TR is joined by Eileen Ng to discuss her use of visual rubrics to enable authentic assessment, reflection, and learning

Show Notes

• Examples of Eileen's visual rubrics:

  
  
  
  
  
  • Spider Web Lab Report
  
  
  • Four-Level Rubric
  
  



• EDrenaline RUsh

  
  
  
  
  
  • The Personal Record Rubric
  
  
  • The Spider Graph rubric, based on Dungeons and Dragons
  
  
  • See also - Lucas Blair's "Dungeons and Dragons Character Sheets Go To Grad School"
  
  



• Eileen's article on Edutopia: "Representing Student Proficiency and Progress With Visual Rubrics"




• Mastery Transcript Consortium




• Connect with Eileen by email at eileen.ng@modernclassrooms.org or on the Edutopia Facebook page

Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week

• Want to start building your own Modern Classroom and work one-on-one with an expert educator? If you’re an educator in Chicago, St. Louis, Alabama, or any of the districts we’re partnered with, you can sign up now for the Virtual Mentorship Program! The next session runs from October 20 to January 19, and the whole program is virtual and self-paced. See if there’s an opportunity in your area by going to [modernclassrooms.org/apply-now](modernclassrooms.org/apply-now)




• Ready to reimagine your classroom? Join Kami, ScreenPal, and MCP as we dive into The Shift to Student-Led by Catlin Tucker and Katie Novak, focusing on shifting from information transfer to student-driven discovery for our first Book Club Session 1 out of 4 on October, 16, 7pm ET. Explore Workflow Shift 1: strategies to empower students as active learners and leave with fresh ideas to transform your teaching. Let’s chat, collaborate, and spark change—one page at a time! Register here




• Cassie Fontaine and Zuzka Blasi are presenting at MassCUE on October 15-16 in Boston, MA. MCP will be exhibiting at NCTM Annual Meeting & Exposition on October 15-18 in Atlanta, GA. If you’re attending, make sure to check them out and say hi!

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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach

Special Guest: Eileen Ng.