MC Step Out Project Descriptor and Rubric
Spring Semester 2014

Project Title:  MC Step Out

Due dates:  April 18 for evidence and class summary
April 25 for Chalk & Wire submission—Tenet 3 / Bowles CIED 5052: MC Step Out

Goal: To further develop Scholar-Practitioner Tenet 3 in teacher candidates: One who understands, respects, and values diversity

Objective: To “step out” of one’s comfort zone and enter the ZPD for acquiring the “dispositions necessary to help all students learn” (NCATE, 2009) by participating in an event that exposes teacher candidates to different aspects of cultural awareness beyond their own experiences. Teacher candidates will explore this experience by writing a reflective paper that
a) describes the event,
b) connects the event to some aspect of multicultural education as described in the text (Gollnick and Chinn, 2013),
c) explores how this will help them as emerging professionals.

Directions: Identify a multicultural event that you can participate in and make plans to attend that event. Collect evidence of your participation, e.g. a ticket, news release, or program, to share in class on April 18. Write a report of the event in which you address the three elements in the objective. For Element C above, be sure and include the appropriate Danielson Domain and Criterion. The report should follow all the expectations for writing in an academic voice.

Rubric for MC Step Out
100 Points
 

Category	Target	Acceptable	Unacceptable	Total Points
Evidence from Event: ticket, news release, etc. 10 pts	Provided evidence   10	NA	Did not provide evidence   0
Event description   10 pts	Detailed description including all five Ws: who/ what/ when /where/ why 10-8	Description includes five Ws but limited detail 7-5	No details in description; some of the Ws missing   4-0
Connection to text   30 pts	Three or more connections included with clear, expansive explanations 30-25	Three or less connections included with some explanations 24-15	Less than three connections and/or little or no explanations   14-0
Importance to Profession including Danielson domains/criterion   40 pts	Explicit and detailed explanation of importance including at least three Danielson connections 31-40	Limited explanation of importance including three or less Danielson connections 16-30	Little to no explanation of importance; may have one-two Danielson connections 0-15
Completion date 5 pts	Completed by due date 5	One date late 3	More than one day late 0
Editing: Grammar, syntax,  usage, and mechanics 5 pts	No more than 5 errors in all categories   5	6-10 errors in all categories   3	More than 10 errors in all categories   0

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MC Step Out Project Descriptor
Spring Semester 2013

Project Title: MC Step Out

Due date: March 2 and April 27 for evidence of participation (ticket, program, news article, etc.) and for class presentations March 2 and April 27 for Chalk & Wire submission

Goal: To further develop Scholar-Practitioner Tenet 3 in teacher candidates: One who understands, respects, and values diversity

Objective: To “step out” of one’s comfort zone and enter the ZPD for acquiring the “dispositions necessary to help all students learn” (NCATE, 2009) by participating in an event that exposes teacher candidates to different aspects of cultural awareness beyond their own experiences. Teacher candidates will explore this experience by writing a reflective paper that
a) describes the event,
b) connects the event to some aspect of multicultural education as described in their text (Banks, 2008),
c) traces their “transformation” as it relates to Gallavan’s Cultural Competence Compass, and
d) explores how this will help them as emerging professionals.

Directions: Identify a multicultural event that you can participate in and make plans to attend that event. Collect evidence of your participation, e.g. a ticket, news release, or program, to share in class on March 2 and April 27. Write a report of the event in which you address the four elements in the objective. For Element D, be sure and include the appropriate Pathwise Domain and Criteria. The report should follow all the criteria for writing in an academic voice.

 

Category	Target	Acceptable	Unacceptable	Total Points
Evidence from Event: ticket, news release, etc. 10 pts	Provided evidence   10	NA	Did not provide evidence   0
Event description   10 pts	Detailed description including all five Ws: who/ what/ when /where/ why 8-10	Description includes five Ws but limited detail 4-7	No details in description; some of the Ws missing   0-3
Connection to text   20 pts	Three or more connections included with clear, expansive explanations 16-20	Three or less connections included with some explanations 10-14	Less than three connections and/or  little or no explanations   0-9
Connection to Compass   20 pts	Each compass direction is addressed with detailed connections to event and candidate transformation 16-20	Each compass direction is addressed with some connections to event and candidate transformation 10-14	Some compass directions are omitted; explanations may be omitted or limited; candidate transformation may be omitted or limited 0-9
Importance to Profession including Pathwise domains / criteria 20 pts	Explicit and detailed explanation of importance including at least three Pathwise connections 16-20	Limited explanation of importance including three or less Pathwise connections. 10-14	Little to no explanation of importance; may have one-two Pathwise connections   0-9
Completion date 10 pts	Completed by due date 10	One date late 5	More than one day late 0
Editing: Grammar, syntax,  usage, and mechanics 10 pts	No more than 5 errors in all categories   8-10	6-10 errors in all categories   4-7	More than 10 errors in all categories   0-3

Appendix A: Gallavan Cultural Competence Compass

NOTE:

The table, "Alignment of Cultural Competence, MC Transformation, Activity Objectives, and Learning Outcomes with the MC Step Out," is included in the .pdf file linked below.

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