15 Aug Write a short essay explaining your core convictions about teaching and learning, as well as your goals as a teacher
Introduction Response has awell-written,organized, andclearintroduction.(22-25 pts)Response has aclearintroduction.(18-21 pts)Response has asomewhat clearintroduction.(15-17 pts)Response doesnot have anintroduction.(0-14 pts)Support of mainideasResponseanswers thequestion,provides keyideas, andprovides supportfrom the textand/orresources.(22-25 pts)Responseanswers thequestion,provides somekey ideas, andprovides somesupport from thetext and/orresources.(18-21 pts)Responsepartially answersthe questions,provides a fewkey ideas, andlittle supportfrom the textand/orresources.(15-17 pts)Response doesnot answer thequestion clearlyand completely,key ideas areunclear, andthere is nosupport from thetext and/orresources.(0-14 pts)ClassroomexperiencesResponsepersonalizes theinformation byrelating it toclassroomexperiences.(22-25 pts)Responseincludes someapplication ofthe informationby relating it toclassroomexperiences.(18-21 pts)Responseincludes littleapplication ofthe informationby relating it toclassroomexperiences.(15-17 pts)Responseincludes noapplication ofthe informationby relating it toclassroomexperiences.(0-14 pts)ProfessionalwritingWriting isexceptionallyclear, correct,and organizedwith little to nogrammar andspelling errors.Response isprofessionallywritten.(22-25 pts)Writing is clear,correct, andorganized with afew grammarand/or spellingerrors. Writingis somewhatprofessional.(18-21 pts)Writing issomewhat clear,correct, andorganized withsome grammarand/or spellingerrors.Professionalwriting andterminologyneedsimprovement.(15-17 pts)Writing is notclear, correct, ororganized.Writing hasseveral grammarand/or spellingerrors. Responseis notprofessionallywritten.(0-14 pts)
