Reflecting Using Google Forms

During PLC, our campus digital specialist, Rashel Larson, led our day of learning about creating and using Google Forms within our classroom.  Because we have such a variety of digital experience, we started with the basic way to create a Google Form, by creating a End of Year survey.

I love how excited our teachers were during our time together!  Ideas were being shared about how to use Google forms to make our lives easier.  I shared with them how we use it in 8th grade math to help grade our STAAR reviews, as well as to hold our learners accountable during intervention.  Teachers were amazed at how much data you could gather from the use of Google Forms.

As I left our time together, my head was spinning with ideas on what I could do with a Google Form.  I already use them for documentation for the restroom, late arrival and incomplete assignments.  Using QR codes, allowed for students to use their phones to be responsible for their actions!

   

I decided I was going to create a Google Form for our end of year reflection.  Student voice has been a focus of mine for the past few years.  I use this Your Voice Matters survey to gather input on the strengths and areas of improvement for each unit of study.  The feedback has been huge as we move forward with creating meaningful learning opportunities.  

End of Year Reflection

The feedback I received from our EOY Reflection was meaningful.  I'm grateful that the learners of Room 27 feel safe when it comes to expressing their feelings.  In fact one child made a point of asking me to read his response, since I was the first math teacher he has ever had that he felt important.  

Data has been collected and analyzed.  Of course there are areas of improvement such as getting corrections or late assignments graded faster as well as making more time for after school tutorials.  Some of the strengths included the ability to make corrections on all assignments, the pacing of our class and most of all the love of our STEM challenges and Hour of Code.  

Some of my favorite quotes from the evaluation:  

"The class was always kind of like an open discussion rather than a "raise your hand and be called on" sort of thing.  It was like a book discussion every day!"

"Wow, where to start. I think I will always remember when I came back from being in Colorado for a week, and everything was crazy. I remember going up to Ms. Pauley, and freaking out over schoolwork and things that I didn't understand, and she told me to stop freaking out, and to just get my work in when I could. I will forever be grateful to Ms. Pauley for being such a chill teacher, even when we are all freaking out!"

"I have grown in so many different ways, in learning, believing in myself, and growing as a student. You have helped me understand the impossible!"