Student Selected Learning Objectives

The Nerdy Teacher recently posted this blog about learning objectives that caught me off guard immediately. The Title, Student Selected Learning Objectives, jumped out at me because of the first two words, STUDENT SELECTED. Learning Objectives are probably one of the last things I would expect students to select. Normally, the teacher would choose this and the students might have a say in another aspect of the lesson. I believe that students should have some control over their educational experience and this is the perfect way to let them. The Nerdy teacher had different groups set up to research aspects of their next author, Emily Dickenson's, life. They covered things like education, childhood, relationships, death, ect. The next day they were to come in with the information they found. This is where their voices could be heard. The students were allowed to pick five interesting things they found in their group and discuss those things. This made for a more diverse conversation as well as allowed the students to talk about what they wanted to talk about. All of this happened while also making the kids learn the information they needed to begin with. I might have to use this idea.

You can read this blog here.