Rubrics

Rubrics are a great tool to use in the classroom. I have used them in many different ways so far in my teaching placements. They can be given to the students before the assignment is due so that they have an idea of what the teacher is looking for. I used a rubric for a debate in the classroom where the students had to argue against or for a particular side. They knew what I was looking for in the assignment, which really helped them. In an art classroom, rubrics can be helpful because they can allow the students to get points for many different aspects of the art assignment. It can also help teachers to give students points for many aspects of the assignment that is not just how it actually turned out.  I have also used a website called rubistar.com that was very helpful in preparing the rubrics.  It helps teachers fill in the criteria for rubrics without having to type in all the information.