21st Century Skills Standards Rubrics

Learning & Innovation

Creativity and Innovation
Work Creatively with Others
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
Engages in multiple
idea creation
1.A.1 Use a wide range of techniques and fully Engages in idea Did not offer ideas during the
idea creation Did not actively
participates by creation techniques idea creation, but listened
techniques participate in idea
offering insightful and participates by actively to other group
(brainstorming creation
questions and offering ideas members
etc…) listening well to others
in the group.
Consistently develops
Develops new and
1.A.2 Creates new and new and valuable
valuable ideas using
worthwhile ideas ideas using both Develops new and valuable Does not attempt to
both existing and new
using both existing and new ideas using existing develop new and
knowledge, as well as
incremental and knowledge, as well as knowledge and resources valuable ideas
existing and new
radical concepts existing and new
resources
resources
Extensive reflection of
1.A.3 Elaborates, refines, own ideas and
analyzes and incorporates changes Reflects on own ideas Reflects on own ideas and
evaluates their own in creative efforts and incorporates attempts to incorporate
Attempts to reflect on
ideas in order to demonstrating an changes in creative changes in creative efforts to
own ideas
improve and understanding of the efforts to improve the improve the value of their
maximize creative value of analysis and value of their work work
efforts implementation of
change
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Creativity and Innovation
Work Creatively with Others
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
1.B.1 Develop, Develops, implements
Develops, implements
Develops new ideas,
implement and and communicates Develops, implements and but does not
and communicates
communicate new new ideas to others attempts to communicate effectively implement
new ideas to others
ideas to others effectively in a variety new ideas to others or communicate
effectively
effectively of conditions ideas with others
1.B.2 Be open and
responsive to new Consistently and
and diverse The ability to listen to Listens to diverse views but
thoroughly listen to Does not listen to
perspectives; diverse views and does not effectively
diverse views and other views
incorporate group incorporate in work incorporate in work
incorporate in work
input and feedback
into the work
1.B.3 Demonstrate Consistently
originality and demonstrates
Demonstrates Demonstrates creativity but
inventiveness in creativity and is Does not
creativity and is does not have a realistic
work and realistic about the demonstrate
realistic about the understanding of the limits of
understand the real limits of the situation creativity
limits of the situation the situation
world limits to in a variety of
adopting new ideas situations
Embraces the idea
1.B.4 View failure as an that
opportunity to attempting/experimen Understands the
Understands the importance
learn; understand ting is an important importance of Does not understand
of attempting/experimenting
that creativity and part of the path of attempting/experimen how failed attempts
is an important part of the
innovation is a success and ting is an important are part of the
path to success, but does
long-term, cyclical approaches part of the path to process that leads to
not understand this includes
process of small opportunities with an success, including success
failed attempts as well
successes and understanding that failed attempts
frequent mistakes many failed attempts
are likely
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Creativity and Innovation
Implement Innovations
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
1.C.1 Act on creative
ideas to make a Continuously applies
Applies creative ideas
tangible and useful creative ideas to make
to make a real and Develops creative ideas, but Attempts to develop
contribution to the a real and useful
useful contribution to does not make a contribution creative ideas
field in which the contribution to their
their work
innovation will work
occur
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Learning & Innovation

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Reason Effectively
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
Uses various types of
2.A.1 Use various types Uses various types of Attempts to use
reasoning as
of reasoning as reasoning as Uses reasoning as reasoning as
appropriate to the
appropriate to the appropriate to the appropriate to the situation appropriate to the
situation in a variety
situation situation situation
of conditions
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Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Use Systems Thinking
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
2.B.1 Analyze how parts Recognizes and is able
of a whole interact Recognizes how the Is only able to
to manipulate parts of Identifies parts of a system
with each other to parts of a system work identify the parts as
a system to come but cannot explain how they
produce overall together to accomplish one, rather than each
together to accomplish work together
outcomes in something part individually
something
complex systems
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Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Make Judgments and Decisions
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
Consistently is
2.C.1 Effectively analyze Is effective in Does not complete
successful at Is not thorough at analyzing
and evaluate analyzing and analysis or evaluation
analyzing and and/or evaluating evidence,
evidence, evaluating evidence, of evidence,
evaluating evidence, arguments, claims and
arguments, claims arguments, claims and arguments, claims or
arguments, claims and beliefs
and beliefs beliefs beliefs
beliefs
Embraces learning Believes they are able to Does not respect the
2.C.2 Effectively analyze about material from analyze and evaluate view point of others
When analyzing and
and evaluate major different points of view material from a different while analyzing and
evaluating material is
alternative points of and is non-judgmental point of view without being evaluating material
non-judgmental
view in analyzing the judgmental, but is not from a different point
material successful of view
2.C.3 Effectively
Is able to apply the Is able to understand Is able to understand there is Does not attempt to
synthesizes and
connections between and make the a connection between understand the
makes connections
information and connections between information and arguments, connection between
between
arguments in order to information and but is not able to determine information and
information and
support a perspective arguments what they are on their own arguments
arguments
2.C.4 Effectively interpret Is able to look at
Is able to look at
information and complex information Looks at information and Looks at information,
information and
draw conclusions and successfully draw sometimes is able to draw and rarely is able to
successfully draw
based on the best conclusions and apply conclusions draw a conclusion
conclusions
analysis to situation
Thoroughly reflects
2.C.5 Reflect critically on
critically on learning Reflects critically on Attempts to reflect on Does not reflect on
learning
experiences and learning experiences learning experiences and learning experiences
experiences and
processes and applies and processes processes and processes
processes
to future work
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Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Solve Problems
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
2.D.1 Effectively solve Effectively develops
different kinds of and utilizes multiple Effectively utilizes
Effectively problem solves Is not successful in
non-familiar techniques to engage multiple techniques to
but does not utilize multiple utilizing problem
problems in both in problem solving and engage in problem
techniques solving techniques
conventional and can articulate reason solving
innovative ways for choosing
2.D.2 Effectively identify Effectively identify and
Effectively identify and Does not attempt to
and ask significant ask significant
ask significant Asks questions with the make inquiries to
questions that questions that clarify
questions that clarify purpose of reaching a better understand other
clarify various various points of view
various points of view solution, but fails to consider points of view for the
points of view and and lead to better
and lead to better other points of view purpose of reaching a
lead to better solutions in a variety
solutions better solution
solutions of conditions
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Communication and Collaboration
Communicate Clearly
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
Either creates a
multimedia
Communicated
3.A.1 Articulate thoughts Worked creatively to Creates a multimedia presentation but does
thoughts and ideas by
and ideas craft and present a presentation but does not not present, or fails
crafting and
effectively using comprehensive effectively to complete the
presenting a
oral, written and multimedia address/communicate using multimedia
multimedia
nonverbal presentation that uses both verbal and nonverbal presentation, thus
presentation using
communication both verbal and communication does not
both verbal and
skills in a variety of nonverbal communicate using
nonverbal
forms and contexts communication. both verbal and
communication.
nonverbal
communication
Thoughtfully reflected Attempts to listen to the Listens to the
3.A.2 Listen effectively to
on and identified Effectively reflected on message and reflect on the message but does
decipher meaning,
constructive ways to the meaning, values, meaning of the message, but not demonstrate
including
apply the knowledge, attitudes and misses key information, understanding of the
knowledge, values,
values, attitudes and intentions of the values, attitudes or message by not
attitudes and
intentions of the message intentions and misses the reflecting on the
intentions
message importance of the message meaning
Effectively uses
3.A.3 Use communication communication to
Communicates only
for a range of inform, instruct, Uses communication
to inform and does
purposes (e.g. to motivate and to inform, instruct, Communicates only to inform
not demonstrate
inform, instruct, persuade on multiple motivate and or instruct
communicating for
motivate and occasions using both persuade
other purposes
persuade) verbal and nonverbal
communication

Worked creatively to Attempted but did

3.A.4 Utilize multiple craft a comprehensive not complete crafting
Crafted a product Crafted a product using
media and product using multiple a product using
using multiple media multiple media and
technologies, and media and multiple media and
and technologies and technologies but did not
know how to judge technologies and technologies and did
reflected on the effectively reflect on the
their effectiveness thoughtfully reflected not effectively reflect
effectiveness and effectiveness and impact of
as well as assess on the effectiveness on the effectiveness
impact of the product the product
their impact and impact of the and impact of the
product product

Communicates
3.A.5 Communicate
effectively with others
effectively in Communicates Communicates with others in
in diverse Fails to communicate
diverse effectively with others a diverse environment, but
environments using with others in a
environments in diverse fails to communicate
both verbal and diverse environment
(including multi- environments effectively with others
nonverbal
lingual)
communication
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Communication and Collaboration
Collaborate with Others
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
Consistently listens to
Listens to, shares and Statements,
others. All Most statements, responses
supports others. responses and/or
statements, responses and body language are
3.B.1 Demonstrate ability and body language,
Statements and
respectful; occasionally had a
body language were
to work effectively responses are consistently not
are respectful and negative tone. Does not
and respectfully respectful and respectful. Rarely
appropriate. Always always listen to, share with,
with diverse teams appropriate body listens to, shares
listens to, shares with, and support the efforts of
language was with, and supports
and supports the others.
exhibited. the efforts of others
efforts of others.
3.B.2 Exercise flexibility Typically does not
and willingness to Always listens to ideas Attempts to compromise with compromise with
Is willing to
be helpful in and demonstrates group to accomplish a group to accomplish
compromise with
making necessary compromise allowing common goal, but sometimes a common goal, and
group to accomplish a
compromises to the group to meet its interferes group from often interferes with
common goal.
accomplish a full potential. meeting its full potential. group from meeting
common goal its full potential.
3.B.3 Assume shared
responsibility for Motivates all members Attempts to share
Participates and Either does most or
collaborative work, to share in responsibility of groups’
contributes to group’s very little of the
and value the contributions equally work, but ends up completing
work equally. Values group’s work and
individual by valuing all most of the work, without
all members’ ideas does not share or
contributions made members’ ideas and utilizing input of others in
and contributions. respect others’ ideas.
by each team contributions. group.
member
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Information, Media & Technology Skills

Information Literacy
Access and Evaluate Information
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
Identifies the key
concepts of the
research being Demonstrates an attitude of
conducted, acts on Considers more than adaptability to respond to Completes simple
4.A.1 Access information informed decisions to one strategy or tool inconclusive or ineffective research strategies
efficiently (time) revise the search and when engaged in the search results and continues and sources, often
and effectively selects information digital information process without giving up not retrieving
(sources) based on reliability of fluency process if the accurate or complete
resource in order to first strategy or tool is information
access information ineffective
efficiently and
effectively

Thoroughly evaluates
the reliability of the Thoroughly evaluates
4.A.2 Evaluate source and the information Evaluates information
information Does not evaluate
information researched, using researched but not
critically and information
researched, using internal and external thoroughly
competently internal and external validation
validation
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Information Literacy
Use and Manage Information
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
Is highly effective in
4.B.1 Use information relating various Uses information Applies the information Does not utilize
accurately and sources to each other accurately and correctly, but is not accurate information collected
creatively for the and applies them to creatively for the issue or creative in solving the to solve issue or
issue or problem at solve an issue or problem at hand issue or problem at hand problem at hand
hand problem at hand
Is able to apply large
Is able to access and
4.B.2 Manage the flow of amounts of quality
collect large amounts
information from a information from a Accesses only one or two Is not able to access
of quality information
wide variety of variety of sources to sources of information quality information
from a variety of
sources make decisions and/or
sources
conclusions
4.B.3 Apply a
fundamental Understands the Does not understand
When accessing and
understanding of ethical and legal Understands there is a need the need for the law
using information acts
the ethical/legal limitations when for ethical and legal and/or ethics in
ethically and within
issues surrounding accessing and using limitations regards to
the legal limitations
the access and use information information literacy
of information
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Information, Media & Technology Skills

Media Literacy
Analyze Media
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
5.A.1 Understand both Effectively creates Effectively uses and
Can create a message, such Attempts to create a
how and why messages using creates messages
as video, visual aids etc…, message, such as
media messages media, such as video, using media, such as
but does not understand how video, visual aids
are constructed, visual aids etc… to video, visual aids etc…
to use it to communicate a etc…, but does not do
and for what communicate for to communicate a
message effectively so effectively
purposes multiple purposes message
5.A.2 Examine how
individuals
Understands and
interpret messages Explores how media Does not understand
creates media that can
differently, how can influence beliefs Explores how media can the power of media in
influence beliefs and
values and points and behaviors, while influence beliefs and relationship to beliefs
behaviors, while
of view are considering diverse behaviors, but does not and behaviors in
considering diverse
included or values and points of acknowledge diverse values relation to
values and points of
excluded, and how view in interpreting and points of view interpreting a
view in interpreting
media can messages message
messages
influence beliefs
and behaviors
5.A.3 Apply a
Uses various forms of
fundamental
media with a full
understanding of Uses a form of media Uses media but does not Uses media but does
understanding of
the ethical/legal both legally and always understand the legal not have a regard to
appropriate use from
issues surrounding ethically and/or ethical issues legal/ethical use
both a ethical and
the access and use
legal standpoint
of media
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Information, Media & Technology Skills

Media Literacy
Create Media Products
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
5.B.1 Understand and Creates products using
Creates products using Attempts to create a product
utilize the most innovative digital tools Does not attempt or
digital tools to using digital tools to
appropriate media to compose, illustrate does not understand
compose, illustrate compose, illustrate and
creation tools, and communicate how to utilize digital
and communicate communicate information but
characteristics and original ideas or tools
information does not complete
conventions research
5.B.2 Understand and
effectively utilize Consistently Understands and
the most communicates both effectively uses proper Disregards cultural
Understands there are
appropriate verbally and non- verbal and non-verbal differences and does
cultural differences, but does
expressions and verbally, with a deep communication in not effectively
not effectively communicate
interpretations in understanding and respect to cultural communicate in a
in a diverse environment
diverse, multi- respect of cultural differences diverse environment
cultural differences
environments
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Information, Media & Technology Skills

Information, Communications and Technology (ICT Literacy)
Apply Technology Effectively
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
Effectively and Uses technology to Does not use
6.A.1 Use technology as a consistently applies the When collecting, collect, organize, technology
tool to research, use and understanding of organizing, evaluating evaluate and/or effectively to
organize, evaluate and technology as a tool for and communicating communicate collect, organize,
communicate learning and research, technology is information, but does evaluate and/or
information communicating the effectively utilized not do so on a communicate
learning consistent basis information
6.A.2 Use digital
technologies, Uses technology as a
Effectively and
communication/networ tool to communicate Uses technology to
consistently uses
king tools and social and connect with others communicate and
technology, Does not utilize
networks to access and connect with others but
communication and technology to
appropriately to successfully utilize does not utilize it as a
relationships to communicate and
access, manage, information to operate tool to operate in a
successfully operate in a connect with
integrate, evaluate in a knowledge knowledge economy
knowledge economy others effectively
and create information economy (creating, (creating, evaluating
(creating, evaluating and
to successfully evaluating and trading and trading knowledge)
trading knowledge)
function in a knowledge)
knowledge economy
6.A.3 Apply a fundamental Uses information
understanding of the Manages data Uses information
Manages data researched technology, but does
ethical/legal issues researched and applied technology, but
and applied from not completely
surrounding the from information disregards ethical
information technology understand the ethical
access and use of technology ethically and legal
ethically and legally and legal obligations of
information and legally obligations
accessing
technologies
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Life and Career Skills

Flexibility and Adaptability
Adapt to Change
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
Adapts to varied
7.A.1. Adapt to varied Adapts to varied Attempts to adapt to
roles, job
roles, job roles, job Attempts to adapt to varied varied roles, job
responsibilities,
responsibilities, responsibilities, roles, job responsibilities, responsibilities,
schedules and
schedules and schedules and schedules and contexts schedules or
contexts in a variety
contexts contexts contexts
of conditions
Works effectively in a Attempts to work
7.A.2. Work effectively in Works effectively in a
climate of ambiguity Attempts to work effectively effectively in a
a climate of climate of ambiguity
and changing in a climate of ambiguity and climate of ambiguity
ambiguity and and changing
priorities in a variety changing priorities and changing
changing priorities priorities
of conditions priorities
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Flexibility and Adaptability
Be Flexible
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
Incorporates Attempts to
7.B.1. Incorporate
feedback effectively Incorporates Attempts to incorporates incorporate
feedback
in a variety of feedback effectively feedback effectively feedback, but not
effectively
conditions effectively
Deals positively with Attempts to deal
7.B.2. Deal positively with Deals positively with Attempts to deal positively
praise, setbacks and positively with
praise, setbacks praise, setbacks and with praise, setbacks and
criticism in a variety praise or setbacks
and criticism criticism criticism
of conditions and criticism
7.B.3. Understand, Understands, Attempts to
Understands,
negotiate and negotiates and understand,
negotiates and Attempts to understand,
balance diverse balances diverse negotiate and
balances diverse negotiate and balance
views and beliefs views and beliefs to balance diverse
views and beliefs to diverse views and beliefs to
to reach workable reach workable views and beliefs to
reach workable reach workable solutions,
solutions, solutions, particularly reach workable
solutions, particularly particularly in multi-cultural
particularly in in multi-cultural solutions, but not in
in multi-cultural environments
multi-cultural environments in a a multi-cultural
environments
environments variety of conditions environments
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Initiative and Self-Direction
Manage Goals and Time
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
Sets goals with
8.A.1. Set goals with Attempts to set
tangible and Sets goals with tangible Attempts to set goals with
tangible and goals with tangible
intangible success and intangible success tangible and intangible
intangible success or intangible
criteria in a variety criteria success criteria
criteria success criteria
of conditions
Balances short-
8.A.2. Balance short-term term and long- Attempts to balance
Balances short-term and Attempts to balance short-
and long-term term goals in a short-term or long-
long-term goals term and long-term goals
goals variety of term goals
conditions
Completes tasks Completes work on time
Never completes
ahead of schedule by taking advantage of
8.A.3. Utilize time and work on time and
by creating a plan the time provided and Occasionally completes work
manage workload uses does not use
and scheduling by using time on time.
efficiently time management
time to complete management skills.
skills.
the work.
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Initiative and Self-Direction
Work Independently
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
Monitors, defines,
8.B. 1. Monitor, define, prioritizes and
Monitors, defines, Attempts to monitor, define, Attempts to monitor,
prioritize and complete tasks
prioritizes and prioritize and complete define, prioritize and
complete tasks without direct
complete tasks without tasks without direct complete tasks with
without direct oversight in a
direct oversight oversight direct oversight
oversight variety of
conditions
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Initiative and Self-Direction
Be Self-directed Learners
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Approaching Standard Not at Standard
Goes beyond basic
Attempts to go
8.C.1. Goes beyond basic mastery of skills
Goes beyond basic beyond basic mastery
mastery of skills and/or curriculum Attempts to go beyond
mastery of skills and/or of skills and/or
and/or curriculum to explore and basic mastery of skills
curriculum to explore curriculum, but does
to explore and expand one‘s own and/or curriculum to explore
and expand one‘s own not explore and
expand one‘s own learning and and expand one‘s own
learning and expand one‘s own
learning and opportunities to learning and opportunities
opportunities to gain learning and
opportunities to gain expertise in a to gain expertise
expertise opportunities to gain
gain expertise variety of
expertise
conditions
Demonstrates
8.C.2. Demonstrates initiative to Attempts to
Demonstrates initiative Attempts to demonstrate
initiative to advance skill demonstrate initiative
to advance skill levels initiative to advance skill
advance skill levels levels towards a to advance skill
towards a professional levels towards a
towards a professional level levels, but not on a
level professional level
professional level in a variety of personal level
conditions
Demonstrates
Attempts to
8.C.3. Demonstrates commitment to
Demonstrates Attempts to demonstrate demonstrate
commitment to learning as a
commitment to learning commitment to learning as commitment to
learning as a lifelong process in
as a lifelong process a lifelong process learning , but not as a
lifelong process a variety of
lifelong process
conditions
Reflect critically on
Attempts to reflect
8.C.4. Reflect critically on past experiences
Reflect critically on past Attempts to reflect critically critically on past
past experiences in in order to inform
experiences in order to on past experiences in order experiences, but not
order to inform future progress in
inform future progress to inform future progress in order to inform
future progress a variety of
future progress
conditions

Reflection demonstrates excellent preparation and expresses extensive reflection.

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Life and Career Skills

Social And Cross-Cultural Skills
Interact Effectively with Others
4 3 2 1
Approaching
Exceeds Standard Meet Standard Not at Standard
Standard
While engaged in
9.A.1 Know when it is conversations/discussions
While engaged in
Often needs to be
appropriate to conversations/discussions
an understanding of when At times speaks when it is not reminded of
an understanding of when it
listen and when it is appropriate to speak
is appropriate to speak and
appropriate and does not listen appropriate times to
to speak and when it is appropriate when it is appropriate speak and appropriate
when it is appropriate to
to listen is demonstrated times to listen
listen is demonstrate
in a variety of settings

Demonstrates
9.A 2 Conducts self in a professional appearance Attempts to demonstrate Does not demonstrate
Demonstrates professional
respectable, for various settings, as professional appearance and professional
appearance and utilizes
professional well as utilizes time or utilizes time management appearance or time
time management skills
management skills skills management skills
manner consistently
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Social And Cross-Cultural Skills
Work Effectively in Diverse Teams
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Approaching
Meet Standard Not at Standard
Standard Standard
Always respects,
interacts, and
9.B.1. Respects cultural Exhibits no respect,
works positively
differences and Respects, interacts, and With guidance can generally poor interaction, and
with individuals
works effectively works positively with respect, interact, and work an inability to work
from other social
with people from a individuals from other positively with individuals positively with
and cultural
range of social social and cultural from other social and individuals from
groups and seeks
and cultural groups. cultural groups. other social or
opportunities to
backgrounds cultural groups.
learn from diverse
perspectives.
Different ideas are
Differences and
appreciated and Different ideas and diverse
9.B 2. Respond open- diverse opinions are
diverse opinions Different ideas and opinions are sometimes
mindedly to rejected and/or
are sought out diverse opinions are ignored however when
different ideas and ignored and
while developing a accepted. acknowledged can be
values sometimes result in
common resolved.
arguments.
understanding.
Demonstrates a
high level of
Demonstrates an
cultural and social
appreciation of cultural Demonstrates no
understanding and Demonstrates a limited
and social understanding appreciation of
respect for the appreciation of cultural and
9.B 3. Leverage social and respect for the cultural and social
uniqueness of social understanding and
and cultural uniqueness of others. understanding and
others. Encourages respect for the uniqueness
differences to Actively discusses respect for the
discussions to others. At times appears
create new ideas avenues to develop uniqueness others.
develop new ideas indifferent to the others.
and increase both ideas and presents Demonstrates
through active Supports own ideas, and
innovation and encouraging opinions
listening and appears not to be flexible to intolerance and lacks
quality of work for increasing
offers opinions for improve innovation and the social interaction
innovation and quality
increasing quality of work. skills.
of work upon request.
innovation and
quality of work.
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Life and Career Skills

Productivity and Accountability
Manage Projects
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Approaching
Meet Standard Not at Standard
Standard Standard
Goals and
strategies were
10.A.1. Set and meet defined as specific Goals and strategies Goals and strategies were Goals and strategies
goals measurable goals were defined and met. defined but not met. were incomplete.
and strategies were
detailed.
A detailed project
plan was
developed. The
plan clearly A project plan was
10.A.2. Prioritizes, plans
prioritizes each A project plan was provided, but does not
and manages A project plan was
aspect of the determined and include details regarding
work to achieve not developed.
project and gives managed effectively. how the work will be
the intended result
clear direction on prioritized and/or managed.
how the project
should be
managed.
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Productivity and Accountability
Produce Results
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Approaching
Meet Standard Not at Standard
Standard Standard
10.B.1 Demonstrate
additional
attributes
associated
with
producing
high quality
products
including the
abilities to:
Consistently
applies ethics to
Is constructive with
all aspects of Typically is negative
criticism when working Occasionally has a negative
work. Has a toward tasks, projects
with others. Has a attitude towards tasks,
10.B.1.a Works positive outlook and/or others. Does
positive attitude towards projects and/or others. At
positively and and creates a not consider ethics
tasks, projects and times does not apply ethics
ethically positive work while working on
others. Applies values while working on tasks and
environment for tasks/projects or with
and ethics to all work projects.
all involved while others.
completed
working on
projects.
Consistently stays
focused, prioritizes
tasks, recognizes
Develops a timeline of Occasionally off task in
time constraints,
10.B.1.b Manages time the work to be regards to accomplishing Always off task and
estimates time to
and projects completed and stays timeline. Thus, only a does not complete the
completion, and
effectively focused throughout the portion of the work is work to be done.
avoids distractions
process. completed
while meeting
deadlines, using
time effectively.
Effectively
manages several Manages several tasks at the
Is able to manage tasks
10.B.1.c Demonstrates tasks at the same same time, but struggles to Is unable to manage
at the same time within
the ability to time and is able to complete assigned tasks on several tasks at the
designated time
multi-task accomplish task time or in an efficient same time.
constraints.
prior to prescribe manner.
deadlines.
10.B.1.d Participate Consistently Provides useful ideas Sometimes participates in Does not participate
actively, as provides useful when participating in group and classroom in group or classroom
well as be ideas when the group and in discussions. Is not always discussion. Cannot be
reliable and participating in the classroom discussion on time or reliable. counted on and is
punctual group and in and is reliable and consistently late.
classroom punctual.
discussion and is
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reliable, and
always on time.
Does not display
Displays professional
10.B.1.e Present Behavior and attire Does not always display professional or
and responsible
oneself are consistently professional and responsible responsible behavior.
behavior and dresses
professionally appropriate for the behavior. Sometimes Rarely dresses
appropriately for the
and with occasion. Always dresses appropriately for the appropriately for the
occasion. Acts
proper acts respectfully occasion. Occasionally acts occasion. Often does
respectfully towards
etiquette towards others. respectfully towards others. not act respectfully
others.
towards others.
Consistently
Is argumentative with
listens to others Listens to others' points
others’; does not
and their ideas; of view; always uses
10.B.1.f Collaborate Sometimes listens to others, listen to groups
helping them to appropriate and
and cooperate and often assumes others’ opinions and ideas;
develop their ideas respectful language;
effectively ideas will not work; tries to wants things done
while giving them tries to make a definite
with teams work well with the team. their way and does
full credit; helping effort to understand
not listen to alternate
the team reach its others' ideas.
approaches.
full potential
Consistently
listens to others.
All statements, Most statements, responses Statements, responses
Listens to, shares and
responses and and body language are and/or body language
supports others.
10.B.1.g Respects and body language, are respectful; occasionally had were consistently not
Statements and
appreciates respectful and a negative tone. Does not respectful. Rarely
responses are respectful
team diversity appropriate. always listen to, share with, listens to, shares with,
and appropriate body
Always listens to, and support the efforts of and supports the
language was exhibited.
shares with, and others. efforts of others
supports the
efforts of others.
Consistently and
accurately Does not take
Sometimes takes limited
10.B.1.h Is accountable completes tasks Takes responsibility for responsibility for
responsibility for not
for results and takes work completed. completed on
completing work.
responsibility for uncompleted work.
work.
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Life and Career Skills

Leadership and Responsibility
Guide and Lead Others
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Approaching
Meet Standard Not at Standard
Standard Standard
Effectively
11.A.1. Uses communicates and Attempts to work with
interpersonal and motivates others to Effectively others to reach a goal, but
Shows no sign of
problem-solving solve group communicates and fails to communicate
interest in achieving a
skills to influence problems while motivates others to effectively to solve a
goal
and guide others accomplishing a work toward a goal problem or motivate others
toward a goal goal

Consistently
encourages and Encourages others to
11.A.2. Leverages the
motivates others to use their strengths to Show limited Is negative towards
strengths of others
use their strengths to contribute to and encouragement to others in others in achieving a
to accomplish a
contribute to and achieve a common achieving a common goal. common goal.
common goal
achieve a common goal.
goal.
Sets aside personal
Provides inspiration
needs and inspires Sometimes inspires others
11.A.3. Inspire others to by demonstrating to
others to perform to to perform at their best
reach their very others to perform at Fails to inspire
their best abilities no abilities but sometimes
best via example their best abilities no others.
matter the obstacles allows selfish needs to take
and selflessness matter the obstacles
or considering their precedent.
before them.
own success.
When in a position Does not abuse their
11.A.4. Demonstrates
of power, behaves leadership position to At times puts personal needs When in position of
integrity and
ethically and with benefit themselves by and does not apply ethics power, shows no
ethical behavior in
integrity to motivate being ethical and and integrity to their signs of integrity or
using influence
others to work to demonstrating decisions or actions. ethical behavior
and power
their full potential integrity
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Life and Career Skills

Leadership and Responsibility
Be Responsible to Others
4 3 2 1
Exceeds Meets Approaching Not at
Standard Standard Standard Standard
Was an integral part
11.B.1 Acts responsibly of a community Participates, but does not Does not contribute to a
Contributed to a community
with the interests organization or event contribute to community community organization
organization or event and
and thoughtfully organization or event and or event but reflects on
of the larger reflected on the
reflected on the importance
attempted to reflect on their the importance of
community in of their involvement within
importance of their involvement within the involvement within the
mind the community.
involvement within community. community.
the community.