Teachers : Rubrics and Mind Maps

Designing Scoring Rubrics for Your Classroom
An article from the Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation online journal.
Podcast Rubric
PowerPoint Rubric
From the University of Wisconsin.
RubiStar: Create Rubrics for your Project-Based-Learning Activities
"RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics but does not have the time to develop them from scratch."
Rubric Builder
"Rubric Builder is a tool kit that enables members to construct their own rubrics using an improved interface. ... All rubrics are public and are available under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-commercial, share-alike license."
Rubrics4Teachers
Lists rubrics by topic and level, plus articles on building and using rubrics, and rubric generators. Includes rubrics on technology and behavior as well as the usual school subjects.
Scoring Power Points
Article about grading PowerPoint presentations and creating rubrics for that purpose.

see also: Study Skills: Graphic Oranizers for a list of graphic organizers.

Connecting the Dots
Article on "the importance of helping students to draw connections between questions as they map out an investigation."
Graphic.org
Examples of different types of graphic organizers for different purposes.
99 Mind Mapping Resources, Tools, and Tips
Annotated links to mind-mapping software, articles, books, blogs, and examples.
A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods
A visualization of visualization methods.

Certificates
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Create a Graph
Simple interface to create, print, and save various kinds of graphs.
Eclipse Crossword
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Free Online Graph Paper
Downloadable and printable graphs in a variety of sizes and colors. Also allows you to specify your own dimensions and create your own graph.
PDFPad.com
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Personal Educational Press
"Create free educational worksheets such as flashcards, game boards, and quizzes to print directly from your browser."
PrintablePaper.net
"Hundreds of papers you can download and print for free. We've got graph paper, lined paper, financial paper, music paper, and more."
Worksheets for Teachers
"Your complete guide to FREE online worksheets for K-12 Educators. You will find: Worksheets, Printables, PDF Units, Theme Pages, Crosswords, Puzzles, Workbooks, Awards, Certificates, Diplomas and more."
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