Assignment - Professional Meetings

Assignment: Professional Meetings (CIE 658 only)
Due Date: April 26, 2007
Link to Word File: http://coe.nevada.edu/ckeeler/SSM/Assignments/ProfMtngsGradingRubric.doc

Description:

You must attend two social studies related professional development activities and prepare a 1 – 2 page paper describing each. The paper must describe the event and tell how you might integrate what you learned during the event into your future social studies classroom.

The activities may be meetings of professional social studies organizations (e.g., Southern Nevada Social Studies Council, Geographic Alliance in Nevada), conference sessions addressing social studies topics, teacher training seminars intended to enhance instruction in K-8 social studies classrooms, or field experiences. You are encouraged to obtain prior approval before attending any event to ensure it meets assignment expectations.

Professional Meetings Grading Rubric

Name: ________________________________________ Section: __001 __002 __004 Total: ___/50

For EACH meeting, use the following rubric.

	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	Score
Description is clear and detailed	Thoroughly describes meeting agenda and content delivered at meeting. Delivered clearly, concisely, and directly.	Thoroughly describes meeting agenda or content delivered at meeting. Delivered clearly, concisely, and directly.	Thoroughly describes meeting agenda or content delivered at meeting. Writing is clear and detailed.	Describes meeting agenda or content delivered at meeting. Writing is clear and detailed.	Describes meeting agenda or content delivered at meeting.	Writing is clear and detailed.	Writing lacks clarity or detail.	Writing lacks clarity and detail.	Writing is incomprehensible.
Professional delivery and syntax					Manuscript is presented in a clean, professional manner. Delivery is clear, concise, and direct using a professional tone. No spelling and grammatical errors.	Manuscript is presented in a clean, professional manner. Presents a clear, concise, and direct tone, but lacks elements professional rhetoric.	Manuscript lacks one of the following: Professional appearance Professional Tone Correct syntax	Manuscript lacks two of the following: Professional appearance Professional Tone Correct syntax	Replete with errors.
Suggested uses coincide with event				List of suggested activities explicitly relates to the topic of professional development.	List of suggested activities relates to the topic of professional development.	Suggests some activities for use in elementary level social studies classrooms that relate to the topic of professional development.			Suggested activities do not coincide with meeting topic.
Suggested uses are clearly presented	Provides an exhaustive list of suggested activities for use in elementary level social studies classrooms. Suggestions are presented clearly, completely, and appear workable within elementary social studies contexts.	Provides a list of suggested activities for use in elementary level social studies classrooms. Suggestions are presented clearly, completely, and appear workable within elementary social studies contexts.	Provides a list of suggested activities for use in elementary level social studies classrooms. Suggestions are presented clearly and appear workable within elementary social studies contexts.	Provides a list of suggested activities for use in elementary level social studies classrooms. Suggestions are presented clearly and most suggestions appear workable within elementary social studies contexts.	Provides a list of suggested activities for use in elementary level social studies classrooms. Suggestions are presented clearly .	Provides a clear and detailed list of suggested activities for use in classrooms.	Provides a list of suggested activities for use in elementary level social studies classrooms.	Provides a few suggested activities for use in elementary level social studies classrooms.	Does not suggest activities for use in elementary social studies classrooms.