Last year when I taught a career prep class to 7th and 8th graders, I asked them to "Grade Ms. Fiandaca." They filled out answers to about five questions of what they liked in my class, what they hoped I would change, suggestions, etc. Then on the back they graded me based on traits they had already told me they liked to see in a teacher: helpful, fair, respectful, etc.

It was a great way to show them that their opinions matter, and that just like them I, too, was learning as I went and could always stand to make improvements.