NSA CURRICULUM PLAN RUBRIC 2010-2011
Teacher’s Name:
All Subjects
Assessment
Mastery
Objectives
Scope
Anchor
Activities
_____________________________________Grade Level and Subject:
Date of Evaluation:
_____________
Advanced
Proficient
Working Towards
Needs Improvement
 Curriculum plan directly links
assessment questions to objectives
 100% of the in-class
assessments/work products meet
or exceed the level of rigor on the
NSA/State/National Assessments
 Curriculum plan links most
assessment questions to objectives
 90% of the assessment activities
meet or exceed the level of rigor
on the NSA/State/National
Assessments
 Curriculum plan lists all
assessment questions, but not all
of them are directly linked to
objectives
 70% of the assessment activities
meet the level of rigor on the
NSA/State/National Assessments
 Curriculum plan does not list all
assessment questions OR does not
link assessment questions and
objectives
 Few assessment activities meet the
rigor on the NSA/State/ National
Assessments
 100% of objectives are mastery
objectives: student-centered,
attainable, a balance of lowerorder and higher-order thinking
 100% objectives for a given strand
or topic are listed
 Objectives are listed in a logical,
sequential order where the linear
progression of skills or concepts is
evident
 70% of objectives are mastery
objectives; not much higher-order
thinking
 Less than 90% of objectives are
listed for a strand or topic
 An attempt is made to order
objectives in a logical, sequential
order, with significant errors and
gaps due to missing objectives
 Less than 70% of objectives are
mastery objectives
 Less than 70% of objectives are
listed for a strand or topic
 No attempt is made to order
objectives in a logical, sequential
order
 100% of the year’s objectives are
accounted for in the curriculum
plan
 90% of objectives are mastery
objectives: student-centered,
attainable, and some higher-order
thinking
 Nearly all objectives are listed
(90%) for a strand or topic are
listed
 Objectives are listed in a logical,
sequential order where the linear
progression of skills or concepts is
evident with few objectives out of
order
 90% of the year’s objectives are
accounted for in the curriculum
plan
 70% of the year’s objectives are
accounted for in the curriculum
plan
 Less than 70% of the year’s
objectives are accounted for in the
curriculum plan
 Curriculum plan is an extremely
detailed roadmap of the year, with
multiple anchor activities outlined
for each week.
 Activities are highly engaging,
rigorous, and aligned to all
assessments
 Curriculum plan is detailed
roadmap of the year, with 1
anchor activity outlined for each
week
 Activities are mostly engaging,
rigorous, and aligned to all
assessments
 Curriculum plan is a roadmap of
the year, but lacks detail or does
not outline activities for week
 Activities are inconsistently
engaging, rigorous, and aligned to
all assessments
 Curriculum plan is incomplete and
does not serve as a roadmap for
the entire year
 Activities are not engaging,
rigorous, or aligned to assessments
 Curriculum plan describes the
path to conceptual understanding
of key ideas
 Anchor lessons, use of
manipulatives, clickers, or other
support tools are described
 Curriculum plan is inconsistent in
describing the path to conceptual
understanding of key ideas
 Anchor lessons, use of
manipulatives, clickers, or other
support tools are not always
 Curriculum does not describe the
path to conceptual understanding
of key ideas
 Anchor lessons, use of
manipulatives, clickers, or other
support tools are missing
Subject Specific Requirements
Mathematics
 Curriculum plan clearly describes
the path to conceptual
understanding of key ideas
 Anchor lessons, use of
manipulatives, clickers, or other
support tools are described in
NSA CURRICULUM PLAN RUBRIC 2010-2011
Teacher’s Name:
Science
History
English (MS
Literature)
_____________________________________Grade Level and Subject:
detail
 Curriculum plan includes highquality, rigorous essential
questions for each unit of study
 Curriculum plan includes detailed
description of inquiry lessons,
including three laboratory
experiments and demonstrations
linked to objectives/assessments
 Curriculum plan identifies key
vocabulary for each unit of study
 Curriculum plan identifies nonfiction text (both textbook and
supplemental material) in each
unit of study by title
 Curriculum plan includes highquality, rigorous essential
questions for each unit of study
 Curriculum plan includes
description of inquiry lessons,
including one laboratory
experiments and demonstrations
linked to objectives/assessments
 Curriculum plan identifies key
vocabulary for each unit of study
 Curriculum plan identifies nonfiction text (textbook) in each unit
of study
 Curriculum plan includes highquality, rigorous essential
questions for every unit.
 Curriculum plan identifies key
vocabulary for each unit of study
 Curriculum plan includes all
primary and secondary source
materials that will be used
 Curriculum plan includes a
detailed description of all writing,
projects, research or oral
presentation assignments
completely aligned to objectives
 Curriculum plan includes highquality, rigorous essential
questions for every unit.
 Curriculum plan identifies key
vocabulary for each unit of study
 Curriculum plan includes most
primary and secondary source
materials that will be used
 Curriculum plan includes all
writing, projects, research or oral
presentation assignments mostly
aligned to objectives
 Pre-reading activities intentionally
build schema for the novel in a
variety of engaging ways
 Key teaching points for each
novel are always
objective/assessment aligned
 Partner texts from a variety of
genres are listed for each unit,
 Pre-reading activities intentionally
build schema for the novel in
engaging ways
 Key teaching points for each
novel are usually
objective/assessment aligned
 Partner texts from a few different
genres are listed for each unit,
Date of Evaluation:
described
 Curriculum plan includes essential
questions for each unit of study
 Curriculum plan includes
description of inquiry lessons,
including laboratory experiments
and demonstrations, but lessons
are not always aligned to
objectives/assessments
 Curriculum plan identifies key
vocabulary for each unit of study,
but list is incomplete or not
rigorous
 Curriculum plan identifies nonfiction text (textbook) in most
units of study
 Curriculum plan includes essential
questions for each unit of study
 Curriculum plan identifies
vocabulary for each unit of study,
but list is incomplete or not
rigorous
 Curriculum plan includes some
primary and secondary source
materials that will be used
 Curriculum plan includes some
writing, projects, research or oral
presentation assignments but they
are not all aligned to objectives
and/or are activity-driven
 Pre-reading activities attempt to
build schema for the novel, but
many are not engaging
 Key teaching points for each
novel are incomplete OR only
somewhat objective/assessment
aligned
 A limited list of partner texts is
_____________
 Curriculum plan does not identify
all essential questions
 Curriculum plan does not include
description of inquiry lessons,
including laboratory experiments
and demonstrations OR such
lessons are activity-driven
 Curriculum plan fails to identify
key vocabulary
 Curriculum plan does not identify
non-fiction texts
 Curriculum plan does not identify
all essential questions
 Curriculum plan fails to identify
key vocabulary
 Curriculum plan includes a very
limited list of primary and
secondary source materials that
will be used
 Curriculum plan includes a very
limited list of writing, projects,
research or oral presentation
assignments
 Pre-reading activities do not build
appropriate schema and/or are
not engaging
 Key teaching points for each
novel are incomplete or missing
 Partner texts are not mentioned
by title
 Novel units only contain limited
NSA CURRICULUM PLAN RUBRIC 2010-2011
Teacher’s Name:
Language Arts
(MS Only)
Spanish
Arts
_____________________________________Grade Level and Subject:
including title, author, and page
numbers
 Novel units contain rigorous
questions with scripted answers
which reflect a variety of reading
skills and strategies
 Major writing assignments are
aligned to skills and objectives
including title
 Novel units contain rigorous
questions with some scripted
answers which reflect a variety of
reading skills and strategies
 Major writing assignments are
aligned to skills and objectives
 Units clearly identify a detailed,
logical sequence of composition
skills
 Grammar skills are listed in a
logical sequence
 Each assessment question is listed
next to the corresponding
objective(s)
 Artfully-worded writing prompts
are listed in detail in each unit plan
and are rigorous in topic and
number
 Curriculum plan clearly identifies
the most important vocabulary,
grammar, ideas, and concepts to
master the objectives
 Curriculum plan clearly includes
projects for every unit.
 Units clearly identify a logical
sequence of composition skills
 Grammar skills are listed in a
logical sequence
 Each assessment question is listed
next to the corresponding
objective(s)
 Writing prompts are listed in
detail each unit plan and are
rigorous in topic and number
 Curriculum plan clearly identifies
the most important steps, ideas,
and concepts to master the
objectives
 Curriculum plan clearly identifies
key activities/experiences that
students will participate in for
every unit.
 Curriculum plan identifies
important steps, ideas and
concepts to master the objectives
 Curriculum plan identifies key
activities/experiences that
students will participate in for
every unit.
 Curriculum plan identifies
important steps important
vocabulary, grammar, ideas and
concepts to master the objectives
 Curriculum plan includes projects
for most units.
Date of Evaluation:
_____________
listed for each unit
 Novel units contain questions
with some scripted answers, but
questions lack rigor, do not
include scripted answers, or do
not reflect a variety of reading
skills and strategies
 Major writing assignments are
sometimes aligned to skills and
objectives
 Units identify a sequence of
composition skills, but it may lack
detail or not be in a logical
sequence
 Grammar skills are listed, but may
be incomplete or not in a logical
sequence
 Some assessment questions are
listed next to corresponding skills
 Writing prompts are listed in each
unit plan but are only roughly
sketched out
 The connection between concept,
ideas and objectives is not always
clear and comprehensive in the
curriculum plan
 Curriculum plan includes projects
for some units.
questions, and anticipated student
answers are not scripted
 Major writing assignments are
missing or not aligned to skills and
objectives
 The connection between concept,
ideas and objectives is not always
clear and comprehensive in the
curriculum plan
 Curriculum plan identifies key
activities/experiences that
students will participate in for
some units.
 There is no correlation between
the ideas, and concepts listed and
the objectives listed in the
curriculum plan
 Curriculum plan does not identify
activities/experiences that
students will participate.
 Composition skills are incomplete
or missing
 Grammar skills are incomplete or
missing
 Most assessment questions are not
listed on the plan
 Writing prompts are missing, or
lack rigor in topic and/or number
 There is no correlation between
the ideas, and concepts listed and
the objectives listed in the
curriculum plan
 Curriculum plan does not include
projects.