One great way to incorporate student voice in the classroom is Google Forms. Google forms is a super easy tool that is available through a google account, which many people have already. Google forms can be found by going onto your google drive, or by simply typing "google forms" into google. The tool then allows you to create a survey. You can title your survey and give directions. You can then add as few or as many questions as you would like. Each question can be a different style, with choices of multiple choice, checkboxes, short answer, long answer, etc.. Each question has a button that can be selected to make the question required for completion. Teachers can also choose to make the survey a quiz, and for the short answer, checkbox, and multiple choice questions, the site will grade the quiz for you. In addition, teachers can see what students answered for each question. Finally, to make the form look inviting, there are many different themes to choose from. A link can then be distributed that will take viewers straight to the quiz.
Using google forms is a fantastic way to demonstrate competency in the Danielson framework. For example, a great way to use google forms would be to create surveys to ask students what they want to learn about, like in the one below that I made for my virtual co-op. This would be a clear demonstration of component 1b: knowing your students. In addition, the quiz feature of google forms allow the tool to fit into component 1d: designing student assessment. The tool could be used as either formative or summative assessment. Another possible use for google forms would be to use it to communicate with parents to bring parent voice into the classroom, fitting with component 4c.
I believe this tool could be an excellent resource for teachers. It is a simple way to bring students and families' voices into a classroom. One way that I can see myself using this in the future is to reach out to families at the beginning of the year to find out about their expectations and their hopes for their student in my classroom. In addition, I might use it to find out more about my students, such as their likes and dislikes, extracurricular activities, background, and what they want to learn about.
Using google forms is a fantastic way to demonstrate competency in the Danielson framework. For example, a great way to use google forms would be to create surveys to ask students what they want to learn about, like in the one below that I made for my virtual co-op. This would be a clear demonstration of component 1b: knowing your students. In addition, the quiz feature of google forms allow the tool to fit into component 1d: designing student assessment. The tool could be used as either formative or summative assessment. Another possible use for google forms would be to use it to communicate with parents to bring parent voice into the classroom, fitting with component 4c.
I believe this tool could be an excellent resource for teachers. It is a simple way to bring students and families' voices into a classroom. One way that I can see myself using this in the future is to reach out to families at the beginning of the year to find out about their expectations and their hopes for their student in my classroom. In addition, I might use it to find out more about my students, such as their likes and dislikes, extracurricular activities, background, and what they want to learn about.
What do YOU want to learn about?. (2018). Google Docs. Retrieved 17 March 2018, from https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11aPZ32o7JZZfC_vzRN-WxzQpT5Z1GcBudwsPtXHheYc/edit