Offering students choices about their learning, says Mike Anderson, is one of the most powerful ways teachers can boost student learning, motivation, and achievement. In his latest book, Learning to Choose Choosing to Learn, Mike Anderson offers numerous examples of choice in action, ideas to try with different students, and a step-by-step process to help you plan and incorporate choice into your classroom. You’ll explore:
· What effective student choice looks like in the classroom
· Why it’s important to offer students choices
· How to create learning environments, set the right tone for learning, and teach specific skills that enable choice to work well
When students have more choice about their learning, they can find ways of learning that match their personal needs and be more engaged in their work, building skills and work habits that will serve them well in school and beyond. This teacher-friendly guide offers everything you need to help students who are bored, frustrated, or underperforming come alive to learning through the fundamental power of choice.
Reviewed by Steve Burton
Steve Burton is Superintendent of Schools for the
Arkansas-Louisiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
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