In Frisco ISD, World Languages classes use a common rubric. Following each recorded Interpersonal or Presentational assessment, American Sign Language (ASL) teacher, Jamie Gillespy's students complete a self assessment while she completes her own evaluation of their work. Students then meet individually with the teacher to compare their evaluations and decide on a score.
Blank Student Reflection document
This ASL expressive interpersonal reflection and rubric includes students completing a transcript from the video they recorded, answering the evidence and reflection questions, and scoring themselves on the rubric.
Student Reflection example
This is an example of a completed student reflection.
Teacher's Rating
The teacher conferences with each student individually. The student shares their self-assessment while the teacher shares her assessment. After discussion, a final rating and score is decided.
Student's Final Submission to record score after teacher conference
The student submits a final assignment of the rubric showing the final rating and score.
How has this impacted student learning?
This reflection has helped students improve. They are more aware of their learning. Kids who were coasting by in Level 1, before this was implemented, are putting in effort in Level 2, using this regular reflection.
How has this impacted student agency and engagement?
Students are more aware of their learning. They also understand that they need to take the reflection seriously to be eligible to retest. Students don’t see grades on their rubric and don't receive a grade from the teacher until after their teacher meeting. This helps make it about doing the work and improving, not the score.
Would you change anything?
Not at this time but I'm always looking for ways of improvement.
Which future ready skills does this practice best bolster?
Embrace Challenges - new strategies, reflecting on their work
Innovate - think critically and brainstorming ways to improve
Communicate - recording video, transcribing, then describing what they did and how to improve