Instructional Resources

What do piano scales, tennis drills and conjugating French verbs have in common?

Practice.

Developing and Utilizing Rubrics

Rubrics are valuable tools to enhance your teaching, grading and communication practices. These structured assessment tools, often presented in a matrix format, offer a standardized way to evaluate specific student tasks and performance behaviors.  Rubrics are typically used to grade assignments such as papers, presentations, case studies and even student participation.

When designing content, prioritize your audience. Is the language something they will understand? Will the images appeal to them without interfering with other elements? Will they be able to gain necessary information from this content?

Before artificial intelligence was used to write entire essays, it was writing Seinfeld episodes and speeches in the style of (in)famous politicians. In a more practical vein, it helped us finish our text messages when we forgot what we wanted to say and assisted users who struggled with English grammar through programs such as Grammarly. Open AI, the creator of ChatGPT, is equally famous for Dall E, a program that generates images based on text prompts.

Abby was disappointed she did not receive specific feedback for her essay even though she received a solid grade for it. Since the assignment was at the beginning of the semester, Abby wanted to understand why she received the grade and how she could improve her essays in the future. 

Creating Community: Culturally Responsive Icebreakers

Bentley Zoom users can host up to two meetings at the same time.  This Zoom article provides more information about this feature.