21st Century Learning and Teaching

In today’s post I talk about rubrics. These are scoring and criterion-referenced guidelines teachers create to help with the assessment of students performance, among other things. A rubric, according to Deborah Allen and Kimberly Tanner, “denotes a type of matrix that provides scaled levels of achievement or understanding for a set of criteria or dimensions of quality for a given type of performance, for example, a paper, an oral presentation, or use of teamwork skills.”

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https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/education-collaboration-and-coaching-the-future/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/coaching-instead-of-teaching-in-modern-education/

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Could a standard set of rubrics be used to assess in-class student work for cross-cutting skills like writing, critical thinking, problem-solving and...

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The walls tell the story at Lindsay Unified. In every classroom – from kindergarten through 12th grade – each student’s name is on a list on the wall that shows what students have learned and what they need to do next for every topic they are studying. After checking the list each day, students get to work, with no need for prompting from their teachers.

This small rural district in Tulare County has embraced “performance-based learning,” which breaks down the way classrooms are traditionally structured so that students can work independently, with teachers providing individualized support. Lindsay is part of a growing national movement, with more schools embracing the concept of students working at their own pace, being in charge of their own learning and advancing only when they can show they understand the material.

“We have to teach kids to not be passive in their learning,” said Lindsay Unified Superintendent Thomas Rooney.

Marla Ernest, who teaches English language development at Lindsay High, said: “You never hear a kid say, ‘I’m failing a class.’ They always feel they are working toward proficiency. If they’re not on pace, they figure out what to do to catch up.”

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https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/education-collaboration-and-coaching-the-future/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/coaching-instead-of-teaching-in-modern-education/

http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=rubric