Using Rubrics to Teach and Assess Skills Across
Using Rubrics to Teach and Assess Skills Across Disciplines Catherine C. Saldutti, Edu. Change, Inc. Catherine Lo. Monico, Berkeley-Carroll School
What are Cross-Curricular Skills? n n n Techniques, strategies and routines that students perform in order to learn They create a framework for processing concepts When internalized, they may be applied across the curriculum in various contexts
Why Collaborate? n n n Students may get confused if teachers use different strategies or language to define a very similar skills set Skills may be defined too specifically in each discipline for students to make connections Students can use the same rubric for a project occurring once per discipline
Two Types of Skills Rubrics n Graduated Holistic Rubric n n n Supports developmentally appropriate “leaps” as students approach a grade level benchmark The same rubric format and language can be used to graduate from quarter to quarter, and from grade level to level Standards-Based Rubric n n Maintains the same standard throughout a course or grade level Provides the option of assessing only certain criteria in a single assignment
Professional Development in Your School n n n n Articulate common skills across disciplines Benchmark skills from grade level to grade level Graduate rubrics to attain grade level benchmarks over time, in developmentally appropriate ways Identify how to teach and practice skills Develop assessment tools Collect data to evaluate our pedagogy and assessment tools Refine the tools to meet new needs or clarify past confusions
Contact Edu. Change: n n Catherine Saldutti: Catherine@educhange. com Catherine Lo. Monico: lomonico@educhange. com 646 -613 -8877 www. educhange. com
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