Distinguished - Thoroughly summarizes both the pros and cons of Teaching Strategies GOLD and another portfolio system of your choice. The summary is well-supported by scholarly and credible sources.

Proficient - Summarizes both the pros and cons of Teaching Strategies GOLD and another portfolio system of your choice. The summary is supported by scholarly and credible sources but is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Briefly summarizes both the pros and cons of Teaching Strategies GOLD and another portfolio system of your choice. The summary is partially supported by scholarly and credible sources and/or is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarizes both the pros and cons of Teaching Strategies GOLD and another portfolio system of your choice; however, the summary is not supported by scholarly and credible sources and is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The summary of both the pros and cons of teaching strategies GOLD and another portfolio system of your choice is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly defends which portfolio system you feel would be the best fit for your school or center including a fully appropriate rationale that fully explains how the portfolio system aligns with your philosophy of education.

Proficient - Defends which portfolio system you feel would be the best fit for your school or center including a rationale that explains how the portfolio system aligns with your philosophy of education.

Basic - Briefly defends which portfolio system you feel would be the best fit for your school or center including a rationale that vaguely explains how the portfolio system aligns with your philosophy of education.

Below Expectations - Attempts to defend which portfolio system you feel would be the best fit for your school or center; however, the rationale does not explain how the portfolio system aligns with your philosophy of education.

Non-Performance - The defense of which portfolio system you feel would be the best fit for your school or center is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes the purpose of the chosen portfolio system and what type of portfolio it is (working, evaluative, showcase, or archival portfolio, or a combination). The description is well-supported by scholarly and credible sources.

Proficient - Describes the purpose of the chosen portfolio system and what type of portfolio it is (working, evaluative, showcase, or archival portfolio, or a combination). The description is supported by scholarly and credible sources but slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Briefly describes the purpose of the chosen portfolio system and what type of portfolio it is (working, evaluative, showcase, or archival portfolio, or a combination). The description is partially supported by scholarly and credible sources and/or underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the purpose of the chosen portfolio system and what type of portfolio it is (working, evaluative, showcase, or archival portfolio, or a combination); however, the description is not supported by scholarly or credible sources and significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The description of the purpose of your chosen portfolio system and what type of portfolio it is is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains how the chosen portfolio system encompasses content-area information, growth in each developmental domain, and the artifacts to be included with a fully appropriate rationale. The explanation is fully supported by scholarly and credible sources.

Proficient - Explains how the chosen portfolio system encompasses content-area information, growth in each developmental domain, and the artifacts to be included with a mostly appropriate rationale. The explanation is supported by scholarly and credible sources but slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Briefly explains how the chosen portfolio system encompasses content-area information, growth in each developmental domain, and the artifacts to be included with a somewhat appropriate rationale. The explanation is partially supported by scholarly and credible sources and/or underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain how the chosen portfolio system encompasses content-area information, growth in each developmental domain, and the artifacts to be included with an appropriate rationale; however, the rationale is not appropriate, and the explanation is not supported by scholarly and credible sources and significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation of how the chosen portfolio system encompasses content-area information, growth in each developmental domain, and the artifacts to be included with a rationale is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly proposes how you, as the administrator, will ensure your staff is implementing the system with fidelity and meeting your expectations and will meet the training needs of the new system. The proposed ideas are well-supported by scholarly and credible sources.

Proficient - Proposes how you, as the administrator, will ensure your staff is implementing the system with fidelity and meeting your expectations and will meet the training needs of the new system. The proposed ideas are supported by scholarly and credible sources but slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Briefly proposes how you, as the administrator, will ensure your staff is implementing the system with fidelity and meeting your expectations and will meet the training needs of the new system. The proposed ideas are partially supported by scholarly and credible sources and/or underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to propose how you, as the administrator, will ensure your staff is implementing the system with fidelity and meeting your expectations and will meet the training needs of the new system; however, the proposed ideas are not supported by scholarly and credible sources and significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The proposal of how you, as the administrator, will ensure your staff is implementing the system with fidelity and meeting your expectations and will meet the training needs of the new system is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Written work contains exceptional language that is appropriate in diction, tone, and point of view (third person vs. first person), according to the assignment guidelines and academic writing standards. Key subject matter and academic vocabulary is integrated in a meaningful way throughout the assignment.

Proficient - Written work contains language that is appropriate in diction, tone, and point of view (third person vs. first person), according to the assignment guidelines and academic writing standards. Key subject matter and academic vocabulary is mostly integrated in a meaningful way throughout the assignment.

Basic - Written work contains language that is somewhat appropriate in diction, tone, and point of view (third person vs. first person), according to the assignment guidelines. Key subject matter and academic vocabulary is somewhat integrated throughout the assignment.

Below Expectations - Written work does not contain language that is appropriate in diction, tone, and point of view (third person vs. first person), according to the assignment guidelines and academic writing standards. Key subject matter and academic vocabulary is minimally integrated throughout the assignment.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Demonstrates methodical application of organization and presentation of content. The purpose of the writing is evident and easy to understand. Summaries, quotes, and/or paraphrases fit naturally into the sentences and paragraphs. Paper flows smoothly.

Proficient - Demonstrates sufficient application of organization and presentation of content. The purpose of the writing is, for the most part, clear and easy to understand. There are some problems with the blending of summaries, paraphrases, and quotes. Paper flows somewhat smoothly.

Basic - Demonstrates a limited understanding of organization and presentation of content in written work. The purpose of the writing is somewhat evident but may not be integrated throughout the assignment. There are many problems with the blending of summaries, paraphrases, and quotes. Paper does not flow smoothly in all sections.

Below Expectations - Organization and presentation of content are extremely limited. The purpose of the writing is unclear. There is little or no blending of summaries, paraphrases, and quotes. Paper does not flow smoothly when read.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.