Learning Innovation Grant Application Rubric

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Everyone is doing it, Lots of people have This innovative This is being This will be unique to
Creativity and I need to get on implemented this in approach to teaching implemented by any classroom @ K-M
board. their classroom, so I and learning is in a someone in my Schools.
want to give it a try classroom or two, and professional learning
It is a safe and ordinary too. I see the unique network, and I am Uses common
project that uses success kids are excited to bring it to materials in clever
materials and ideas in a Some new ideas, yet getting from it. my classroom and my and surprising ways
typical way. most are predictable PLC. to achieve improved
and conventional. learning.

Limit instruction and Provides Provides instruction Provides This instructional

Innovation learning opportunities. opportunities where for a wide range of student-centered and innovation will
students are learning styles, student-directed provide students a
Students sit and get, following direct interests and instruction, with unique and engaging
and instruction does teacher instruction. capabilities. some student learning experience,
not allow for ownership and which allows for
engagement. Shows some Prompts students to teacher facilitation student voice and
imagination to make predictions choice.
Typical sources of instructional independently and Students
information are still practices, yet stays apply existing content demonstrate the Provides
utilized. within conventional knowledge. creativity, student-centered
boundaries. collaboration, opportunities that
There is no assessment Teacher provides communication and allow for students to
strategy for measuring Assessment strategy clear strategy for critical thinking skills think and learn
student performance. for measuring student assessing student in cooperative groups beyond the classroom
performance is performance. at their own pace.
present, yet unclear. Teacher provides
clear strategy for Teachers facilitate
assessing student student learning.
performance.
Teacher provides a
consistent and clear
strategy for assessing
individual student
performance.

Instruction provides Provides for direct Provides for direct Provides for teaching This instructional
Relevance information with instruction on critical instruction on critical and learning that is innovation allows for
limited real-world thinking and problem thinking and problem problem and students to
connections. solving. solving, yet students project-based. communicate and
begin working collaborate for the
Innovation does not Minimal self directed independently to Encourages students purpose of solving
foster critical thinking learning occurs. solve problems. to develop in the real world problems
beyond the classroom. areas of creativity, and provides student
critical thinking, choice in creating
Little learning is collaboration and original work.
practical or feasible communication.
Students use multiple
Innovation will resources to
connect content collaborate, solve
knowledge and problems, answer
real-world contexts. questions and use
higher order thinking
skills.

Identifies
quantifiable gains for
students and can be
implemented widely