reflection+rubric


 * Reflection Paper General Instructions and Rubric ** ** Only provide reflections on chapters that you do not present. **

**Purpose:** Throughout your teaching training, you will be expected to provide evidence that you both understand and meet state and national standards. One way of doing this is to produce a well-written and thought-out response to important educational questions and issues facing both you as an individual teacher and society as a whole. Therefore, you will be asked on several occasions and in several different courses to develop reflective responses on various topics.

**Format:** All reflection paper should be 1 page long (per chapter), typed, double-spaced and in a 10-12 point regular font with one-inch margins. Despite the fact that these papers are designed to reflect your thinking process, you may cite external sources as these will help your to develop an informed opinion based on facts and not biases. Thus, each reflection paper must include a bibliography. These sources must be legitimate and fully referenced (i.e. no wikipedia and no blogs). You may use APA citation style. These reflection papers are to be used as proof of your meeting standards and therefore must be thoughtful and meaningful.

**Grading Rubric:** The following rubric will be used to evaluate your work.

** 3 points ** || ** Meets Standards ** ** 2 points ** || ** Unsatisfactory ** ** 1-0 points ** || ** Score ** ||
 * ** Reflection Paper Rubric ** || ** Exceeds Standards **
 * ** Format ** || Paper is neatly typed, double-spaced, 10-12 point regular font, one-inch margins, and 1 pg in length with a minimum of five references. || Paper is neatly typed, double-spaced, 10-12 point regular font, one-inch margins and 2.5-3 pages in length or short one reference. || Formatting rules ignored, shorter than 2.5 pages or missing more than one reference. ||  ||
 * ** Grammar and Spelling ** || No errors. || 1-2 minor errors. || Lacks basic proofreading or contains major errors. ||  ||
 * ** Organization ** || Well-organized, well written, easy to read and understand. || Well-organized but “flow” could be improved. || Organization lacking and arguments difficult or impossible to follow. ||  ||
 * ** Submission ** || On time with no resubmissions. || Resubmission for more points. || Late or several resubmissions. ||  ||
 * ** Reflection ** || Shows strong evidence of reasoned reflection and depth. || Shows evidence of reasoned reflection. || Lacks reflection and depth. ||  ||
 * ** Arguments ** || Provides excellent support for claims. || Provides support for claims. || Relies solely on opinions or inappropriate sources. ||  ||
 * ** Original work ** || Work clearly that of the author and all citations appropriate and properly referenced. || Work that of the author but relies heavily on cited sources. || Work relies almost exclusively on work of others. ||  ||
 * ** Completeness ** || Addresses all elements contained within the stated objective(s) of assignment and extends beyond. || Addresses all elements contained within the stated objective(s) of assignment. || Fails to address all the elements contained within the stated objective(s) of assignment. ||  ||
 * ** Total ** ||  ||