or school
• Secondary: maybe open to public
• Students need to determine the best way to share
• Address privacy concerns
• Digital citizenship/identity protection
• Privacy settings
• Parental permission

Platform Options

Flipgrid

Blog

Podcast

YouTube/Google Drive

• Elementary example
• Secondary example

• Teacher owned
• Student owned
• Kidblog, Edublogs, Blogger

• Anchor app
• Voice Recorder & Audio Recorder Online, Vocaroo, Speakpipe

• Teacher channel
• Student channels
• Shared videos on Drive

Platform Options (No Tech)

Performance

Printed Newsletter

Gallery Walk

Posting/Bulletin Board

• Skit
• Song
• News Program

• Classroom
• School
• Community

• Classroom
• Grade or Department

• Classroom
• School or District office
• Community center

An alternate set up option

Lisa’s alternate choice board

Art

• Draw something of interest to you.
• You can draw on paper and take a picture.
• You can use Google Draw and use the shapes to create an image (like we did with the ninjas).
• Place an image of your creation on this slide.
• I challenge you to create something that is inspired by the fair. Post it in your window.

Learn something new

Have you ever wanted to learn how to sew? Knit? Do a skateboard trick? Do a backbend? A dance?

Well, maybe now is the time you can learn it.

Add your image or video to this slide.

Share in the chat!

Consider these ideas:

• How might you use this?
• How could it be useful when we return to our school buildings?
• How might you use this to assess your students?
• Can you share other tools or platforms to explore?

Questions?

Thank you!

Nancy Minicozzi

@CoffeeNancy

CoffeeNancy.com

mscoffeenancy@gmail.com

Lisa Nowakowski

@NowaTechie

NowaTechie.com

MathReps.com

TLC Ninja Podcast

Contact form at tlc.ninja

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