Instructional Choice by Carly Weinberg https://padlet.com/bloomsburg_forward/ge6kr753jq8k Eliza Parson, Courtney Stidsen, Ally Abrahims, Carly Weinberg en-us 2018-09-11 22:49:59 UTC 2025-03-20 04:46:51 UTC hello@padlet.com bloomsburg_forward https://padlet.com/bloomsburg_forward/ge6kr753jq8k/wish/280128237 2018-09-11 22:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomsburg_forward/ge6kr753jq8k/wish/280128237 General overview/description bloomsburg_forward https://padlet.com/bloomsburg_forward/ge6kr753jq8k/wish/280128384 Instructional choice is an antecedent-based, positive behavior support that can be easily implemented by practitioners as part of their instructional repertoire to decrease problem behaviors as well as increase student's academic engagement and work completion. 

Opportunities to make choices means that the student is provided with two or more options, is allowed to independently select and option and is provided with the selected option.]]> 2018-09-11 22:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomsburg_forward/ge6kr753jq8k/wish/280128384 Benefits bloomsburg_forward https://padlet.com/bloomsburg_forward/ge6kr753jq8k/wish/280128409 1) useful support that can be applied in inclusive settings
2) provides students with opportunities to make choices
3) teaches self-determined behaviors
4) using instructional choice as antecedent-based intervention results in positive teacher-student interactions
5) incorporating choice into instruction has the potential to support students with decision making skills. ]]> 2018-09-11 22:58:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomsburg_forward/ge6kr753jq8k/wish/280128409 bloomsburg_forward https://padlet.com/bloomsburg_forward/ge6kr753jq8k/wish/280128640 2018-09-11 22:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomsburg_forward/ge6kr753jq8k/wish/280128640 Challenges bloomsburg_forward https://padlet.com/bloomsburg_forward/ge6kr753jq8k/wish/280128876 1) Takes time to incorporate choice into instructional tasks
2) Important to think about procedures for collecting and evaluating different types of assignments
3) teachers reported challenges in reporting independent tasks for the time provided
4) When thinking about grading, teachers need to consider the learning objective for the task and to develop a grading plan
5) managing more variability in a classroom can be challenging without prior planning]]> 2018-09-11 23:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomsburg_forward/ge6kr753jq8k/wish/280128876 Steps of Implementation bloomsburg_forward https://padlet.com/bloomsburg_forward/ge6kr753jq8k/wish/280129410 1) Determine which type of choices that you want to give to the students
2) Use predetermined choices to determine which type of choice to add to particular lesson
        ex: 25 multiple choice questions for 2 short answer questions--> Student's choice
3) After choice is built into the lesson, ofter the established choices
4) Ask students which choice they want
5) Provide wait time to make choice approx. 10-15 seconds
6) Listen to/observe student responses
7) Prompt student to make choice from one of the available option if not chosen in specified time period
8) Reinforce student's choice by providing him/her with the options selected
9) Offer students to give feedback on the choice they selected

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-easy to incorporate into teachers' instructional repertoire of skills
-requires very little time, money, or material resources 
-highly effective in decreasing disruptive behavior 
-promotes self-determination skills for students with disabilities 
-allowing students to access activities they enjoy gets them to engage and behave better
-there's something innate in all of us that makes us like to have choices
-when we have choices we can get what we want and avoid what we do not want at the time  
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