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Randomizing Class Choices: Breaking Up the Monotony

Much has been said and written lately and then have students draw their own
about providing students with choices. place in the waiting line. Whoever has
I'm all about any methods which will the slip #1 gets first choice of topics,
improve student involvement in class, #2 chooses second, and so forth. No one
giving them ownership in their learning. can claim a biased order of selection!
There are many ways to give students This is great for research paper topics,
choices, options, or just to provide where you don't want students choosing
random results and change up the the same topics.
monotony. This article will discuss how We will also use small slips of colored
to use random results in typical class paper to form random groups of students.
situations.One technique I use is drawing If I want four different groups, figure
from a hat (or mug, box, basket, or other how many students you want in each group
container). You can choose anything to and tear that many small slips of colored
put in the hat, and decide if you or the construction paper. Do this for each
students will do the drawing. You can group, using different colors. I find
draw, or let your students pick. I try to this is a good use for scraps of paper
keep the 'hat' above the chooser's head left over after an art project (the thick
so there is no possible way to cheat on paper holds up better). Then go around
the draw.In the hat I like to use the room and let the students 'choose'
different colored poker chips: white, their group. Collect the slips back after
red, and blue. We will use these for many recording the groups & names so you can
applications, or at least any that re-use the slips again.You could use all
involve three different outcomes. When sorts of everyday items to get random
grading freewrites, for example, drawing choices. Flip a coin in a two-choice
a blue chip means I take an immediate situation. A die or pair of dice can give
grade on the assignmentA white chip means you even more choices. You could even use
"thank you for writing today", but we a deck of playing cards.To randomly call
aren't going to grade it, just file the upon students, we utilize note cards
writing into your folder. A red chip filled out with student names and
indicates I'll collect the papers, read personal information. At the beginning of
over them, grade them, and select a few the year, students write their name,
to write comments upon. By drawing a parents' contact info, text book numbers,
chip, the students don't know if the hobbies/interests, and other information
assignment will be graded or not, so they on a regular 3 x 5 index card. I then
must do their best. However, for the collect these and pull them out, shuffle,
teacher, the students are writing more and select a random card (with the
but you don't have to grade every student's name on it.) Voila! Random
paper!We will also use the chips for selection of students.And if you want to
minor homework assignments. Same idea - ensure you call upon everyone equally,
white is a no grade, blue goes just don't shuffle the cards, and place
immediately to the grade book. But on red the used card at the back of he deck. You
chips, I'll allow a minute or two to fix can cycle through the card deck over and
mistakes before I collect them. It over, ensuring you're calling upon every
depends on the situation. It's that student equally.Cards, dice, coins, poker
simple. And the students never know if chips and simple slips of paper can be
the assignment will be graded or not, so easily used to make random selections in
they have to do their best just in case. class. We'd love to hear any other
Another technique is to use strips of 'random acts' ideas and techniques you
paper in a coffee mug for completely may have. We'll add them to this article
random choices. This is great for games and post them on our website with credit
like charades where students draw random to you!-------------
words, topics, or choices. This could be For this article, and more on teaching
used to randomly discuss class topics or and education, be sure to check out our
answer questions.I like to use this for website:
choosing project topics. Put slips of Holes, Jr. is the editor of the
paper numbered 1 through however many StarTeaching website and the bi-monthly
students are in the class. Fold the slips newsletter, Features for Teachers.




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