A Capstone Experience for Teacher Candidates

Course: EDU 327/518: Teaching to the Standards Daemen College J. Arnold – TLQP Director A Capstone Experience for Teacher Candidates

Self-assessment Summary Sheet for Final Presentation

Title of Learning Experience: ______Grade Level:_____

Attribute Self-Assessment Instructor Score PowerPoint Content (50 points) • Introduction (4 points) • Overview (4 points) • Standards (8 points) • Assessment (8 points) • Student Work (8 points) • Modifications (8 points) • Reflection (10 points)

PowerPoint Mechanics (50 points) • Page layout (16 points) • Digital Images (8 points) • Writing (8 points) • Extras (8 points) • Time Frame (10 points)

Presentation – Style (24 points) • Presence (12 points) • Flow (12 points)

Presentation – Final Requirements (26 points) • Hard Copy of PowerPoint (8 points) • Electronic Copy of PowerPoint (8 points) • Self-assessment (10 points) *Using this checklist

Overall Student self-assessment score: ______/ 150 pts (Please add scores)

Instructor’s Score: ______/ 150 pts Comments:

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Presentation Rubric – Content (_____ / 50 Points) Attribute Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Introduction and Presenter provides all of Presenter provides all Presenter provides all Presenter provides less Background the following but one or two of the but three or four of the than half of the information; following; following; following; (Weight: 1) • Name (Introduces self) • Name (Introduces self) • Name (Introduces self) • Name (Introduces self) 4 points • Title of LE • Title of LE • Title of LE • Title of LE • Name of school/district • Name of school/district • Name of school/district • Name of school/district • Name of cooperating • Name of cooperating • Name of cooperating • Name of cooperating teacher teacher teacher teacher • Grade level • Grade level • Grade level • Grade level • Number of students • Number of students • Number of students • Number of students • General ability of • General ability of • General ability of • General ability of students students students students • Time frame • Time frame • Time frame • Time frame Overview Thoughtfully developed Objectives, essential An overview of the The purpose is vague, (Weight: 1) objectives, essential question(s), enduring purpose is given but it is and it is not clear how at question(s), enduring understanding(s), not clear how at least least two of the 4 points understanding(s), guiding question(s), and one of the following following relate; guiding question(s), and explanation(s) of the relates; objectives, objectives, essential explanation(s) of the student task(s) all essential question(s), question(s), enduring student task(s) all support the stated enduring understanding(s), support a clearly stated purpose. understanding(s), guiding question(s), and purpose. guiding question(s), and explanation(s) of the explanation(s) of the student task(s). student task(s). Standards Presenter correctly and Presenter correctly Presenter correctly The presenter mentions (Weight: 2) specifically references identifies a specific references national or the national or state and identifies national national or state state learning standards, standards, but no other 8 points or state learning learning standard but is but provides only a connections are made to standard(s). missing key reference general reference. the learning experience. information. Assessment A high quality An assessment tool is An assessment tool is An assessment tool is assessment tool is presented that links the presented that is related presented but it is not Tools presented that clearly student task(s) to the to either the student clear how it relates to (Weight: 2) links the student task(s) referenced standard(s). task(s) or the referenced the student task(s) and 8 points to the referenced standard(s). the referenced standard(s). standard(s). Student Work A teacher exemplar is A teacher sample is A teacher sample is Some samples of (Weight: 2) presented along with presented along with presented along with student work are scored samples of scored samples of scored samples of provided. 8 points student work at the student work at the student work at the distinguished, distinguished, distinguished, proficient, and proficient, and proficient, and developing levels. A developing levels. A developing levels. A clear rational for each rational for each scored rational for each scored scored paper is provided paper is provided that is paper is provided. that is consistent with consistent with the the scoring criteria. scoring criteria. Modifications Specific modifications General modifications General modifications General modifications (Weight: 2) are explained that are explained that are explained without are mentioned but are insightfully address address general student any rational. not explained. 8 points specific student needs. needs. Reflection Presenter thanks mid- Presenter highlights the Presenter thanks mid- Presenter makes no (Weight: 2.5) term peer review group lessons learned resulting term peer review group mention of having gone members and highlights from the peer review members. through the peer review 10 points the lessons learned process. process. resulting from the peer review process.

Presentation Rubric – Mechanics (_____ / 50 Points)

Attribute Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Page layout All the design All but one or two All but three design More than three (Weight: 4) elements (text or design element (text elements (text block design elements do 16 points images) contrast the block or images) or images) contrast not contrast the background and can contrast the the background and background and be easily seen. background and can can be easily seen. cannot be easily seen. be easily seen. The minimum point The minimum point The minimum point The minimum point size used on any slide size used on any slide size used on any slide size used on any slide is greater than 28. is greater than 26. is greater than 24. is greater than 18.

The number of lines The number of lines The number of lines The number of lines of text doesn’t exceed of text doesn’t exceed of text doesn’t exceed of text exceeds 12 for 12 for any slide. 12 for any more than 12 for any more than more than five slides. two slides. four slides. The spacing of all the The spacing of the The spacing of the The spacing of the design elements (text design elements (text design elements (text design elements is not and images) is and images) is and images) is balanced on more balanced on each balanced on all but balanced on all but than five slides. slide. one or two slides. three or four slides. Digital Images The presentation has The presentation has The presentation has The presentation has (Weight: 2) at least six digital at least four digital at least three digital at least two digital 8 points images that are images at least two images and at least images. relevant to the are relevant to the one is relevant to the presentation. presentation. presentation. Writing Text information has Text information has Text information has Text information has (Weight: 2) no spelling, grammar only one or two at least one spelling, two or more spelling, 8 points or punctuation errors. minor spelling, grammar and/or grammar and/or grammar and/or punctuation error that punctuation errors punctuation errors interferes with that interfere with that do not interfere presentation. presentation. with presentation. Extras Transitions, Transitions, Transitions, Transitions, (Weight: 3) animation and animation and animation and sound* animation and 12 points sound* enhance sound* enhance the do not enhance the sound* distract from (Sound is optional) presentation but may presentation. the presentation. the presentation. be under or over used. Time Frame The presentation The presentation The presentation The presentation (Weight: 2) doesn’t exceed the exceeds 12 minutes exceeds 12 minutes exceeds 12 minutes 8 points maximum time limit by less than a minute. by less than two by more than two of 12 minutes. Or minutes. minutes. And The presentation does Or Or The presentation not meet the The presentation does The presentation does exceeds the minimum minimum time limit not meet the not meet the time limit of 8 of 8 minutes but is at minimum time limit minimum time limit minutes. least 7 minutes. of 8 minutes but is at of 8 minutes but is at least 6 minutes. least 5 minutes.

Presentation Rubric – Style (______/ 24 points)

Attribute Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1

Presence The presentation is The presentation is The presentation is The presentation is Eye Contact, delivered in a style delivered in a style delivered in a style dry – the Voice, that interests and that interests or that neither presentation has no Organization, informs the informs the interests nor style. The student’s and Appearance audience. The audience. The informs the voice, eye contact, (Weight: 3) student’s voice, eye student’s voice, eye audience. The facial expressions 12 points contact, facial contact, facial student’s voice, eye and gestures do not expressions and expressions and contact, facial engage the gestures engage the gestures enhance expressions and audience. The audience. The the presentation. gestures do little to student is tense and student is relaxed The student is enhance the lacks confidence. and confident and relaxed and presentation. The The student takes is able to take risks, confident for most student either tense no risks. such as tastefully of the presentation. or lacks confidence injecting humor The student takes for some of the into the risks that generally presentation. The presentation. enhance the risks the student presentation. takes generally do not enhance the presentation.

Flow The student The student infused The student The student did not Ability to use seamlessly infused technology into attempted to infuse infuse any Technology, technology to their presentation technology into technology into Pacing, and enhance their with only minor their presentation their presentation. Focus, presentation. The problems that did but had at least one Or (Weight: 3) student paces and not disrupt the flow major problem that The student neither 12 points focuses their nor the pacing of disrupted the flow wisely allocated presentation by the presentation. and the pacing of time, nor selected judiciously Or the presentation. content that selecting content The student had Or supported supporting some success using The student did not congruency among congruency among time and resources allocate time objectives, tasks, objectives, tasks, to support wisely, or the student work and student work and congruency among student selected assessment tools. assessment tools. objectives, tasks, only a limited student work and amount of content assessment tools, that supported however a few congruency among questions were not objectives, tasks, addressed. student work and assessment tools.

Presentation Rubric – Final Requirements (______/26 points)

Attribute Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Hard Copy of A hard copy of the A hard copy of the A hard copy of the A hard copy of the PowerPoint student’s PowerPoint student’s PowerPoint student’s PowerPoint student’s PowerPoint (Weight: 2) Presentation is presentation is presentation is presentation is 8 points submitted to the submitted to the submitted to the submitted to the instructor before the instructor the day instructor two days instructor more than presentation. Each after the student’s after the student’s two days after the page of the hard copy presentation. Or presentation. Or student’s of the PowerPoint has Each page of the hard Each page of the hard presentation. Or four slides printed per copy of the copy of the Each page of the hard page. The first page PowerPoint has either PowerPoint has either copy of the of the PowerPoint has 2 slide or 4 slides 2 slide or 4 slides PowerPoint has either the name of the printed per page. Or printed per page. And 1 slide or 6 slides student, and the title The first page of the The first page of the printed per page. Or of the learning PowerPoint is PowerPoint is The first page of the experience. missing either the missing either the PowerPoint is name of the student, name of the student, missing both the or the title of the or the title of the name of the student, learning experience. learning experience. and the title of the learning experience. Electronic Copy An electronic copy of An electronic copy of An electronic copy of An e-mail is sent but of PowerPoint the PowerPoint the PowerPoint the PowerPoint an electronic copy of (Weight: 2) presentation is presentation is presentation is the PowerPoint 8 points provided to the provided to the provided to the presentation is not instructor on or instructor on the day instructor two days attached or it cannot before the day the after the last day of after the last day of be opened by the student presents. class. class. instructor. Or E-mail is sent three days after the last day of class. Self Assessment Each attribute of each Each attribute of each Each attribute of each A self-assessment is (Weight: 2.5) of the four rubrics is of the four rubrics is of the four rubrics is made, but the rubrics 10 points scored and an overall scored and an overall scored and an overall are not complete score is calculated. score is calculated. score is calculated. And Or You clearly and Your rational for your Your rational is not No comments are concisely explain score is not clear. fully supported by given to support your your rational for your evidence. rational. score.

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