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
Click here for a leader’s guide created by the Ohio Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Presenter Bio
Jen Molitor’s ability to instantly connect with educators, administrators, parents, and students has led her to be a sought-after speaker in both the field of gifted education and teacher leadership. With 17 years in education, she has experience in grades K-5 and now serves as a Gifted Intervention Specialist and Instructional Coach at Clinton-Massie Elementary, a small, rural school in Clarksville, Ohio. She has the amazing ability to shift perspective from the overwhelm of state mandates to the fire within you that keeps you going. She reminds you that you still have power in the classroom to teach from your heart, to teach with the talents you already possess, and to see the gifts every day brings. She’s on a mission to change the face of education, so that great teachers will stay in the field of education and become mentors to the up and coming teachers of a new generation.
Deanna – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It is very informative and applies great examples
Pam – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Changes your understanding of what choice boards are and how they can be used.
Jessica – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
It had some great ideas for how to use choice boards in the classroom.
anna – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Jessica – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course was amazing! It provided so many strategies for differentiation and ideas for creating purposeful choice boards for students.
Jacqueline – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Presented well and understandable
Heather – NORWALK CITY (verified owner) –
very practical
Jenny – Ridgewood Local Schools (verified owner) –
I thought this course was effective and helpful. I learned and feel like I could effectively do this tomorrow in my classroom.
Angela – PIQUA CITY (verified owner) –
This coarse gave me some great ideas on how to improve differentiation in my teaching and add some more fun into the school day. My students will love the choice boards!
Elizabeth – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
This course helps to run through some essentials of Choice Boards, and how to utilize them to best fit your purpose in your classroom.