Component Topic and Topic was relevant to student learners, AND Topic was relevant to student Personal the instructor made an attempt to connect learners Topic was missing or not relevant. learners. Connection to the topic. Required All parts of the assignment were submitted before All parts of the assignment were Parts were incomplete or submitted Parts the deadline and/or by the student’s personal goal. submitted at the deadline. after the deadline. Task and A variety of techniques/ methods A variety of techniques/methods were appropriate Only one instructional method was Materials/ were appropriate for 1 or 2 for 3 or more learning styles, AND the chosen used in the lesson, OR the methods Learning learning styles. tasks were appropriate for the lesson topic. were inappropriate for the activities. Styles Several questions were prepared for before, during, and after the A multitude of questions were prepared for lesson and attend to the following: before, during, and after the lesson, AND Before the lesson, prepared Before the lesson, prepared questions helped questions helped students identify students identify what they already know and what they already know and make No questions were prepared for make personal connections to the topic. personal connections to the topic. Questioning before, during, and/or after the lesson. During the lesson, prepared questions helped During the lesson, prepared students explain what they are learning. questions helped students explain what they are learning. After the lesson, prepared questions helped students reflect on the learning. After the lesson, prepared questions helped students reflect on the learning. A final assessment, such as an exit slip or A final assessment was planned Final discussion, was planned and offered student and offered student learners a No final assessment was planned. Assessment learners a chance to show what they know, AND a chance to show what they learned. time to reflect was also allowed.