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A Differentiation Tool. Menu Choice Boards. Menu Choice boards are a way to differentiate content , process and product for all students. Choice. The basis of the board is to allow choice within specific parameters designed by the teacher. Bloom’s Based.
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A Differentiation Tool Menu Choice Boards
Menu Choice boards are a way to differentiate content, process and product for all students.
Choice The basis of the board is to allow choice within specific parameters designed by the teacher.
Bloom’s Based • Menu choice boards are based on Blooms Taxonomy.
How to Create a Menu Choice Board
First • Decide on a major theme or topic for the student activities • Cscope can help give focus for the activities you will write.
Second • Start writing as many activities as you can think of that correlate with the topic. • Place the post it notes so that students will select a variety of activities.
Third Type up your Tic-Tac-Toe form. nordstrom la menu choice sheet.htm
Fourth • Design your process and product criteria choice cards. (or use mine) • Design a rubric to grade the activities. • Better yet go online and get a ready made rubric for free. Hyperlink to rubistar http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=RubricSearchResults&module=Rubistar&form_new_search=yes
Fifth Have students choose from the suggested activities and record their choices on a student activity sheet. july workshop material\student choice activity chart for class management.xls
Group Discussion • How can you use menu boards in your classroom? • What are some management issues that you will need to address? • What are the benefits to using menu boards? • How will I assess the activities?