Developing a Continuum of Program Templates and Rubrics ELEM 2123 –ELEM 4324

July 2013

Joy Stapleton, Jane Manner, Kristen Cuthrell Dept. of ELMIDEast Carolina University

IntroductionAs a result of faculty discussions, a Curriculum Summit was held for elementary faculty in early spring, 2013. At this summit, program templates, rubrics, goals, and processes were discussed. Increasing consistency and coherency across the program was the impetus for this work as consideration was given to finalizing of key templates and rubrics that would developmentally progress from the sophomore to senior year. Continuing throughout the spring semester, the work was completed summer, 2013. Content from ISLES modules, Video Grand Rounds, edTPA, and course objectives served as the connective tissue aligning documents differentiated by level. This comprehensive set of documents and differentiated levels operationalize the competencies and skills that are expected of ELEM students when observing, planning, instructing, and assessing.

In preparation for use in the fall, items were packaged in Bb and course alike meetings were scheduled to share updated templates and rubrics.

Next StepsThe developed items will be utilized within courses in the fall. Feedback from faculty regarding appropriateness of content and implementation will be collected. Refinements will be made the following summer as discussions for collaborative, common documents and processes renew with MATE, SCIE, READ, ART, MUSIC, HLTH, EXSS, EDTC, and EDUC. Continuum of Developing Expertise:

Templates, Processes, and Rubrics

Sophomore 1 (ELEM 2123)•VGR

Sophomore 2 (ELEM 3000)•Lesson Template and Rubric•Mini Unit Template and Rubric•Curriculum Theory to Practice•ELL Theory to Practice

Junior 1 (ELEM 3100, 3200, 3300)•Lesson Plan Template and Rubric•Unit Template Rubrics•VGR•ISLES 1•Junior 1 Performance Assessment•Junior 1 Instructional Observation Evaluation Rubric•ELEM 3300 K-2 Practicum•Academic Language Theory to Practice

Junior 2 (ELEM 3500, 3600)•Lesson Plan Template and Rubric•Unit Template Rubrics•VGR•ISLES 2•Junior 2 Performance Assessment•Junior 2 Instructional Observation Evaluation Rubric•ELEM 3600 3-5 Practicum•Differentiation Theory to Practice

Senior 1 (ELEM 4525)•Lesson Plan Template and Rubric•ISLES 3•Senior 1 Instruction Observation Evaluation Rubric

Senior 2 (ELEM 4324, 4325)•Lesson Plan Template and Rubric•edTPA