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Identify one or two ways you can, as Dr. Black says, “build a structure [in your classroom] that also has a level of flexibility.”
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I enjoy teaching English as this subject allows me to employ several curriculum orientations. I love planning my lessons with creative options for my students to choose from with the same intended outcome. I also thrive when we have a curve ball in class, being able to assess my students comprehension of the lesson and if we need to go to plan B.
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You can assign a project that has choices, but each of which accomplishes the desired objectives. You can teach different ways to do math problems. When sharing thoughts, you can have students choose to write sentences, draw pictures or act something out to share with other students.
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I want to incorporate more projects and options in assignments this year. It’s a bit tricky with math.
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One way is to allow students to solve math problems in different ways as long as they consistently arrive at the correct answer. Another way is to allow variation on assessments as long at the standards and expectations are met.
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In many assignments, students have the structure of the product but have choices to select how they want to get it done.