I believe that rubrics can be beneficial for students if utilized the right way. Students need to have some guidelines to help them be successful and have some ideas of what they can/should be working towards. I personally have a tough time with ope...More

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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Rubrics are a great tool in helping educators assess student writing. While some believe that rubrics are hurting writing, when done correctly, rubrics are a great resource for teachers and students

1 - Rubrics set clear expectations for teachers...More

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Overview

I read the article “Facilitating Meaningful Discussion Groups in the Primary Grades” by Lindsey Moses, Meridith Ogden, and Laura Beth Kelly. This art...More

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Title: Six Tips for Using Culturally Relevant Texts in Diverse Classrooms Authors: Kristin Kibler and Lindsey A. Chapman

This article is about the why and how we...More

Multiliteracies

I find the multiliteracies theory to really put into words the major switch in mindset that education has been going through. For many teachers, as a student we learned the “old school” way but are teaching in a completely different...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

Multiliteracies

After watching the video about multiliteracies, I would define this as looking at language and literacy from multiple perspectives. The first area that the video talks about is multi that is centered around culture and people. In th...More

Attending a school with very little to no diversity, I do not feel as though I had a sociocultural experience. I do not remember doing much writing besides spelling, grammar and preparing for the ISAT. We learned how to write the 5 paragraph paper,...More