Personally, I do enjoy using rubrics because they help me focus my thinking. I've tried grading papers without rubrics and as many teachers know, that is a process and many times it would be over a few days time when students would turn them in. I f...More

It seems that most teachers are completely in favor of rubrics or completely against, there is not much middle ground. In her article, "In Defensive of Rubrics," Vicky Spandel passionately argues for the use of thoughtfully ceated rubrics. 

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I read the article “Facilitating Meaningful Discussion Groups in the Primary Grades” by Lindsey Mos...More

As educators, it is critical that we are always examining different theories and evaluating our own teaching methods. We need to take in multiple perspectives and multiple theories in order to find what's best for our students. The theories that we...More

I don't have too many memories of writing early on in school, but the ones that do stand out are the times when we made stories. I remember making one in first grade and journaling in third grade and learning how to write five paragraph papers in fi...More