Description
Differentiation is a vital part of creating lessons that help all students grow, but teachers can get overwhelmed when they think they have to create an individualized lesson plan for each student. Thankfully, there are strategies you can use to differentiate your classroom that require little time and effort. One of them is creating a choice board.
Educator Jen Molitor says that by using a choice board to offer your students a variety of exercises and activities to complete, you are helping differentiate your lessons in a way that benefits each student.
After completing this one-hour course, you’ll be able to:
- Identify key components in the design and creation of a purposeful choice board
- Determine the purpose of your choice board
- Design and create a choice board that you can start using in your classroom today
ODE Teacher competency: a, b
NAGC Teacher Preparation Standard: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5
Click here for a leader’s guide created by the Ohio Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Marisol – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
Great way to explain choice boards.
Lili – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
Great course
Yolanda – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
I like the different types of choice boards.
Maria – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great session, because it shows different ways you can assign and tier at the same time, a variety of activities for students, depending on their level.
Ashlea – CROSBY ISD (verified owner) –
Great infromation
Patricia – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
Great resources and choice board ideas.
Diane – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
Great introduction to choice boards!
Jerri – DALLAS ISD (verified owner) –
This was great for getting ideas to refine or create choice boards.
Randy – CIRCLEVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Choice board is great and this helped refresh what I knew already and reminder to do these now and then.
Rafael – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
Great
April – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
Although the speaker was knowledgeable, I felt she rambled at times. Her personal stories were too long, and it caused me to lose focus.
Jeanne – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
Easy to follow and very informative
Caroline – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
This course was engaging and informational.
Eddy – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
My idea of choice boards having to have lots of information are gone. I have learned that a choice board does not need to be extensive but purposeful.
Bernadette – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
I loved this course. The content is extremely beneficial and I loved how she showed that it could work at all different age groups, including adults. While I am definitely going to utilize this in my classroom, I would love to see a course geared specifically towards students with special needs in a cross-categorical classroom.
Carla – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
Good information
Sergio – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
It was great!
Eliza – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this presenter and the content; I found it extremely useful.
Christy – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave a better understanding on how to create choice boards and the best ways to use them.
Marissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very Informative.
Marcie – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great suggestions
Tara – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
New way of creating choice boards.
Ana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was very helpful.
Clelia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This was extremely eye opening. Something I will practice this year.
claudia – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful!
Becky – CENTERBURG LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course covered a topic in which I am already quite comfortable. I did, however, like the additional examples of choice board formats.
Alyssa – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
Awesome session. Very quick, not long drawn-out, and she was very clear and straightforward. One of the best most useful sessions I’ve done. Thank you!
Melissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great activities
Nereyda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome ideas for content extension.
Mimi – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
This was an excellent course that held my attention and can relate to. I wish there was more discussion on how to go about with choice boards with Kindergarten students.
Martha – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I think it’s pretty neat with lots of practice and time.
Camille – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
great!
Christina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This was an effective view of how to create Choice Boards.
The explanations were thorough and helpful.
Erin – CENTERBURG LOCAL (verified owner) –
examples given
Ranella – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –
Engaging speaker; good examples; glad I chose this course.
Sean – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very good… very informative. I may try some of thse.
Barbara – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
enjoyed it
Kimberly – NEW LEXINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I liked learning about what a choice board actually is, which is not like a tic-tac-toe board.
Tammy – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
CTE
REGINA – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
great info
Patty – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
I think online learning classes can be beneficial.
Shametria – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It’s a great starter course for educators who want to get started with choice boards.
James – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
When students have authentic activities that are relevant and meaningful, their learning increases. Therefore, I allow some negotiation within assignments and assessment so that my students learn to evaluate and reflect upon what is purposeful and important to them.
Jaime – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
great course
Jenny – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the presenter’s ideas.
Haley – BETHEL-TATE LOCAL (verified owner) –
This was a great course.
Michelle – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great introduction to using choice boards.
Charla – TEAYS VALLEY LOCAL (verified owner) –
Engaging, easy to listen to, changes often so it’s entertaining
Susie – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great ideas
Amy – NORTHRIDGE LOCAL (verified owner) –
Very informative.