Using Technology to Support Assessment Triangulation - Using Google Tools

This interactive, insightful and practical conference offered meaningful ways to integrate technology into assessment practices. With her extensive education and educational technology background, Jen brought a wealth of experience to the table. Her approach to using Google Forms and add-ons to track classroom conversations and observation felt relevant and empowering for today's educators, navigating in-person learning and integrating educational technology within their classrooms. 

What stood out most was the emphasis on assessment triangulation - collecting evidence of students' learning, observation, conversations and products. Jen demonstrated how we can use simple tools in the classroom, such as Google Forms, to efficiently document observations and discussions in real time. This supports more accurate assessments and ensures that students who might always show their strengths through traditional products are still seen and valued. The ability to generate feedback documents that can be shared with stakeholders - students, parents and fellow educators - adds transparency and collaboration, helping everyone stay focused on student growth and success. 

I also appreciated Jen's focus on making learning authentic and relevant, especially for struggling students. This session gave me a deeper insight into how simple tools, such as many different Google tools, can help enhance the life and documentation of a teacher; using these tools can also allow teachers to include the voice of their students in the documentation. It helps teachers create a more meaningful learning experience for students and encourages stakeholders to understand the learners within a classroom better. Before this session, I was unaware that tools such as those discussed existed to help teachers. I am glad that I was able to appreciate this conference and gain valuable insight that I will take with me into my future practice as an educator. 

Overall, the session left me with practical strategies I can implement immediately, along with a renewed commitment to using tech tools not just for efficiency but also to genuinely support and uplift every learner in my classroom.

Courtesy of Mary KL@NUO