Tag Archives: student choice

Structuring for Choice—The Teacher’s Role

In the last post, I wrote about the steps I took as I gradually gave students a greater stake in their learning.  In my experience, giving students more choice requires a great deal of structure.  Today I want to talk … Continue reading

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Choice in Student Motivation

I have always found learning to be intensely motivating in itself; the problem comes when students are learning something different from what I want them to learn. They are always learning—it’s what their brains are designed for—but unfortunately they can … Continue reading

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