Assessing speeches

In many secondary classrooms, students not only study written communication, but also oral. When teaching speeches and presentations, consider what traits you want to assess.    read more...

Rubric & Assessment Websites

Get in-tune with what is expected of your student writers. Visit some of these sites to practice the scoring of student writing. You can even practice your scoring with the ISTEP+ Rubrics!    read more...

Creating kid-friendly rubrics

Assessing student work with rubrics has become commonplace for many teachers. For those who need a little encouragement or a couple suggestions as to how to improve their classroom rubrics, let me give you some thoughts to ponder.    read more...

Getting everyone on board with rubrics

Q: Our students have completed a school-wide common writing assessment (formal writing prompt), and now it's time for teachers to score the samples. Most of our teachers have never used a rubric before, and we are looking for a way to gently ease them into the process. Any suggestions?    read more...