Love this idea! Have you found any patterns about what day of the week is best to hand out the surveys? I wonder if Mondays lean towards less positive answers/ratings compared to Fridays.
I definitely think "when" is a factor to consider—though for me it hasn't been as much the day of the week as whatever was going on at that point in our progression. Making a note-to-self about the context of that particular day you gave it definitely helps, and I do think that finding a consistent time (including day of week) would be helpful, too.
Such a great idea. Definitely going to steal this - the anonymity piece is also counter-intuitive but I think may be what makes it really valuable. Extremely well thought out. I'm going to adapt and use with my advisory group as well. May even throw in a question in there about their thoughts on AI when it might be relevant :)
When I first did this it wasn't anonymous and there is definitely some value in that (it helps with the final check-in question, for sure) and it was a bit scary to shift over to 100% anonymous—but I trust the results now WAY more and it is a lot easier to lean into the follow-up conversations after.
And you're right: a great space to add targeted questions now and then, too! 🤔
Love these questions and the monthly rhythm. Do you create a separate Form for each month? Or do kids fill out the same Form and select the month? Thinking about data organization. As always, thanks for sharing!
I stop reading when I come across stuff like this:
“Perhaps most importantly, too, opening the door to conversations in our classroom in which we debrief the results and talk together about what the best path forward can look like.”
It begins with “Perhaps most importantly” (a rhetorical flag) and then lays out what we’re doing — “opening the door to conversations…” — but never resolves with a main verb clause. There’s no subject performing the action, and no main verb. The phrase “opening the door…” is a gerund phrase functioning as a noun, but it’s stranded. I certainly hope you don’t teach English. 😬
If the defenders of education can’t write a clean sentence while decrying AI’s encroachment, maybe the machines aren’t the threat. 🤷♂️
Edit: I now see you *are* an English teacher. Ack! Maybe it’d behoove you to give your writing a pass through Claude or ChatGPT next time while you hone your writing chops.
Yeah I’m stealing this. 🔥🔥
Love this idea! Have you found any patterns about what day of the week is best to hand out the surveys? I wonder if Mondays lean towards less positive answers/ratings compared to Fridays.
I definitely think "when" is a factor to consider—though for me it hasn't been as much the day of the week as whatever was going on at that point in our progression. Making a note-to-self about the context of that particular day you gave it definitely helps, and I do think that finding a consistent time (including day of week) would be helpful, too.
Such a great idea. Definitely going to steal this - the anonymity piece is also counter-intuitive but I think may be what makes it really valuable. Extremely well thought out. I'm going to adapt and use with my advisory group as well. May even throw in a question in there about their thoughts on AI when it might be relevant :)
When I first did this it wasn't anonymous and there is definitely some value in that (it helps with the final check-in question, for sure) and it was a bit scary to shift over to 100% anonymous—but I trust the results now WAY more and it is a lot easier to lean into the follow-up conversations after.
And you're right: a great space to add targeted questions now and then, too! 🤔
Love these questions and the monthly rhythm. Do you create a separate Form for each month? Or do kids fill out the same Form and select the month? Thinking about data organization. As always, thanks for sharing!
Love this. When I asked students to explain why they made certain decisions I was so suprised by what they said. I wrote about it here. I hope you get a chance to read and consider subscribing. https://open.substack.com/pub/richardwheadon/p/poor-learning-habits-part-2-the-hidden?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=j1gbj
I stop reading when I come across stuff like this:
“Perhaps most importantly, too, opening the door to conversations in our classroom in which we debrief the results and talk together about what the best path forward can look like.”
It begins with “Perhaps most importantly” (a rhetorical flag) and then lays out what we’re doing — “opening the door to conversations…” — but never resolves with a main verb clause. There’s no subject performing the action, and no main verb. The phrase “opening the door…” is a gerund phrase functioning as a noun, but it’s stranded. I certainly hope you don’t teach English. 😬
If the defenders of education can’t write a clean sentence while decrying AI’s encroachment, maybe the machines aren’t the threat. 🤷♂️
Edit: I now see you *are* an English teacher. Ack! Maybe it’d behoove you to give your writing a pass through Claude or ChatGPT next time while you hone your writing chops.
😂 I enjoyed this comment!
I’ve always heard of folks like that - amazing to see one in the wild!