Curriculum Reflection Assignment Instructions Overview You have observed multiple examples of curriculum planning in your life. This assignment will allow you to reflect on the topic of curriculum p

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content, 80%, 40

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Importance of Planning

15 to 14 points

Candidate fully describes why he or she thinks that planning is important for the curriculum change process. Candidate provides a Bible verse and fully articulates how it philosophically relates to curriculum planning and development. Candidate also fully details how he or she is doing with the planning process for the curriculum change plan.

13 points

Candidate provides a brief description of why planning is important for the curriculum change process. Candidate provides a Bible verse, but briefly articulates how it philosophically relates to curriculum planning and development. Candidate also provides brief information on how he or she is doing with the planning process for the curriculum change plan.

12 to 1 points

Candidate provides an unclear description of why planning is important for the curriculum change process. Candidate does not provide a Bible verse, but provides a vague description on how the Bible relates to curriculum planning and development. Candidate also provides vague information on how he or she is doing with the planning process for the curriculum change plan.

0 points

Not present

Curriculum Influences

15 to 14 points

Candidate fully describes the curriculum examples of four teachers. Candidate provides a detailed overview of how the four teachers influenced curriculum planning views. Candidate uses specific teacher examples from elementary, middle, high school, and college/university. Pseudonyms or initials are used for all negative descriptions.

13 points

Candidate briefly mentions the curriculum examples or writes about three teachers. Candidate provides a general overview of how the teachers influenced curriculum planning views. Candidate uses teacher examples from three settings. Candidate mostly uses pseudonyms or initials as needed.

12 to 1 points

Candidate provides vague or unclear curriculum examples or writes about one or two teachers. Candidate provides vague information on how the teachers influenced curriculum planning views. Candidate uses teacher examples from one or two settings. Candidate does not use pseudonyms or initials if needed.

0 points

Not present

Support for Claims

10 points

Candidate uses at least two scholarly resources to support the claims. At least one citation is from the textbook, and at least one Bible verse is included. Information is cited and attributed correctly in all needed locations.

9 points

Candidate uses one scholarly resource to support claims. The textbook citation or Bible verse are incomplete. Information is cited and attributed correctly in most needed locations.

8 to 1 points

Candidate does not use scholarly resources to support claims. The assignment does not have either the textbook citation or the Bible verse. Citations and attributions are needed in more than two locations.

0 points

Not present

Structure, 20%, 10

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Template

4 points

Candidate completes the entire template. There are at least two complete pages, not including the title page or the references section.

3 points

Candidate uses most of the template. There is one complete page, not including the title page or the references section.

2 to 1 points

Candidate uses some of the template. There is less than one complete page, not including the title page or the references section.

0 points

Not present

Writing

4 points

Candidate writes in complete, error-free sentences.

3 points

There is only one spelling or grammar error. There is one incomplete sentence.

2 to 1 points

There are two or more spelling or grammar errors. There are two or more incomplete sentences.

0 points

Not present

APA

2 points

APA formatting is correct for the entire assignment, including citations and references.

1.5 points

There is only one error in APA formatting for the entire assignment, including citations and references.

1 point

There are two or more errors in APA formatting for the entire assignment, including citations and references.

0 points

Not present