Using Rubrics in Designing
Information Literacy Lessons
Peter G. Mohn, LMS
peter.mohn@sno.wednet.edu
WLMA 2004 Conference
October 8, 2004
Today’s Activities
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Introduction
Exploring Rubric websites
Types of Rubrics
Creating Rubrics Using WLMA
Benchmarks
• Developing Research Rubric for Your
School
Introduction
 Planning
lessons
 What is a rubric?
 Why use rubrics?
Rubric Web Sites
Project Based Learning
Rubistar
TeAch-nology
EZ Rubric
School Discovery
Google
Microsoft Word or Excel
Ranking Names
How Not to Do a Rubric
Difficult to measure
Less than four categories
Students can’t evaluate their work
Scoring rubric not possible
Types of Rubrics
• Graphic Organizers
• Scoring Rubrics
Create a Rubric
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Use Appendix B - WLMA IL benchmarks
Select one benchmark from the list
Change benchmark to a measurable rubric
Share your rubric with your neighbors
Use feedback to re-write rubric
Developing Research Rubric
 Think
about a research project
 Select 4-6 rubrics from Appendix A
 Adapt them to your project
 Feedback from neighbors
 Re-write rubric
 Share your work with other librarians
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Building Partnerships for
Learning
… Because Student
Achievement
IS
THE BOTTOM LINE