Level Up Learning: Amplifying Student Voice, Choice, and Engagement with EdTech

Today's learners crave opportunities to create, collaborate and own their learning, yet many classrooms still rely on one-size-fits-all instruction. This interactive poster presentation explores how educational technology can amplify student voice, expand meaningful choice and boost engagement through student-centered learning. Through real classroom examples and research-based practices, discover how AI, multimedia creation platforms, digital discussion tools and blended learning strategies can turn students from passive consumers into active creators and problem-solvers. Explore classroom-tested choice boards, playlists, multimedia projects and AI-supported activities, and learn practical approaches for designing choice-driven lessons, fostering authentic expression and personalizing learning for diverse learners. You will also gain a framework for judging whether technology is truly amplifying student voice or simply digitizing traditional instruction. Leave with ready-to-use templates, lesson structures and planning frameworks you can adapt immediately across grade levels and content areas to create engaging, inclusive, future-ready classrooms where every student has a voice.