There comes a time in the semester when I feel like everything has become routine. It's time to freshen up.
So, today I asked my students 3 simple questions about the class:
1. What is helpful?
2. What is not helpful?
3. What comments/suggestions do you have?
They wrote their responses on pieces of scrap paper and, after 5 minutes, I very happily collected their notes.
Why I love mid-semester course evaluations by students:
1. Give me new ideas (question #3 especially). Students are creative!
2. Force me to reevaluate what may not be working and make adjustments.
3. Encourage me to build on what is working and push the students harder.
4. Show the students that their opinions are valuable. I want to hear their thoughts!
This type of evaluation would be useful at any level: K-12, adult, one-on-one tutoring, English for specific purposes, etc. It's quick, easy and super-useful for the teacher. It feels like I'm "spring cleaning" my lesson plans. Love it!
So, today I asked my students 3 simple questions about the class:
1. What is helpful?
2. What is not helpful?
3. What comments/suggestions do you have?
They wrote their responses on pieces of scrap paper and, after 5 minutes, I very happily collected their notes.
Why I love mid-semester course evaluations by students:
1. Give me new ideas (question #3 especially). Students are creative!
2. Force me to reevaluate what may not be working and make adjustments.
3. Encourage me to build on what is working and push the students harder.
4. Show the students that their opinions are valuable. I want to hear their thoughts!
This type of evaluation would be useful at any level: K-12, adult, one-on-one tutoring, English for specific purposes, etc. It's quick, easy and super-useful for the teacher. It feels like I'm "spring cleaning" my lesson plans. Love it!
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