Personalizing Learning Through Voice and Choice: (Increasing Student Engagement in the Classroom)

by Adam Garry, Amos Fodchuk, Lauren Hobbs

Overview

Part of the Solutions for Creating the Learning Spaces Students Deserve series. With Foreword by William M. Ferriter

Personal investment in learning is critical for every student. This concise, practical book introduces the key concepts of personalized learning and breaks down what personalized learning looks, sounds, and feels like in the classroom. The authors reveal structures that empower student voice and choice across a school and lead to increased motivation for students. They also share stories about real students who have had the life-changing opportunity to design their own learning experiences.

Increase student engagement in the classroom using personalized learning techniques:

• Receive inspiration that will help you change the culture of learning and student support and increase motivation for students.
• Quickly learn the roles of students, teachers, school site administrators, and district administrators in this culture change.
• Explore readiness tiers, indicators, student supports, and student engagement strategies, including personal learning plans, all in a quick-read format.
• Uncover right-now ideas for engaging students in important curricular decisions.
• Discover ways to amplify student voices within school as a whole.

Contents:
Foreword by William M. Ferriter
Introduction: Defining Moments and Defining Terms
Chapter 1: Empowering Learner Voice
Chapter 2: Empowering Learner Choice
Chapter 3: Empowering Learner Voice and Choice at Scale
Epilogue: The Personalized Approach

Books in the Solutions for Creating the Learning Spaces Students Deserve series:

• Embracing a Culture of Joy
• Creating a Culture of Feedback
• Reimagining Literacy Through Global Collaboration
• Making Learning Flow
• Different Schools for a Different World
• Personalizing Learning Through Voice and Choice

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935543985
Publisher:	Solution Tree Press
Publication date:	10/26/2017
Series:	Solutions
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
File size:	3 MB

Table of Contents

About the Authors vii

Foreword xi

Introduction: Defining Moments and Defining Terms 1

Consuming Personalized Content 1

Defining Personalized Learning 3

Defining Learner Voice and Choice 4

Distinguishing Personalized Learning From Other Frameworks 5

Using This Book 6

Chapter 1 Empowering Learner Voice 7

Structures That Can Promote Learner Voice 8

Norms and Expectations 8

Assignments 9

Questions 10

Individual and Group Goals 16

Student Roles 18

Technology 19

Student Voice in Classroom and Schoolwide Decisions 20

One Last Story on Learner Voice 20

Chapter 2 Empowering Learner Choice 21

Structures That Can Promote Learner Choice 22

Technology 22

Free Choice Time 28

Learning Exhibition 28

Midpoint Decisions 29

Content Variation 29

Life Skills Promotion 30

Conflict Resolution 30

Student Choice in Classroom and Schoolwide Decisions 30

One Last Story on Learner Choice 32

Chapter 3 Empowering Learner Voice and Choice at Scale 35

The Student Role 36

The Classroom Educator Role 41

The School Site Administration Team Role 45

The District Administrator Role 46

One Last Story on Scale 53

Epilogue: The Personalized Approach 59

References and Resources 61