Educational Theory Matrix and Theory Based School Improvement Plan Rubric

Student Will:	Mastery: 4.0	Competent: 3.0		Emerging: 2.0		Insufficient: 1.0		Total:
Discuss educational theory and research from multiple perspectives.	The Educational Theory Matrix displays mastery by identifying all 7 of the theories and includes 14 or more references.	The Educational Theory Matrix is competent by identifying 7 of the theories and includes 12-14 references.		The Educational Theory Matrix is emergent and identifies 7 of the theories and includes 10-11 references,		The Educational Theory Matrix is insufficient since it makes reference to less and 10 references.
Student Will:	Mastery: 4.0	Competent: 3.0		Emerging: 2.0		Insufficient: 1.0		Total:
Compare and contrast educational theories and their impact on teaching and learning.	Displays mastery by consistently comparing and contrasting each educational theory and relates to teaching and learning.	Displays competence by comparing and contrasting most educational theory related to teaching and learning.		Is emerging by comparing and contrasting some of the educational theory and relates some points to teaching and learning.		Is insufficient in comparing and contrasting educational theory and relates poorly to teaching and learning.
Student Will:	Mastery: 4.0	Competent: 3.0		Emerging: 2.0		Insufficient: 1.0		Total:
Communicate educational changes to improve learning opportunities for children.	Displays mastery in the written communication by being aware of the organization, sentence structure, grammar, voice, and use of theoretical vocabulary in the consideration of the improvement of learning opportunities for children.	Displays competence in the written communication by being aware of the organization, sentence structure, grammar, voice, and use of theoretical vocabulary in the consideration of the improvement of learning opportunities for children.		Is emergent in written communication by being aware of some elements of writing including, sentence structure, grammar, voice, and use of theoretical vocabulary in the consideration of the improvement of learning opportunities for children.		The written communication is insufficient due to a lack of supportive evidence related to either organization, sentence structure, grammar, voice, or use of theoretical vocabulary in the consideration of the improvement of learning opportunities for children.
Student Will:	Mastery: 4.0	Competent: 3.0		Emerging: 2.0		Insufficient: 1.0		Total:
Apply educational theory and research to the classroom.	Displays mastery in the connection of theory by bringing fourth research which supports effective classroom management and discipline from both a cognitive and behavioral perspective of all theory.	Displays competence in the connection of theory by bringing fourth considerable research which supports effective classroom management and discipline from both a cognitive and behavioral perspective from the majority of theory		Is emergent in the connection of theory by bringing fourth research which supports some effective classroom management and discipline from both a cognitive and behavioral perspective from theory.		Is insufficient in the connection of theory by not bringing fourth research which supports effective classroom management and discipline from both a cognitive and behavioral perspective from theory.
Student Will:	Mastery: 4.0	Competent: 3.0		Emerging: 2.0		Insufficient: 1.0		Total:
Demonstrate a working knowledge of how educational psychology impacts communities.	Masterfully makes knowledgeable connection from each theory which displays how educational psychology theory for children provides community impact from a cognitive and behavioral perspective.	Competently makes knowledgeable connection from most theory which displays how educational psychology theory for children provides a great deal of community impact from a cognitive and behavioral perspective.		Is emergent by making some knowledgeable connection from some theory which displays how educational psychology theory for children provides community impact from a cognitive and behavioral perspective.		Is insufficient by making little or no knowledgeable connection from theory which displays how educational psychology theory for children provides community impact from a cognitive and behavioral perspective.
Student Will:	Mastery: 4.0	Competent: 3.0		Emerging: 2.0		Insufficient: 1.0		Total:
Apply educational theory and research to meet the unique needs and perspectives of Native American students and students coming from other diverse backgrounds.	Displays mastery by including scholarly citations and references for each (7/7) theory interrelated to the unique needs and perspectives of Native American students as well as students from other diverse backgrounds.	Displays competence by including (5/7) scholarly citations and references which competently interrelate to the unique needs and perspectives of Native American students as well as students from other diverse backgrounds.		Is emergent by including (4/7) scholarly citations and references interrelate to the unique needs and perspectives of Native American students as well as students from other diverse backgrounds.		Is insufficient by including 3/7 scholarly citations and references which may or may not interrelate to the unique needs and perspectives of Native American students as well as students from other diverse backgrounds.
Student Will:	Mastery: 4.0	Competent: 3.0		Emerging: 2.0		Insufficient: 1.0		Total:
Critically analyze research and publications about developments in educational psychology and understand the implications and limitations of the findings.	Has masterfully analyzed and effectively commutates research publications for each theory which are up to date, scholarly, and masterfully analyzed the implications for American Indian learners related to cognitive and behavioral perspectives of each theory.	Competently analyzed and commutates research publications for most theory which are relatively up to date, scholarly, and competently analyze the implications for American Indian learners related to cognitive and behavioral perspectives of each theory.		Is emergent in analyzing and commutating research publications for most theory which are somewhat up to date, scholarly, and is emergent in analyzing the implications for American Indian learners related to cognitive and behavioral perspectives of each theory		Is insufficient in analyzing and commutating research publications for theory which are up to date, scholarly, and is emergent in analyzing the implications for American Indian learners related to cognitive and behavioral perspectives of each theory
Student will:	Mastery: 4.0	Competent: 3.0		Emerging: 2.0		Insufficient: 1.0		Total:
Practice Lakota values of respect and humility in the classroom, between colleagues and within the research process.	The Educational Theory Matrix displays mastery by establishes relevant cultural connections of respect, and humility between colleagues and within the research process.	The comprehensive essay establishes some competence with the cultural connections related to respect and humility between colleagues and within the research process.		The comprehensive essay does establish moderate cultural relevance related to respect and humility between colleagues and within the research process.		The comprehensive essay is insufficient and does not address relevance related to respect and humility between colleagues and within the research process.
Student Will:	Mastery: 4.0	Competent: 3.0		Emerging: 2.0		Insufficient: 1.0		Total:
To utilize the Lakota language within the classroom, between colleagues and within the research process.	Displays mastery by including 8 or more Lakota words within the Educational Theory Matrix which relate to research methodology and or the intended research topic area.	Displays competence by including up to 5-7 Lakota words within the Educational Theory Matrix which relate to research methodology and or the intended research topic area.		Displays emergence by including up to 4 Lakota words within the Educational Theory Matrix which relate to research methodology and or the intended research topic area.		Is insufficient by not including Lakota words within the Educational Theory Matrix.
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