Student Voice in GCISD
How Student Voice is having an impact on learning
Student Voice Implementation Form
By the numbers:
- 1,036 GCISD staff members responded to the survey in December
- 25 campus/building locations responded (including every campus, PDEC, Admin, and more)
- 85% of respondents indicated that they use student surveys (digital, face to face, etc...) as one means to gather student voice feedback
- 32% of respondents indicated that they use student design teams as a means to assist in planning instruction
- 29% of respondents indicated that they use student panel practices as a means to gather input from students
- 18% of respondents indicated that they use student focus groups as a strategy for hearing students' voices/perspectives
- 10% of respondents indicated additional ways in which they are gathering student voice from those within their sphere
Where can I find more information?
Visit the GCISD Student Voice website to learn more about the resources available in our district. Pay particular attention to the "Entry Points to Voice" tab at the top of the site. This section contains newly added resources that campus learning liaisons and administrators can help you to use.
What are some of the examples of Student Voice that were shared on the implementation form?
- Students complete a Student Voice Survey at the end of each unit. These surveys ask what students enjoyed most, enjoyed least, what they feel are their instructor's strengths and weaknesses, what the instructor did that contributed to their success in this unit, what the instructor could do in the future to contribute to student success, what the student could do to increase their own success in future units, and asks for any other information they'd like to share with their instructor. So far, students have asked for more difficult practice problems to be worked as a class, for freedom to choose their own lab groups, and that the teacher avoid digital notes (Nearpods) in the event of her absence.
- I plan to allow students to select their own circle-up questions, choose their own field trip location, decide what content area they would like to be observed in and also allowing them to give information on activities that may align with our learning target that is engaging.
- I conference with students prior to their ARDs. I ask them which accommodations they like and use, which ones they don't, and ask how they feel about the areas I serve (reading and writing).
- An example of student voice would be our current RTI (Champ Time) lessons. We are sending a survey to students so they may choose rotations that interest them.
- Students are provided pre-surveys about their level of knowledge but also how best they would like to learn the material. After the unit, students are given post-surveys to provide feedback on how they interacted with the material and how the unit/material could be improved in the future.
- Students have a role on our hiring committee(s). They also join Principal panels during lunch. We also collect student input on campus beautification and PTA fundraising spending.
What is next?
In February, all GCISD students will be asked to complete a survey to report their experience with opportunities for voice in their classrooms and schools. More information on this will be shared in the February Student Voice Smore.