| Course Code | Class Code | Assignment Title | Total Points |
| ELM-555 | ELM-555-O500 | Benchmark – Comprehensive Lesson and Summative Assessment | 300.0 |
| Criteria | Percentage | No Submission (0.00%) | Insufficient (69.00%) | Approaching (74.00%) | Acceptable (87.00%) | Target (100.00%) | Comments | Points Earned |
| Content | 100.0% |
| Math and English Language Arts Content | 10.0% | Not addressed. | Lesson plan does not address the major mathematical/ELA concept and related procedures that are appropriate for the profile of students. Learning objectives are not standards-based and instructional activities are confusing, unrelated to the objectives, or inappropriate for the profile of students. | Lesson plan is not clearly designed to teach the mathematical/ELA concept and related procedures, appropriate for the profile of students. Learning objectives may be standards-based, but instructional activities are not developed enough to meet those objectives. | Lesson plan is appropriate for teaching the major mathematical/ELA concept and related procedures for the profile of students. They are generally aligned to standards-based learning objectives and include appropriate instructional activities that support critical thinking and problem solving. | Lesson plan is well crafted to teach the major mathematical/ELA concept and related procedures for the profile of students. They are strongly aligned to standards-based learning objectives and include varied representations of mathematical ideas, and engaging instructional activities that stimulate critical thinking and problem solving. |
| PLANNING: Instructional Strategies and Technology | 10.0% | Not addressed. | Lesson plan does not use effective, direct instruction, inquiry-based learning, group learning, questioning, and technology in a way that would create opportunities for learning and collaboration. | Lesson plan does not adequately address student or class needs, and/or include thinly designed use of direct instruction, inquiry-based learning, group learning, questioning, and technology to create opportunities for learning and collaboration. | Lesson plan includes basic, appropriate use of direct instruction, inquiry-based learning, group learning, questioning, and technology to create opportunities for learning and collaboration. | Lesson plan demonstrates well-developed and skillful use of direct instruction, inquiry-based learning, group learning, questioning, and technology to create opportunities for active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction. |
| PLANNING: Meeting the Varied Learning Needs of Students COE 3.2 | 20.0% | Not addressed. | Lesson plan instruction and instructional supports ignore students' learning needs as identified on the Class Profile. | Lesson plan does not fully differentiate instructional activities and supports. They inadequately address the needs of the students represented in the Class Profile. | Lesson plan includes basic differentiated instructional activities and supports that are designed to generally meet the needs of students represented on the Class Profile. | Lesson plan has creative, well-developed differentiated instructional activities and supports clearly designed to meet the needs of specific individuals or groups with similar needs, consistent with the Class Profile. |
| Summative Assessment COE 4.1 | 20.0% | Not addressed. | Planned summative assessment does not clearly measure the stated learning objectives, and/or do not include modifications for some individual students' needs, and does not include all components of the summative assessment. | Planned summative assessment is vague in monitoring students' deep understandings and skill development in content area, and minimally includes all aspects of the summative assessment. The assessments are not well- aligned to the stated learning targets and do not include adequate modifications for some individual students' needs. | Planned summative assessment provides clear, basic methods which include directions, short-answer, multiple choice, and essay to monitor students' deep understandings and skill development in the content area throughout and at the end of the lesson. The assessment is generally aligned to the stated learning targets and includes simple modifications for some individual students' needs. | Planned summative assessment creatively allows for multiple forms of evidence to include directions, short-answer, multiple choice, and essay, in order to monitor students' deep understanding and skill development in the content area throughout and at the end of the lesson. The assessment is well aligned with the stated learning objectives and standards and includes well-crafted modifications for individual students' needs, based on the Class Profile. |
| Rationale | 10.0% | Not addressed. | Rationale is incoherent in describing purposes behind instructional choices and how they relate to the development of students and inadequately meet the varied needs of students in the Class Profile | Rationale inadequately describes purposes behind instructional choices and assessments; it is not clear how they relate to the development of students and generally meet the varied needs of students in the Class Profile | Rationale describes reasonable explanation for choices of instructional materials and assessments that contributes to the development of students and meet the varied needs of students in the Class Profile. | Rationale clearly describes carefully planned, plausible reasoning for choices of lesson plan and assessments that contributes to the development of students and proficiently meet the varied needs of students in the Class Profile. |
| Mechanics | 15.0% | Not addressed. | The lesson plans contain inappropriate, incoherent language and/or sentence structures. | The lesson plans contain mechanical and conventional errors or non-relevant language that affects meaning and clarity. | The lesson plans have a few mechanical and conventional errors present that do not significantly affect meaning or clarity. Word choice reflects basic, consistent, appropriate use of practice and topic-related language. | The lesson plans are free of mechanical and conventional errors. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice and topic-related language. |
| Research Citations and Format | 15.0% | Not addressed. | Many citations are missing where needed; or many of the sources are inappropriate for the submission; or APA is attempted where required, but many aspects are missing or mistaken. | Some citations may be missing where needed; or some of the sources do not support the submission; or APA is attempted where required, but some aspects are missing or mistaken. | All sources are credible, adequate, and support the submission. All required aspects of APA format are correct within the submission. | All sources are credible, appropriate, and strongly support the submission. All required aspects of APA format are correct within the submission. |
| Total Weightage | 100% |