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The choice board used here incorporated the social requirements of learners. Asking them to make social media posts or docs will make the "urgency" to succeed better and be more life-relevant.
Anneke

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It's when a learner or someone learns at their own pace.

Student voice and Choice
It's when learners influences how you as an educator teaches.

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Self-directed learning
When the learner chooses their path and pace about a certain topic.

Student voice & choice
When the learners can voice what they find interesting, they are more committed to the work and feel like they are learning what they want to learn. Their choice also makes the learning their responsibility.
Anneke

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Shavonay Moses My ideas about the concepts self-directed and student voice and choice

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Shavonay Moses My ideas about the concepts self-directed and student voice and choice

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The importance of students developing a voice and being able to speak up is of utmost importance in a democratic South Africa that we live in. Thus, having the ability to not only learn on purely experiences or what is going on in the world but also on their own without any help of an adult or teacher is important. Voice, choice and self-directed learning is important to shape future leaders, investors and many more other careers ambassadors.

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2. My thoughts about the choice board case study." - Anchen Wobbe-du Plessis

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2. My thoughts about the choice board case study." - Anchen Wobbe-du Plessis

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This had me all excited about how we can make kids more excited about Afrikaans, as an Afrikaans teacher.

I can dream about learners being more engaged, wanting to learn and do better in Afrikaans BUT I would have to investigate how to NOT take away from their actual commitment to the language work or skills necessary to complete these tasks. Most of my learners are first additional language speakers - so you would like to make sure they feel very confident, have built in blocks of academic support time with either myself as teacher or time with peers to give positive and constructive feedback.

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My thoughts on the choice board case study

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My thoughts on the choice board case study

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The choice board is a good example of a learner-centric approach to allow for students to grow agency. Although the questions are drawn-up by the teacher; the choice board allow learners to engage with the material in a manner that best suits them.

The one element I find unusual is that the subject for which this choice board was designed is Afrikaans. That said, the instructions to the tasks are all in English. That would be the one element I would change.

Besides this one unusual element, I think this choice board is a good example for choice boards and serves its purpose.

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Self-Directed learning and student voice and choice

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Self-Directed learning and student voice and choice

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Self-directed learning is a type of learning method/process where the learner takes responsibility for his/her own learning needs. The learner directs his/her learning without or with minor encouragement from an external source.

Student choice is when the learner decides what and how he/she will learn, whereas student voice allows for learners to discuss, present and collaborate with his/her peers about what he/she as learned.

Marvin

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Allows educators to gather feedback and opinions from students on various aspects of their learning experience, giving students a voice in decision-making.

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The choice board case study is a compelling example of how student voice and choice can be effectively integrated into the classroom. By offering students a variety of learning options and allowing them to select activities aligned with their interests and learning styles, this approach promotes autonomy and motivation. It recognizes that every student is unique and encourages personalized learning experiences, ultimately leading to increased engagement and a deeper understanding of the subject matter. Moreover, it reflects the idea that giving students a sense of agency in their learning can empower them to take a more active role in their education, fostering lifelong skills and a genuine passion for learning.

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Self-directed learning & student voice and choice

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Self-directed learning & student voice and choice

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Self-directed learning empowers students to take ownership of their educational journey by giving them the autonomy to set their own learning goals, choose their preferred learning methods, and explore topics of personal interest. It fosters independence, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills as students actively engage with the material. On the other hand, student voice and choice refer to the importance of allowing students to have a say in their education, from selecting topics for projects to providing feedback on teaching methods. This concept promotes a more inclusive and democratic learning environment where students' opinions and preferences are valued, leading to increased motivation, engagement, and a sense of agency in their learning process. Both self-directed learning and student voice and choice promote student-centered approaches that can enhance the overall educational experience.

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What is self-directed learning and student voice and choice?

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What is self-directed learning and student voice and choice?

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I believe that self-directed learning is the process whereby learners takes the responsibility of their own learning. They decide to be the captain of their of their own learning journey and the pathways they want to take for self-empowerment.

Student choice refers to the idea or methodology of learners choosing what they want to learn, how they want to learn and how they demonstrate what they have learned. Student voice on the other hand refers to allowing and encouraging learners to share or present their thoughts, ideas and learned knowledge.

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Like the free choice option and the headings in each block.

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Elements were unusual:
It was unusual for me to give learners so many options. At first I found it hard to think where a teacher will find one skill or standard to asses everyone on. When inspecting closely I saw all learners need to do number 5 and that would at least gives the teacher one activity that is the same for all to be marked on.

Elements struck you as useful and necessary:
I like the layout as it is simple and easy to understand. I like that different colours that were used to to help learners choose activities. Incorporating tips on design elements helps learners who does not know of these elements and stimulate learners which want to do visual activities. This choice board could even be used without internet access as learners could do all these activities on paper.

Where could elements be improved:
I did not understand why some numbers were in black. The rubric said oral in the corner, so I was not sure if this is only for the oral or would it be used for other activities as well. Maybe there should be a rubric for each activity or a general rubric. I would have given each block a action word title.  Then I am in two minds about giving examples for each block. Good for some  learners or activities but also takes away the research aspect as learners could go and find their own examples.

Lee-Ann Groenewald

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I think this is such a creative way to get learners to engage with content. I will definitely be implementing choice boards in my classroom. I am not sure whether it will work as assessments, but will try it as consolidation for now. I will also be a lovely way to make the Grade 9 Creative Literature task more creative. My biggest critique of this specific case study is that nearly the entire document is in English, but this is an Afrikaans assessment. I also think that some of the choices would be quite restricting in my teaching context. I will be thinking of some non-electronic choices.

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Self-directed learning is the passion to pursue knowledge, without a teacher telling you to. In numerous report comments, e-mails to parents and teacher-parent evenings, I have made the statement, "Tom needs to take some responsibility for his own learning."I think one of the mayor obstacles to this in government high schools in South Africa (and possibly other countries), is that the curriculum requires a student to take a set of compulsory subjects that they don't all deem as part of their goals, interests or preferences. If students are given some sort of choice in class, this will result in them having voice in class and in turn this might ignite a fire for that ever evasive responsibility for own learning I'm after.  It is important for a teacher to be creative in interpreting the set curriculum, to be creative in his/her pedagogy and to be creative in allowing that space for learners to own their voice in the classroom.

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Self-directed learning is what I want all learners to achieve. It is the ability to pursue the knowledge that you want to acquire regarding your passions and interests. There is a second part to it that fits in more with the work space and that is to be able to find information on how to do your job/tasks that you may be lacking and need to develop, without waiting for the company to provide training. It's about knowing what to do when you don't know what to do. Developing your executive functioning skills to a level where you are able to motivate yourself to do something. Student voice is similarly bound by factors beyond our control in the school environment. When learners are in the learning phase it is important to let them express their learning in different ways. Unfortunately because we are in an exam-based curriculum there is a duty to teach the learners how to take their learning, and the way that they expressed the learning, and convert it to an exam acceptable format. There is a flow between creativity and exploration and currently acceptable methods of displaying that knowledge in an exam setting.

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Learners take the leading role in their learning journey. They can do it independently or shared, locally or globally. They determine the pace at which they learn , and more importantly what and how they learn. Furthermore, they will determine their outcomes selecting particular resources and learning strategies and evaluate whether their learning process was successful.

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Learners take the leading role in their learning journey. They can do it independently or shared, locally or globally. They determine the pace at which they learn , and more importantly what and how they learn. Furthermore, they will determine their outcomes selecting particular resources and learning strategies and evaluate whether their learning process was successful.

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 "1. My ideas about the concepts self-directed and student's voice and choice" - Anchen du Plessis

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 "1. My ideas about the concepts self-directed and student's voice and choice" - Anchen du Plessis

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Self-directed learning: taking ownership of your learning journey; reflecting on experiences, making sense of them through different ways of learning or engagement, deciding what is true for you and how you want to apply it to your life, incorporating it into your life and the way.

Student voice: actively encourage learner engagement by using relevant platforms that they will find respectful and thoughtful to use to give their perspective on their experience of life and learning, committing to really listen and hear what they have to say and to learn from these shared experience with the goal to create/compromise/encourage commitment to learning, motivate THEIR way of processing and internalising new information and experiences and ultimately encouraging life long learning and personal development.

Choice: consent, engagement, commitment, curiosity, willingness to engage and learn, personalised approach, compromise, open communication, authenticity, ownership, responsibility, self-discipline = this is what I would love to see for learners in education

Sources:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02324/full

https://thoughtexchange.com/blog/student-voice-in-the-classroom/

https://www.edutopia.org/article/importance-student-choice-across-all-grade-levels/

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I saw this on Pinterest Though this would be a great way to structure a choice board on paper. Learners could choice their own activity thus do SDL.

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I like this platform for giving options, sharing ideas and discussing topics. I am using it for the first time and find it easy to use and fun.
I think it could be a great way to get learners writing and their writing skills could even be tested. I do think learners will also enjoy working in a virtual space as they love anything with a screen.
This platform would also be great way to have anonymous opinations as I see this is possible. Taking a class discussion to other level if learners that struggle to contribute in class could now contribute without raising a hand and talking in front of the class.
Lee-Ann Groenewald

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As an art teacher I find this image as a great idea for learners to have more of a voice and a choice in my class.

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This is letting learners have a voice and a choice in your classroom and the curriculum.
Letting learners contribute and help setting up the classroom values and the consequence.
Letting learners choose a topic for class discussion or an assignment.
Giving learners the opportunity to decide what will be the next activity in class.
Lee-Ann Groenewald

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Learners take control of their own learning -not waiting for the teacher. They explore beyond the curriculum and explore things of their own interest.
Something we dream all learners will be.
Lee-Ann Groenewald

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I enjoy using Plickers as learners do not need devices. Just an interesting way to ask question in class. I use it to recap.
Lee-Ann Groenewald

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Learner decides on the pace and how much more they can learn.
To keep them interested
Belinda

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Thank you Mr Mosdell.