Hello Darlings!

As educators, we have a TON on our plate. Aside from managing a classroom, fostering positive relationships, instructing, and differentiating…we are constantly finding ourselves assessing. Which also means that we are constantly finding ourselves grading assessments. We stuff them in our bags and carry them home; sometimes more than once because we are simply too tired to tackle them by the time we sit down. We review each question with our favorite flair pen and record a score that provides meaningful feedback to our kids. It is working– but what if we could do it better?

Better yet, what if we could stop this narrative altogether and write an entirely different one?? A time saving one??

Interested? I thought so! I am super pumped to tell you about a system that not only provides a great opportunity for teachers to provide feedback without the use of hand-grading but also provides an opportunity for immediate feedback for students. So immediate that they can turn around and try again– giving you and them some direction for better acquiring the graded skill. 

Enter…Google Forms.

Now, I know what you are thinking: great, more time, more to create, and more to manage. But hear me out! Making a Google Form is SO fast and easy. Once you make it, it is created and can easily be reassigned or edited from year to year. Not to mention, it keeps you from visiting that pesky copy machine (I got you excited now, didn’t I?!)

As students access the Google Form, they are able to answer questions in all formats you would assign during a test. This includes multiple choice, A/B, true/false, and essay. There are even opportunities to embed a whiteboard for them to show their thinking which is great for math assessments. Not convinced? Here is a video tutorial on how to assign a Form in Google Classroom and how to view their scores.

Once students take an assessment, they are able to access their score which shows them which questions they answered correctly and which ones they did not. The feedback is so immediate that they can look back and begin to review it immediately. This affords students the opportunity to ask questions when it matters to them most and opens up a window for reteaching and supporting. THE BEST!!!

Not sure you want to make your own yet but want to see how it works? Try a few that I have already made to see just how lovely they are! Grab your free Fractions Form here and grab my Math Forms for all standards here. I guarantee you are going to LOVE grading this way! Goodbye bag full of papers and hello free time at home!!

Want to dive in even further?! In the midst of standardized testing season, you will love this Google Forms bundle! 

Before we part ways, let’s talk about a fun end of the year resource you will love as your school year wraps up! My memory book can be found in paper and digital format. It is a fun and engaging activity that also serves as a sweet keepsake that parents can look back on and enjoy years from now! Do me a favor?? Tell me what your families say when it comes home! 

We are coming summer!! Let’s go!! 

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