E33 - "Long live the rubric!"

The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast

How do you feel about #rubrics? 🧐 In this episode, Shey and Anna dive into why teachers should be using rubrics for objective assessment, how different kinds of rubrics serve distinct purposes, and ideas for making rubric design and implementation feel less daunting.

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References & resources

Can Do Descriptors. WIDA

Types of Rubrics. University of Minnesota, Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition.

Further listening:

For a discussion about assessment, listen to Episode 31 - “The beauty of assessment”

Questions for Reflection:

• What is your experience with using rubrics?
• What kinds of rubrics do you gravitate to?
• What’s your longest-living rubric?
• Do you have any tips for teachers looking to use them more often, or integrate them for the first time?

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