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Calibration Protocol

Fully Synchronous Version

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Performance Assessment Cycle

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Calibration

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Task Design

Validation

Rubric Design

Calibration

Instruction

Analysis

Work with colleagues to calibrate student work against the rubric and ensure that scoring is fair and reliable

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Purpose of Calibration

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Preparing for Protocol: PRESENTER

Gather evidence of your task and format that is easy to share:

    • the task itself
    • rubric
    • Students work samples (anonymized to maintain privacy) from 3 - 4 students who represent a range of learners

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Reflect on your task:

    • Is there a particular aspect of my product that may need an explicit “voice over” for others to be able to best provide feedback?
    • Are there specific questions I would like to ask the team?

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Create tools for participants:

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Preparing for Protocol: FACILITATOR

  • Collaborate with presenter to schedule a 90-minute session for the team
  • Ensure that the presenter has gathered the needed materials and is ready to share at the start of the session.
  • Serve as a proofreader to ensure student work had been anonymized and necessary tools have been created.

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Calibration Protocol�90 Minutes

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Adapted from the Center for Collaborative Education

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Norms

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Be respectful of the work of the educator and the students.

Keep the conversation constructive; avoid judgmental language.

Honor the protocol and follow the guidelines and time constraints.

Keep feedback crisp and to the point.

Don’t skip the debrief process — it’s where we consolidate our learning!

Adapted from the Center for Collaborative Education

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Mindset: Journeying Toward Alignment

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If this is the first time we are calibrating together as a group, we can expect that we will likely not be in perfect alignment. That takes practice and time. Don’t worry — this is how we get there!

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Presenter’s Role

  • Share a brief overview and all necessary documents including the student work and scoring documents
  • Capture notes during the discussion
  • Voice key takeaways during the debrief

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Protocol

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Adapted from the Center for Collaborative Education