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What have new teachers found to be effective when it comes to keeping records of formative assessments? My mentor likes to use Google forms and whenever he has discussions, one-on-one conversations, or check-ins with students, he quickly types what they discussed, what his feedback was, and the day/time that specific conversation took place. He likes the ease of this method and that he can easily look back through his forms if a parent or another colleague wants to know more about what goes on in the classroom. I think this a convenient and easy way to keep a record of check-ins and informal assessments/observations. However, as a preservice teacher, I find it hard to keep track of every formative assessment fully, more so when students use whiteboards to answer questions or just raising there hands. I like the idea of using checklists with the students' names and checking off/making notes next to their names because I had another mentor teacher who enjoyed keeping track of her formative assessments this way.
Are there any suggested platforms, applications, and/or methods to use?
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