Week #3

I love the student profile survey and student interest survey, they go along great with hallmark #1 and also with differentiating in the classroom. I would take the information I have learned about each and every student and apply them to my instruction each and every day to ensure each student is learning the way they need, and learning something they are interested in. I will then assess the student's knowledge of the material I am teaching, which can also help me make sure I am teaching the students with the information I have gained from the student's surveys.

For the first Student Profile Survey I would add another column that is titled, Doesn't Matter to Me. This could be used for the descriptions that seem to not matter to the student, things that could maybe be like the student or maybe not like the student.

In the Student Interest Survey I would add more questions to the favorites cause these are questions students don't mind answering. Questions such as what is your favorite food, favorite candy/drink, favorite famous person, and favorite color.
Other than that I really enjoy the surveys and think they are a fabulous idea.

These add-ins would be helpful for me because they would be things I would use in my classroom to get to know my students better, and help teach them in the most successful way.

They are all similar in the fact they are all personal to the student, it's not about what they know but about what they feel. All the inventories will seem to work out great to teach the students what they want to know, how to teach them, and what ways they prefer. The learning environment and success rate is going to be so much higher if the student and teacher know each other, and these inventories do just that. They also give so many different ways to respond, which is so helpful with the different grade levels, but whether they are circling a picture or writing a sentence the teacher is always gaining knowledge about that student.

Not only are these great to get to know the student and their learning preferences, but they are great for listing expectations for assignments to give to the students, which a lot of these inventories show. I am definitely interested in using some of these in my classroom. They are simply, to the point, and understandable for the students. They are great to help all the different students to see and learn things in many different ways. These different assignment inventories will help both the teacher and student with readiness with each and every assignment. It will be the product for less mistakes and confusion.