Designing Student-Centered Rubrics for Authentic Assessment

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Mike Matthews
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About the talk:

Inquiry educators are always looking for tools and strategies for ongoing learning and assessment. A rubric is an assessment tool used to evaluate student performance against a series of established criteria and goals. It not only makes expectations explicit, but also gives students a clear sense of what is expected of them, and how these goals can be met.

Regardless of your grade level or curriculum, the ability to critically reflect on a unit and design clear learning objectives is a necessary skill for empowering assessment capable classrooms. Join Mike Matthews, experienced educator and coach, as he unpacks his process for developing clear, student-centred rubrics for authentic assessments. Dive into the what, why and how of rubrics and walk away with tools and resources needed to promote learning and growth in your classrooms.

Looking to deepen your understanding of rubrics?

Discover Mike’s ideas and get access to multi-grade examples in his comprehensive ebook on rubric design. Here is the padlet with ideas, examples and best practices shared by participants during the webinar.

Key highlights:

  • Explore purpose in rubric design
  • Develop clear and accessible rubrics
  • Explore common pitfalls in rubric design
Speaker
Mike Matthews
Experienced Educator and Coach
Disclaimer - This event is organised independently of and not endorsed by the IB. Toddle’s events and webinars are organised to enable an exchange of practices and ideas within the educator community and are not a replacement for official IB workshops. Views and opinions expressed by the speakers are their personal views and should not be construed as official guidance by the IB. Please seek assistance from your school’s IB coordinator and/or refer to official IB documents before implementing shared ideas and strategies in your classroom.

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Mike Matthews
Mike Matthews (he/him/his) is the President of Authentic Education, the education consulting group founded by late Grant Wiggins. Mike is a National Board Certified Teacher with over 20 years experience in education. He began as a Teach for America teacher in North Carolina. Mike spent nearly two decades at schools in the San Francisco Bay area, teaching science, math, and technology in public, charter, and independent schools. Mike has also worked with K-12 schools nationwide coaching teachers in their work designing and teaching units using the Understanding by Design framework. From a crocheted coral reef to student inventions designed to be cutting edge in 2040, Mike has received national attention for developing innovative project-based curriculum. His recent work has included leading professional development related to the Understanding by Design(r) framework and developing a comprehensive toolkit to support inclusive hiring practices in schools.
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Designing Student-Centered Rubrics for Authentic Assessment
Regardless of your grade level or curriculum, the ability to critically reflect on a unit and design clear learning objectives is a necessary skill for empowering assessment capable classrooms. Join Mike Matthews, Ubd coach and teacher, as he unpacks his process for developing clear, student-centered rubrics.