[CASL-L] Effective Rubrics & Grading Tips

[CASL President]

Thanks for sharing Carrie!! A great resource and an important reminder. 

Melissa 

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> On Aug 23, 2021, at 7:56 AM, Carrie Seiden <cseiden at northbranfordschools.org> wrote:
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> Hello all, 
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> Happy New School Year! As you prepare for the upcoming year, I recommend listening to this episode about rubrics from the Cult of Pedagogy podcast. Although the guests are both high school teachers, I found some of the "rubric tweaks and iterations" they suggested helpful even for those of us at the grades 3-5 level: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/hyperrubric/  
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> Also worth a few minutes, the Edutopia article, Not Again! How to Keep from Overextending Yourself this Year, especially this advice regarding time-consuming grading:
> This year, commit to the one in four rule, where you give in-depth, specific feedback for only one out of four exercises, and assign the rest as credit or no credit, recommends Rebecca Alber, an education professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Experienced teachers say it’s a life-changing approach. Alternately, you can reduce grading by asking students to show you their best work when they complete multiple assignments—grade only that piece and check the remaining work for completion.
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> Good luck! 
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> Carrie 
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