Fifth grader Tacyana Thomas had put the finishing touches on a short paragraph. Now, she held her paper next to a model essay and compared her writing with her teacher’s. Had she used evidence to back ...

Rubrics are tools used when assessing and grading students’ work. Rubrics indicate the performance or achievement criteria across the major components in student work. The criteria used in a grading ...

At a time when the Internet empowers students with instant knowledge access, teachers need to renew their approaches consistently to remain relevant. How do they do that? The answer lies in ...

Learn about rubrics and how they can help clarify your expectations around assessments and streamline the grading process while supporting students’ learning. Your assessment criteria, standards and ...