According to Carol Ann Tomlinson, differentiated instruction means
“shaking up” what goes on in the classroom so that students have multiple options for taking in information, making sense of ideas, and expressing what they learn. In other words, a differentiated classroom provides different avenues to acquiring content, to processing or making sense of ideas, and to developing products so that each student can learn effectively.
While there is no single tool to help teachers differentiate their instruction effectively, Choice Boards offer an instructional strategy that supports student agency by allowing students to decide not only how they learn, but also how they demonstrate that they have learned. Check out the tweet below from TCEA that shares a link to some outstanding resources that explain the whys and hows of using Choice Boards as well as links to templates and other resources.
Choice boards can seriously boost #learning and engagement. Here are some ideas, resources, and templates for using them with your students. https://t.co/VuzJXyA2Cu @drbruceellis#education #edtech #edutwitter pic.twitter.com/aReOP0lOfX
— π§πππ π a place for every educator π (@TCEA) March 30, 2022
As an added bonus, check out the tweet below from Edutopia that links to an article on using Choice boards to boost student engagement.
But wait, there's more! As a second added bonus, check out the tweet below from TCEA that offers tips on how you can design your own Choice Boards through the lens of students' learning profiles.Some tips to get started with implementing choice boards—as well as some lessons learned along the way.https://t.co/rN4gMDdzAN
— edutopia (@edutopia) March 30, 2022
Creating a Choice Board for Your Classroomhttps://t.co/paF47bE7ik @preimers #edtech #learning #teachertwitter pic.twitter.com/FnXhvCNIwA
— π§πππ π a place for every educator π (@TCEA) March 31, 2022
source: Tomlinson, Carol Ann. "What Differentiated Instruction Is—and Isn’t." How to Differentiate Instruction in Academically Diverse Classrooms, 3rd ed., ASCD, 2017, pp. 1-11. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX7330200009/GVRL?u=ocmboces_ascd&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=e7fbba34. Accessed 3 Feb. 2022.
