Ten Sigma Rubrics and Other Tools for Teaching Quality

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RUBRIC TITLE	Appropriate for
RUBRIC TITLE	Primary	Intermediate	Middle School	High School
Art Projects (Primary)	P	I
Creating Art (Another Culture)		I	M	H
Creating Art (Famous Artist)		I	M	H
Drawing (Grades 3-8)		I	M
Drawing (Secondary)			M	H
Sculpture (Grades 3-8)		I	M
Sculpture (Secondary)			M	H
Mixed Media				H
Writing Checks and Keeping a Checkbook			M	H
Keyboarding Skills			M	H
Principles of Accounting				H
Accounting Assignments				H
Personal Business Management			M	H
Money-Management		I	M	H
Behavior	P	I	M	H
Primary Listening Skills	P	I
Being a Good Listener	P	I
Being a Courteous Listener		I	M	H
Elementary Listening Skills	P	I
Conversation	P	I
Friendliness	P	I
Primary Sharing	P	I
Working with a Partner	P	I
Hall Behavior	P	I	M
Cleaning Up/Changing Activities	P	I	M
Activities	P	I	M	H
Primary	P
Primary Writing	P
Writing (Elementary)		I
Intermediate Writing		I
Secondary Writing I			M	H
Secondary Writing II			M	H
Writing - Secondary				H
Primary Speaking	P
Primary Presentations	P
Speaking Skills (Elementary)		I
Speaking Skills (Intermediate)		I
Intermediate Presentations		I
Speaking Skills (Middle School)			M
Secondary Presentations				H
Secondary Spoken Performances				H
Speaking Skills (Secondary)				H
Group Presentation		I	M	H
Role-Playing (Grades 3-8)		I	M
Role-Playing (Secondary)				H
Completing an Assignment	P	I	M	H
Group Cooperation		I	M	H
Project Completion			M	H
Major Projects			M	H
Problem-Solving (Elementary)	P	I
Problem-Solving (Grades 5-12)		I	M	H
Primary Creativity	P
Elementary Creativity	P	I
Intermediate Creativity		I
Secondary Creativity			M	H
Creative Products			M	H
Portfolio for Student Work	P	I	M	H
Combining Several Pieces Into a Single Portfolio		I	M	H
Exhibiting Products and Skills (Elementary)	P	I	M
Exhibiting Products and Skills (Secondary)			M	H
Student Productivity Skills	P	I	M	H
Productivity Grading	P	I	M	H
Making Line and Bar Graphs		I	M	H
Taking a Field Trip	P	I	M	H
Constructing a Model		I	M	H
Pamphlet to Show Learning		I	M	H
Selling a Product You Made		I	M	H
Forms and Applications (1)			M	H
Forms and Applications (2)			M	H
Interviewing for a Job		I	M	H
Career Presentation	P	I
Researching a Career			M	H
Demonstrating Care of Teeth	P	I
Staying Healthy	P	I
Basics of Health (MS)			M
Basics of Health (HS)				H
CPR for a Child			M	H
CPR for an Adult			M	H
Industrial Technology (Basic Skills)			M	H
Basic Woods (Joints)				H
Using Finishing Materials				H
Kindergarten Writing	P
First-Grade Writing	P
Second-Grade Writing	P
Third-Grade Writing		I
Fourth-Grade Writing		I
Fifth-Grade Writing		I
Sixth-Grade Writing			M
Seventh-Grade Writing			M
Eighth-Grade Writing			M
Ninth-Grade Writing				H
Tenth-Grade Writing				H
Eleventh-Grade Writing				H
Twelfth-Grade Writing				H
College Prep Writing				H
Print, Alphabet, Number, and Name	P
Handwriting	P
Writing Sentences (Grade 1)	P
Writing Sentences (Grade 2)	P
Elementary Writing Assessment (Grades 2-3)	P	I
Story Writing Buddies	P	I
Writer's Workshop (Grades 3-8)		I	M
Character Sketch		I	M
Writing and Mailing Letters		I	M	H
Essay Writing			M	H
Kitchen Sink (1)		I	M	H
Kitchen Sink (2)			M	H
Six-Point Writing		I	M	H
Secondary Writing			M	H
Writing Memos			M	H
The Finished Paragraph			M	H
Research Report		I	M	H
News Story			M	H
Feature Story			M	H
Basic Editorial			M	H
Lead Paragraphs			M	H
Kindergarten and First-Grade Speaking	P
Second and Third-Grade Speaking	P	I
Fourth and Fifth-Grade Speaking		I
Middle-School Speaking			M
High-School Speaking				H
Telling a Story	P
Debate Judges			M	H
Interviewing to Gain Information			M	H
Primary Oral Reading	P
Phonetic Analysis Skills	P	I
Demonstrate Reading Skills		I
Alphabetical Order	P
Using a Dictionary	P	I
Poetry (Elementary)		I
Poetry - Secondary Grades			M	H
Analyzing a Story (Intermediate)		I	M
Story Analysis (Grades 3-8)		I	M
Analyzing a Story (Secondary)			M	H
Bibliography		I	M	H
Counting Orally	P
First Grade Counting Money	P
Primary Math	P
Using a Calculator (Primary)	P
Third Grade Counting Money		I
Using a Calculator (Grades 3-8)		I	M
Measurement Checklist		I
Problem-Solving (Elementary)	P	I
Math Assignments (Grades 3-12)		I	M	H
Graphing Data		I
Problem-Solving Checklist		I	M
Measuring and Drawing Lines with a One-Foot Ruler		I	M	H
Reading an Instrument Scale		I	M	H
Geometry Checklist		I	M
Understanding Fractions		I	M
Graphs and Charts (Elementary)		I	M	H
Graphs and Charts (Secondary)			M	H
Using a Calculator (Secondary)			M	H
Math Problem-Solving (Grades 3-8)		I	M	H
Keeping a Mathematical Journal		I	M	H
Writing a Theorem				H
Problem-Solving (Elementary)		I	M
Checking Out & Returning Library Books	P
Proper Care of Books	P	I
How to Use Books		I
Care and Use of Books		I	M
Using Audiocassette Recorder	P	I
General Books Skills		I	M	H
Reference Skills		I	M	H
Periodical Skills		I	M	H
Locating Print Material				H
Effective Principals
Teacher Evaluation
Evaluating a Teacher's Year
Faculty or Staff Meeting
Defining Course Outcomes
Defining Performance Indicators
Teaching a Lesson	P	I	M	H
Parent-Teacher Conference	P	I	M	H
Student-Led Conference		I	M	H
Custodial Service in a Classroom	P
Answering the School Telephone			M	H
Using the Telephone			M	H
Student Office Assistant				H
Writing School Announcements				H
Making School Announcements			M	H
Student Council Meeting		I	M	H
Riding the School Bus	P	I	M
Representing the School	P	I	M	H
Getting Ready for School	P	I	M
Taking Care of Desk	P	I	M
Cleaning Desk	P	I	M
Keeping Your Locker Clean and Neat		I	M	H
Materials Are Organized		I	M
Time Is Organized		I	M
Being an Organized Student			M	H
Cleaning Room	P	I	M
Bulletin Board Display		I	M	H
Being a Safe Pedestrian	P	I
Performance-Based Learning I
Performance-Based Learning II
Playing a Recorder	P	I
Choral Music		I	M	H
Instrument Solo			M	H
Physical Education (General )	P	I	M	H
Kindergarten Development Skills	P
First Grade Development Skills	P
Eye-Hand and Eye-Foot Coordination	P
Flag Football		I
A Plan for Being Physically Active		I	M
Swimming and Water Safety		I	M	H
Quality Athlete (Off-Court Behavior)		I	M	H
Quality Athlete (Practice Behavior)		I	M	H
Quality Athlete (Game Behavior)		I	M	H
Exercise Plan	P	I
Food and Nutrition (Basic Skills)			M	H
Child Care (Before Hiring)		I	M	H
Child Care (Babysitting)		I	M
Child-Care Skills			M	H
Child Development (Basic Skills)			M	H
Putting Animals in Groups	P	I
Knowing the Earth	P	I
Scientific Investigation (Grades 3-8)		I	M
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle		I	M
For Science Labs (Grades 3-8)		I	M	H
Science Notebook		I	M	H
Science Fair (Grades 3-8)		I	M
Written Science Performances (Secondary)			M	H
Science Fair (High School)				H
Exhibition of Electrical Circuits			M	H
Scientific Investigation Report				H
Simple Taxonomic Key				H
Knowing about Where They Live	P
Telling about Families	P
Knowing about the News	P
Knowing the Earth (Map and Globe)	P	I
Map Drawing (Elementary)		I	M	H
Map Drawing (Grades 5-12)		I	M	H
Predicting the Future		I	M	H
History Timeline		I	M	H
History Fair Project		I	M	H
Using a Legend		I	M	H
Current Events		I	M	H
Taking & Using a Poll or Survey		I	M	H
Historical Influences		I	M	H
Expressing a Dissenting Opinion/Plan			M	H
Report on a Culture		I	M	H
Analysis of Political Candidates			M	H
Campaign Ads		I	M	H
Basic Computer Skills	P	I
Group Computer Presentation		I
Intermediate Computer Skills		I	M
Technologically Adept (Middle School)			M
Technologically Adept (High School)				H
Word Processing		I	M	H
Database Management		I	M	H
Rubric for Spreadsheets		I	M	H
Communications (Modem)		I	M	H
Designing an Internet Homepage		I	M	H
Using a Technical Manual to Complete a Task			M	H
Reading a Technical Manual		I	M	H
Secondary Technical Writing			M	H
Use of Technology			M	H
Using VCR and Television		I	M	H
Videotaped Production			M	H
World Language (Year One)			M	H
World Language (Year Three)				H

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