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Voice and Choice: Using Interactive Playlists and Choice Boards in a Blended Learning Environment

Steve Morris, PL Support Riverside USD

@merc_morris

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Personalized Learning Summit

2017

Personalized Learning Summit

2017

@edelements

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HELLO!

I’m Beyonce

Feel free to tweet out to my 40 million followers! @EdElements @merc_morris #rusdlearns

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HELLO!

I’m Steve Morris

PL Support, Riverside USD

smorris@rusdlearns.net

Feel free to tweet out as we go! @EdElements @merc_morris #rusdlearns

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25 Years of Teaching

I had hair

It had color

and...

I shrunk!

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The Why

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Leveraging your time to allow for small group instruction.

Giving students ownership

of their learning (voice/choice)

Intentional, Goal Driven, Data Driven

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The Match Game

DOK Levels according to TV Game Shows

Which one is which?

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Choice Boards

Keeping it simple at the beginning

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Components (this is not only the title, but a link, too!)

Directions (make very clear)

3x3 Grid

9 activities based on DOK levels

Videos

Collection of work

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Your Choice!

Find a YouTube video or an article on one of the Five Design Elements of Personalized Learning that interests you and paste your link on this Google Form. Write a short summary on it.

Personal

Ized

Learning

Directions:

For this Choice Board, you and/or your team will pick the three activities that you would like to complete. If the link is blue, the activity will involve an article. The red links are linked to a Google Doc where you will post your answers. Each activity will involve a response from you.

**You will need to be in “Present” mode.

Let’s Recap

Class Code: ugbfaxp

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Interactive Playlists

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Components (this is not only the title, but a link, too!)

Directions (make clear)

Make the point total > the point total of the DOK 1/2 ‘s.

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All activities based on DOK levels. Skills and Concepts (DOK 1 and 2); Strategic Thinking (DOK 3), and Extended Strategic Thinking (DOK 4).

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Collect work here on a Google Form

Optional, but recommended

Place helpful YouTube links here. Will help with students who like to interrupt you as you are working with a small group!

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My Website for Choice Boards and Playlists

bit.ly/CBandPL

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  • One Size does not fit all
  • Not only when...but what, too (Choice...and Voice)
  • Learning Styles
    • Visual
    • Auditory
    • Kinesthetic
  • Think about adding some collaborative activities.
  • Modeling
  • Power? Yep, got to give some up.
  • Yeah, it takes time, but…

Things to Think about...

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Just Start!

Guaranteed it will not be perfect at first...so what!

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You’re the Student!

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Directions

  • Go to this link
  • Follow the directions
  • Need help? Just ask me!

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Resources

Website, Templates

Examples

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THANK YOU

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