Disrupt the Rubric

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What makes a quality rubric, and how do we know? Do you have a consistent approach, and does it center equity? What does that even mean? And hey, does your instructional team have a clear and calibrated practice for rubric design? Does your school offer guidance for this critical feature of learning and assessment models? In this workshop, we’ll dig into the key design principles and methods for learner-centered rubric design that disrupt some of the features of the most dominant approaches in the field: proficiency scales, deficit language, evaluation-focused rubrics, performance indicators that lack clarity, coherent progression, and/or are embedded with bias in their design or use. First: Rethink your rubric design by analyzing its purpose, features, language, and underlying assumptions. Next: Partner up with others to examine and critique sample rubrics from the field, using a set of learner-centered design principles. Finally: Redesign your own rubric with an equity lens by learning and applying a set of learner-centered design principles and tools that support competency development, connectedness, and criticality. Reflect on the experience, synthesize your new learning, and celebrate your good work. Bring tools and resources home to support others in the work.

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In this workshop, we’ll dig into the key design principles and methods for learner-centered rubric design that disrupt some of the features of the most dominant approaches in the field: proficiency scales, deficit language, evaluation-focused rubrics, performance indicators that lack clarity, coherent progression, and/or are embedded with bias in their design or use.

Disrupt the Rubric

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Phoenix Media

Author has a passion to support schools in better integration of technology into school programs with a focus on strategy, leadership and planning for systemic change.

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