Synopsis
Discover the power of rubrics to make standards work for you and your students!
Creating and Using Rubrics in Today's Classrooms: A Practical Guide provides K-12 classroom teachers with a power-house of resources for developing and implementing rubrics that boost student learning and achievement across the content areas. Not just another book of pre-designed rubrics, this comprehensive guide provides the fundamental building blocks for customizing effective rubrics that meet the needs of your students and the standards of your state. Destined to become a daily reference for all the educational stake-holders: school leaders, staff & curriculum developers, pre-service and in-service educators alike, this unique handbook helps you streamline consistent and effective scoring systems for guaranteed learning improvement!
The easy-to-use guide demystifies the daunting task of creating and using effective rubrics scoring tools by providing busy educators with readable theory and proven practical strategy. Here, you'll find clear answers to educators' most-asked questions about rubrics:
Rubrics Defined... What do effective rubrics look like?
Make the Change...How can I make the shift from using letter grades?
Get Results...How can I design valid rubrics that accurately measure student achievement?
Meet the Standards...How can I match rubrics to my state or district's academic standards?
Throughout the text, you'll discover versatile rubric applications that can be adapted for use across all grade-levels and disciplines, including special education, or targeted for use within specific content areas. Each chapter features intuitive organization, user-friendly theory, sample rubrics, and discussion questions to help you get started right away.
Extensive online and literature resource listings allow educators to customize rubrics development initiatives that meet the diverse needs and standards of their individual schools, districts and states.
A useful glossary reviews basic, need-to-know vocabulary for effective use of standards-based rubrics and assessment.
A fantastic addition to any curriculum and assessment development initiative, this accessible handbook gives you and your students everything you need to use rubrics toward content mastery!
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About the Author
Jane Glickman-Bond received an M.A. in Elementary education from Colombia University's Teacher College, New York City, NY. She is currently an elementary level classroom teacher at Arroyo Vista Charter School in Chula Vista, California where she is also Technology Committee Chair and Peace Patrol Advisor. She has had more than 13 years of experience teaching kindergarten through eighth grade in public and charter schools on both east and west coast U.S. As a classroom teacher, she is constantly involved with professional development and evolving teaching practices.
Kelly Rose received an M.A. in Elementary Education specializing in Curriculum and Instruction from Cleveland State University. She has since trained in the areas of cross-cultural language and academic development as well as multiple subject instruction. She has experience as an elementary level classroom teacher at Arroyo Vista Charter School in Chula Vista, California, where she also acted as advisor for the Safety Patrol. She is especially interested in developing challenging curricula that requires students to demonstrate their knowledge and critical thinking skills.
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Creating and Using Rubrics in Today's Classrooms: A Practical Guide
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Christopher-Gordon Publishers, I, 2006
ISBN 10: 1929024975
ISBN 13: 9781929024971
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