For adults to help students who cannot work independently to complete an individual rubric
Purpose: The Culturally Responsive Schooling (CRS) rubrics can either be completed in a group discussion format or individually (more like a survey). This guide is to facilitate the completion of one or more of the CRS rubrics by students individually, but cannot work independently (e.g. younger students, special education students, etc.).
Languages: The student rubrics are available in English and Spanish.
Participants: Students who need teacher direction.
Before students meet: Review the rubric(s) to ensure you understand what each item is asking. Be able to explain the progression of engagement (Exploring, Growing, Utilizing, Transforming) and the 9-point rating scale to students. If needed, consult the glossary (opens in new tab) for any clarifications around vocabulary.
Decide if you will have a student record their ratings in the rubric and/or add comments or you will complete the rubric based on student input (for larger groups, you may need another adult to assist).
Also, make sure you have the link and ID sent by email (either to you or the students) by the CRS Registrar.
Materials: Each student will need access to a device with the internet. To access the rubric(s), you or the students should have received an email with a link and ID sent by the school’s CRS Registrar.
Duration: We suggest about 40 minutes to complete each rubric, although this will vary by students’ reading levels. Each student rubric has 9 items. Calculate a suggested pacing by dividing the total allotted time by the number of items on the rubric. Be prepared to offer pacing guidance to students.
During Facilitation: Project the rubric on the screen or whiteboard. Read aloud each rubric item’s guiding questions and the text of the four levels of engagement. Give students time to think about where they fall on the 9-point scale and record their answer, then continue to the next item. After all students have made their selections, move on to the next question and repeat the process. Continue until all items on the rubric have been completed. If there is a question you cannot answer, be candid and say you will find out and share what you learn.
Completion: At the end of the allotted time, remind students to click SUBMIT, which will record their responses.
Suggested script for facilitation:
Today we are going to complete the Culturally Responsive Schooling rubric (title of rubric). Cultural responsiveness means including the different ideas, traditions, and practices of all of our cultures and backgrounds into our school experiences so we all feel welcomed and supported and can learn better.
The rubric results will provide feedback on our school’s culture and practices to our teachers and school leaders. They will not see any names, but they will see a combination of all the responses. This is a way for us to help improve our school.
There are no right or wrong answers to the questions. The goal of this activity is to collect honest feedback from each of you. It’s important that each rubric item is completed individually, so please don’t compare your answers with anyone.
Today we will answer 8-9 items, depending on the rubric. For every item, I will read the guiding questions and the four possible responses. The 9-point scale allows you to say you are at the beginning or in-between or at the high level of these four categories, where 1 is the lowest level and 9 is the highest level. You should select a number that you feel best represents your experiences.
We have the next ____ minutes to complete the rubric. We will spend about ____ minutes per rubric item.
If you have any questions, please raise your hand, and I will help you.
When you are finished make sure to click SUBMIT to save the responses.