1. Menu Choice Boards

2. Menu Choice boards are a way to differentiate content, process and product for all students.

3. Choice The basis of the board is to allow choice within specific parameters designed by the teacher.

4. Bloom’s Based Menu choice boards are based on Blooms Taxonomy.

6. Computer Applications Menu Use the Publisher Wizard to create a birthday card Create a business card Make 5 study cards for the basic toolbars and tasks on Publisher Create a board game with questions about Publisher Create an Earth day flyer promoting a clean-up event Make a magazine cover with your picture on the front cover Import a template from the Microsoft on-line site to create a project Student Choice

7.  Decide on a major theme or topic for the student activities  Cscope can help give focus for the activities you will write.

8. 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.

9. Type up your Tic-Tac-Toe form. nordstrom la menu choice sheet.htm

10. 1.Design your process and product criteria choice cards. (or use mine) 2. Design a rubric to grade the activities. 3.Better yet go online and get a ready made rubric for free. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=RubricSearchResult s&module=Rubistar&form_new_search=yes Hyperlink to rubistar

11. 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

12. History Extension Menu Create a Timeline with 15 important events Draw or paint a portrait; add famous quotes Write or select songs to illustrate 6 major events Answer 3 Unanswered ???; use Internet to research FAMOUS PERSON RESEARCH Write a poem about your person’s life Read a biography, article and story; compare Create a Frame using 4 icons + an illustration Compare/Contrast person to 2 others living at different time

13. 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?