Google Forms: My Reading Advisory Form
This first domain, planning and prep, in the Danielson framework includes demonstrating a knowledge of content and pedagogy, demonstrating a knowledge of students, setting instructional outcomes, demonstrating a knowledge of resources, designing coherent instruction, and designing student assessments. Recently, I got to work alongside my virtual co-op, who is a librarian at a secondary school, to create a reading advisory form he can use to help suggest new book titles to students.
I created this survey using Google Forms, which is a tech tool that can be commonly used for formative assessments, surveys,
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and a variety of other uses. For this project, I explored the different types of assessment question features you can use on Google Forms such as linear scales, multiple choice, check-boxes, and short answers. Google forms is a useful tool that many teachers can use in the classroom as it engages students in the online world and assesses the skills they have already developed in class in a creative and fun way. Additionally, one cool feature this resource has is that you can tailor your quiz to add new questions if a student answers a question a certain way. This can make the quiz a unique experience for each student depending on how they answer the questions.
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This tech tool is part of Danielson's domain one, planning and prep, as it demonstrates a librarian's knowledge of resources to students. By using this form, librarians can suggest new book titles to students to read on their own that will enrich their understanding of the world and help them gain a new perspective on a particular issue. Additionally, this tech tool is a part of domain one as it demonstrates educators designing student assessments.
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Similarly, in my future English class, I would like to use Google Forms as assessments for students on the books they have read in class, as a way students can decide which book they want to read next in class, for student projects and an add-on to their presentations, and for general class feedback on a variety of issues.
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Using Google Forms relates to the 4C's of Education as it promotes creativity and critical thinking. As students use this tool on their own for class projects or presentations, they engage in critical thinking when designing questions in a way that makes sense to the rest of the class. Also, this promotes creativity as students are getting to create and uniquely tailor assessments through this tech tool that get other students thinking critically about the content presented. Additionally, Google Forms relates to ISTE standards for students as students are becoming empowered learners. Because students are taking active steps to choose what they want to learn about (if this tool is used as I have for my co-op- as an advisory form), students feel empowered as they are making steps that affect their learning experience. This can additionally show students that their opinions and desires are taken into consideration by educators.
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