I have updated the Google Form that I use. Click here for most recent post and version of this form.
Using Google Forms for teacher observations is not something that I thought of. Many schools are currently using Forms as a way to easily and quickly record data from teacher observations. The advantage is of using a Google Form is that it compiles all the data into a spreadsheet which allows school leaders to quickly and easily see trends in the school’s classrooms.
School leaders need to examine why they use walk through observations. I believe, that any good leader will tell you they are used to help teachers grow professionally. If that is the case, we must provide timely, authentic, and pointed feedback. The old school method of walking around with a clipboard, then filling out the form, making a copy of it, giving a copy to the teacher, filing the school copy away in a file (most likely to never be seen again) is definitely not the most effective method. At the same time, collecting data into a spreadsheet for the school leaders to use, but not providing that data to teacher is equally ineffective.
This is where my Google observation form comes in. This form has a built in script which will send your responses to the teacher for immediate feedback. The form is completely editable, so that you can change it to accommodate your needs. For example, if your school is focusing on using literacy in every classroom, you should add a question that records if that teacher was using reading strategies.
Click HERE for the spreadsheet (you will need to be logged in to a Google account). Make a copy of the spreadsheet and rename it for your purposes.
LEADministration 
Love this template. I would like to have access to have it to use in my school district. I have sent you a request via my google account today between 5:00-5:15 today. Thanks
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You should mention that script needs to be installed or else the formemailer column won’t work…
Your form is awesome and so much easier than training on how to create it from scratch. Since the form is open on your blog, is it okay to use for training? Of course, I will credit you.
Stephanie,
Yes it would be fine to use for a training. What type of training is it?
Good luck, please let me know if I can be on any future use.
Blake Konny
Thank you, Blake! I will use it in a presentation I am doing at the VA Google Summit.
Thank you for this idea…I’m an elementary principal and would like to use Google Form for walk thrus. I used your form, changed the questions, and did everything you said to do. However, once I completed the walk thru it gave me an error. I think I changed so much that I messed up the script, etc. So, then I recreated my walk thru on my own Google form. Now, I’m trying to figure out how to get the auto email, script editor with triggers, etc. It’s not on there like it was on yours…help please! THANKS!
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Would love this. I am not an admin, but thinking how I might use this for really quick writing checks with my high school students. Didn’t know about the auto email. Hmmm. New tool to think about. Thanks!
I have followed everything and it all works perfectly on a computer, but I cannot get into the actual form created for the observation when using an Ipad, an Android Tab or my Note 2. Can you tell me where the option is to bring up the actual observation form from the ipad / etc once it has all been set up and configured?
On the spreadsheet, click “form” then “send form”. You should be able to click link from email. Then you can bookmark the form page.
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I am having trouble after the triggers step… I can’t seem to authorize. There’s no where to “accept.” I think this form is awesome and would love to start using it ASAP!
Is there a way that when the document is emailed to the teacher, that it only sends the results of the one evaluation (file)? Right now, as I’m testing it on myself and the different emails I have, it is sending all the files that I’ve previously created to test. Don’t want to send results of other teachers to the teacher that I did an eval on. Thanks!
Jake, the newest version of the walkthrough document can be found at https://leadministration.com/2017/10/10/using-google-forms-for-walkthroughs-with-email-updated/. It should resolve the issues that you’ve faced. Good luck.