Why Student Choice Matters:
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In times like this when parents and teachers alike are in a situation when they can't realistically be with any given child necessarily at the same time, during every single moment of e-learning instruction, student choice empowers children and makes the learning process more meaningful!
Benefits with E-learning:
Student choice...
- ignites independence, curiosity, and creativity.
- teaches children that their opinions matter.
- builds trust that so every child can make their own decisions.
- allows children to develop autonomous skills, like “how should I spend my math e-learning time constructively?”
- builds self-confidence and develops personal cognitive and problem solving skills.
A Student's Perspective:
Ryan's 4th grade perspective sheds light on benefits of student choice for his own e-learning!
Ryan's 4th grade perspective sheds light on benefits of student choice for his own e-learning!
- Video Excerpt: Ryan's Experience with Student Choice!
How Can YOU Make it Happen for your Child?
Building a Child's Voice:
- Student Driven: Let your child dictate his own schedule for each e-learning day when it makes sense.
- Choice Boards: Use a tic-tac-toe board (choice boards) to structure e-learning time visually. Click HERE for more information about tic-tac-toe boards (many teachers use these too!).
- E-learning tic-tac-toe instructions:
- Complete 3 activities from a tic-tac-toe choice board.
- Use the
drawing tool to "X" each activity as it is completed. - Take a
picture of the completed work. - Send
the picture of the completed and signed activity to your teacher. - Provide Question Ques
- What do you want to write about?
- Which math task do you want to solve first?
- What read-aloud video do you want to watch next?
- Incentives: Use choice incentives as a reward after completing more difficult tasks.
Building a Child's Voice:
This is a great article from Edutopia that gives educators and parents alike practical ideas to support student choice! - A Student Voice
Final Thoughts
Student choice should be a balance between what a child wants to accomplish while considering the ultimate learning goals.
If the goal is for a child to understand their times tables, when it comes to e-learning options, the possibilities are endless!
Consider what will make it most meaningful for your child?
Most likely, probably a combinations of many choices- whether its watching a video, practicing with flash cards, using beans to organize the counting,or creating drawings, it doesn't always have to be a worksheet.
Student choice can help make learning fun! And isn't that what we want for our own kids?
Student choice should be a balance between what a child wants to accomplish while considering the ultimate learning goals.
If the goal is for a child to understand their times tables, when it comes to e-learning options, the possibilities are endless!
Consider what will make it most meaningful for your child?
Most likely, probably a combinations of many choices- whether its watching a video, practicing with flash cards, using beans to organize the counting,or creating drawings, it doesn't always have to be a worksheet.
Student choice can help make learning fun! And isn't that what we want for our own kids?
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