1. Using Rubrics in Designing Information Literacy Lessons
Peter G. Mohn, LMS
WLMA 2004 Conference
October 8, 2004

2. Today’s Activities Introduction Exploring Rubric websites
Types of Rubrics
Creating Rubrics Using WLMA Benchmarks
Developing Research Rubric for Your School

3. Introduction
Planning lessons
What is a rubric?
Why use rubrics?

4. Rubric Web Sites Project Based Learning Rubistar TeAch-nology
EZ Rubric
School Discovery
Google
Microsoft Word or Excel
Ranking Names

5. How Not to Do a Rubric Difficult to measure Less than four categories
Students can’t evaluate their work
Scoring rubric not possible

6. Types of Rubrics
Graphic Organizers
Scoring Rubrics

7. Create a Rubric Use Appendix B - WLMA IL benchmarks
Select one benchmark from the list
Change benchmark to a measurable rubric
Share your rubric with your neighbors
Use feedback to re-write rubric

8. Developing Research Rubric
Think about a research project
Select 4-6 rubrics from Appendix A
Adapt them to your project
Feedback from neighbors
Re-write rubric
Share your work with other librarians

9. Sign Up
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10. Building Partnerships for Learning … Because Student Achievement IS THE BOTTOM LINE