ELEM ED 317 Teaching Social Studies Preschool - 8
Curriculum Unit Rubric
(Complete and attach to final copy of written curriculum unit)
3 - Met Expectations 2 - Partially Met Expectations 1 - Did Not Meet Expectations
NA - Not Applicable
Culture/Diversity Wisconsin Educator Standards 2, 3, 10 (3 points total)
3 2 1 NA |
Contains content about the beliefs, values, knowledge, customs, language, and/or the arts of different cultural groups, whenever possible. |
3 2 1 NA |
Includes content which challenges stereotypes, preconceptions, and prejudices directed toward a specific cultural group, whenever possible. |
3 2 1 NA |
Encompasses content which encourages an appreciation for diversity, whenever possible. |
3 2 1 |
Describes the learning needs, ages, gender, social class, linguistic, cultural backgrounds, and prior knowledge and experiences of the topic for the students involved in the curriculum unit. |
3 2 1 |
Incorporates a variety of instructional activities to help students with diverse learning needs, gender, social class, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds learn. |
3 2 1 |
Includes reading/language arts strategies and materials to help students achieve social studies goals in at least one or more lessons. |
3 2 1 |
Offers appropriate family involvement in the unit which respects the social class, sexual orientation, cultural background, and linguistic diversity among families. |
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Content/Curriculum Wisconsin Educator Standard 1 (7 points total)
3 2 1 |
Defines the unit topic or theme and important terms or concepts. |
3 2 1 |
Identifies appropriate, substantive, long-term or unit social studies and literacy goals for student learning. |
3 2 1 |
Identifies appropriate, substantive, short-term or individual lesson plan social studies and literacy goals or learning outcomes for student learning. |
3 2 1 |
Includes significant subject matter knowledge. |
3 2 1 |
Incorporates appropriate national, state, and local school district social studies curriculum standards and state and local school district English/language arts/literacy standards. |
3 2 1 NA |
Contains content which raises issues of fairness and/or how to create a better physical and human world, whenever possible. |
3 2 1 |
Includes content which is connected to the students’ lives. |
3 2 1 |
Represents topic and main content themes in curriculum web. |
3 2 1 |
Cites resources used correctly within the unit. |
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Learning/Pedagogy Wisconsin Educator Standards 4, 6, 7, 8 (5 points total)
3 2 1 |
Applies effective teaching methods and learning theory in lessons (draws out students’ prior knowledge of the topic, builds on students’ knowledge, challenges misconceptions, and provides opportunities for students to construct knowledge, connect it to their prior knowledge and experiences, and show what they understand). |
3 2 1 |
Includes appropriate teaching and grouping methods to help diverse students attain lesson goals. |
3 2 1 |
Integrates different levels of questions to promote higher levels of thinking, such as comprehension, synthesis, analysis, application, evaluation, and critical thinking. |
3 2 1 NA |
Uses appropriate technology, when possible to help students attain lesson goals. |
3 2 1 |
Incorporates a variety of assessment methods to allow diverse learners demonstrate learning. |
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Change Agent Wisconsin Educator Standard 4 (1 point total)
3 2 1 |
Incorporates content and teaching strategies which encourage students to question why, such as why inequalities, injustices, and environmental problems exist and how changes might be made. |
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Reflective Professional Wisconsin Educator Standard 9 (3 points total)
3 2 1 |
Includes an analysis of why lessons went well, how and why they might be improved, and why students met or did not meet the lesson goals. |
3 2 1 |
Explains new insights gained about teaching from the experience of teaching a curriculum unit. |
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Skillful Practitioner Wisconsin Educator Standards 5, 6, 8 (6 points total)
3 2 1 |
Includes detailed, carefully planned lessons to engage all students in learning and prevent classroom management problems. |
3 2 1 |
Includes a display, bulletin board, or learning center to reinforce or extend students’ learning. |
3 2 1 |
Explains how lessons were modified based on students’ engagement and learning and supports with samples of student work when possible. |
3 2 1 |
Describes a summary assessment of each student’s learning overall from the curriculum unit (final grade, proficiency rating, narrative, or checklist of goals or benchmarks met). |
3 2 1 |
Uses correct writing mechanics throughout the unit. |
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