EEND 680 Artifact 1- Learning Walk Form

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The first artifact that I chose was the walk-through form I created using Google Forms. I chose this artifact because my school district does not currently do learning walks where teachers are able to observe and learn from each other so I found it to be a very interesting concept. I wanted to create my feedback from through a Google application as my school is a google school. Therefore, I know that all teachers and admin have Google accounts so the forms could be easily shared and used among staff members. I chose to focus on the 4 c’s as I thought that evidence of the 4 c’s would be visible in every classroom and would therefore lead to meaningful conversations for teachers to have with one another. One challenge I had while creating this assignment was that I did not want my tool to come across as evaluative as that is not the intent of a learning walk. Therefore, I chose to make all of feedback available in a narrative form. I felt that not have any sort of scale or checklist would allow teachers to feel more comfortable with one another and would also allow a more meaningful conversation so that all teachers involved are able to learn and grow.

This assignment also allowed me to reflect of use of technology and the use of the 4 c’s within my own classroom. It reminded me that technology should be used to help deepen my students’ understanding and creativity. I also need to ensure that I am giving my students choice within assignments and lessons whenever possible. I feel as if teachers could video tape themselves teaching and use this form to reflect on their own lesson and determine their next steps.

References
Google Forms (2018). Retrieved from https://www.google.com/forms/about/