1. Design & Use of Rubrics General Thoughts Regarding Rubrics
Emphasize quality – not quantity.
The role of the school is to give each child a chance to learn – not determine a “pecking order”.
Each level discriminates between the different levels.
Assessment utilizing a rubric should be based on a authentic activity.

2. Design & Use of Rubrics
Authentic assessments supports long term learning and application. (HOTS)
A rubric is no a grade – it is a scoring guide.
A rubric is based on an agreed standard level of behavior – not a grade.

3. Design & Use of Rubrics
Convey our expectations for students’ work and achievement in ways that students can understand and utilize.

4. Design & Use of Rubrics
Help us clarify what we want from students.

5. Design & Use of Rubrics
Make it possible for students to identify the attributes of exemplary work.

6. Design & Use of Rubrics
Help students monitor their own performance and achievement.

7. Design & Use of Rubrics
Help students use rubrics as they proceed with the development of processes and products.

8. Design & Use of Rubrics
Allows others stakeholders to access teachers’ criteria for judging students’ work.

9. Design & Use of Rubrics
Help justify and validate grades.

10. Design & Use of Rubrics
Lead to an overall increase in the quality of students’ work