Keep Stats, Not Grades! (30 Minutes)

Course Description

Grades only mean something if they mean the same thing to teachers, students, and parents. The traditional grading system in music education is primarily used as a behavioral gauge rather than a metric for music development. In this session, I will show you how you can use the Google Suite for Education to transform your music classroom. Use metrics that actually mean something to you and your students as you train them up as young musicians. I will show you how you can collect, analyze, and report data in creative, efficient ways to maximize student growth and engagement. You will leave this session with Google Forms, Sheets, and Slides customized to your unique classroom that will enable you to start teaching your students more effectively tomorrow!

Course Objectives

During the workshop, you will:

1. Identify quantifiable metrics within your classroom that can measure student growth.
2. Build Google Forms and Sheets that automatically capture, record, and analyze student data.
3. Construct Dashboards for each student to allow them to see their progress in a creative, efficient manner.

Student Learning Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

1. Use quantifiable metrics with your unique group of students to measure their growth in the music room.
2. Utilize Google Forms and Sheets in your classroom to keep track of your student data on a weekly basis.
3. Track student growth on a weekly basis and adjust your teaching approach and assessment based on incoming data.

Requirements for Completion

To complete this workshop, you will:

1. Complete 1 workshop.
2. Take 1 short, multiple-choice quiz.