Presentation by Patricia Loncto on the Oracle Charter School ExperienceDecember 2014

Teachers struggle with constructing and using valid and reliable rubrics

to support, verify, and document learning.

A valid and reliable rubric is an assessment tool used to evaluate and judge the continuous growth of the learner as well as inform the teacher concerning modifications when teaching.

is VALID if the criteria for assessment represent important aspects of learning, not just what is easiest to count, see and score.

is RELIABLE if the score is consistent across scorers.

a knowledge of NYS Learning Standards

a knowledge of basic diagnostic, formative and summative assessment strategies

that rubrics are instructional tools as well as assessment tools.

how to recognize valid and reliable rubrics that contain specific qualitative descriptors rather than quantitative.

Teachers will be able to:use the PLC modified rubrics to score student work, collect data, benchmark papers.

in a PLC, review the rubric’s validity and reliability with student work, reflect, adjust instruction and modify rubric as necessary.

identify student performance behaviors at each rubric level; formulate prescriptions for moving up from one level to the next.

describe what is seen, not what is missing, and avoid negative statements.

avoid subjective terms like “most”, “some”, “occasionally”.

use consecutive numbers.

have an even number of performance levels.

reserve “0” for no submission.

The Charrette Protocol’s purpose is to improve a piece of work in progress by using a projection unit to collaboratively edit the rubric.

Consultants individually meet with assigned PLC to continue work detailed in the Now What Plan, which is revised each session.

Accomplishments/Goals:

Art¡ Edited current rubric for portraiture unit. ¡ Plans to develop into a unit for peer review.

ELA¡ Edited 11th grade NYS Text Analysis rubric.¡ Normed the rubric with anchor papers. ¡ Currently scaffolding rubric for grade 10, then

grade 9.

Health ¡ Created a pre and post test for SLO.¡ Created a short answer rubric to be

benchmarked with student work. ¡ Currently organizing curriculum around SED

Guidance Document for Health Education.¡ Plans to create project rubrics for student self-

assessment.¡ Plans to develop a Parenting DBQ.

Math¡ Edited a Quality of Evidence Rubric that is

currently being used as an exit ticket.¡ Plans to translate scores into grades. ¡ Plans to design student engagement rubric.

Accomplishments/Goals:

Physical EducationIdentified key skills for each unit.Created a collection of rubrics to edit for reliability and validity. Currently field testing several rubrics with students and inserting NYS Standards language into rubrics.

ScienceEdited Ticket Out the Door/Do-Now rubric.Plans to create a lab report rubric.

Social StudiesEdited draft for Thematic Essay rubric based on SED rubric.Plans to benchmark student work with edited rubric.

SpanishEdited SED Writing Rubric. Currently working on revision two for Spanish 1,2,3 writing rubrics after students have an opportunity to provide feedback.

Technology – N/A

Rubric discussions can lead to:an examination of how individual practices impact the work of the PLC.

a re-organization of curriculum.

conversations about effective instruction.

PLC dialogue on grading procedures.

the realization that SED rubrics are ineffective for student self-assessment.