J. Samara, 2000 StandardWriter Rubric development software… as simple as point & click! THE CURRICULUM P R O J E C T

J. Samara, 2000 What is StandardWriter? A software program for teachers that runs on Macintosh and Windows computers; A storehouse of hundreds of teacher tested standards for all kinds of student products; A point-&-click method for developing product guides and rubrics.

J. Samara, 2000 What do teachers say about it? StandardWriter helps my students produce and perform much better in class through the use of clear, easy-to- apply standards; Creating rubrics with StandardWriter helps me to teach much more effectively without reinventing the wheel.

J. Samara, 2000 How does StandardWriter work? Click ahead and see for yourself…

J. Samara, 2000 This is the home screen.

J. Samara, 2000 The home screen displays a bank of scrollable product names.

J. Samara, 2000 The home screen displays a bank of scrollable product names in 4 modalities.

J. Samara, 2000 You can add product names to the oral, written, kinesthetic, or visual list.

J. Samara, 2000 By double clicking on a product name, you bring up the rubric generator screen. It shows a blank rubric that is preformatted for your selected product.

J. Samara, 2000 The top section of the rubric generator screen is where you will build your rubric.

J. Samara, 2000 The bottom of the rubric generator screen has hundreds of built-in standards from which you can select.

J. Samara, 2000 As you select standards from the bottom of the screen, they move to your custom-made rubric at the top of the screen.

J. Samara, 2000 The rubric continues to grow as you select new standards.

J. Samara, 2000 You can deselect standards that you don’t want, and…

J. Samara, 2000 You can deselect standards that you don’t want, and… you can add your own, custom standards.

J. Samara, 2000 You can even add subject-specific, content standards.

J. Samara, 2000 You can add 1, 2, 3, or 4 rating columns, and you can change the words at the top of each rating column at any time.

J. Samara, 2000 When you save each new rubric that you create, all of your custom language saves to StandardWriter. StandardWriter grows to become a rich bank of your own personalized rubrics and standards.

J. Samara, 2000 You can export your rubrics to a colleague (as attachments, via disk, or over a network). Export and import capabilities allow you to collaborate with a group of teachers who are developing rubrics over time. Mac to PC and back – no problem.

J. Samara, 2000 StandardWriter Benefits Create excellent rubrics for every major project that you assign your students ; Collaborate with other teachers to develop common standards throughout a grade level, team, department, campus, or district; Build rubrics matched to your state or district curriculum.

J. Samara, 2000 A Free, Full Function Demo Go to Follow the directions for downloading.

J. Samara, 2000 Order StandardWriter Online: Go to Phone: (toll free). Fax: Print an order form from Mail: The Curriculum Project, Inc. PMB Bee Cave Road, Suite 650 Austin, TX 78746

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J. Samara, 2000 StandardWriter Rubric development software… as simple as point & click! THE CURRICULUM P R O J E C T

J. Samara, 2000 StandardWriter Rubric development software… as simple as point & click! THE CURRICULUM P R O J E C T