It's all about choice! Choice Boards for student learning...
Choice Boards are nothing new...I distinctly remember my teachers handing out paper choice boards that resembled a tic-tac-toe board in school. My excitement at being able to "choose my own adventure" with an assignment was palpable. ("You mean I get to PICK what assignment I want to do? Seriously?!") There is a lot of pedagogical research to support student choice for both acquisition of knowledge and demonstrating mastery. This article from Leadered.com discusses how to in