Outstanding Teacher Award Scoring Rubric
CLTA Outstanding Teacher
Checklist for Consideration of Application
| Requirements | Comments | |
| Y N | Single PDF file sent by January 31, 2013 | |
| Y N | Evidence of CLTA membership (minimum: this year and preceding year) | |
| Y N | Nominated by local affiliates or colleagues, by someone other than a CLTA Board Member | |
| Y N | Completed nomination form. Nominator _____________________________ | |
| Y N | Brief professional resume | |
| Y N | A letter of nomination describing attributes and contributions | |
| Y N | Three (3) letters of recommendation by persons other than CLTA board members | |
| Y N | A recent photograph (one copy suitable for display) | |
| Y N | Evidence that the nominee is currently employed as a teacher of WLOE* | |
| Y N | Nominee lives in California or teaches in California | |
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*WLOE: World Languages other than English
If this checklist is complete (all requirements met), proceed to scoring rubric below.
For awards questions, contact Norman Léonard at past.president@clta.net or Lorraine D’Ambruoso at exec-director@clta.net.
Scoring Rubric
Nominee’s Name or Number ______________________________
| Description |
4 |
Points Awarded | Weight | Score | ||||||
| Teacher/students use target language /Framework and/or California Standards-aligned activities | No evidence of teacher/student use of target language or activities aligned to Standards or Framework | Evidence of one example | Evidence of two examples | Evidence of three examples | Evidence of more than three examples | X | = | |||
| Cultural activities | No evidence of any type of cultural experiences | Limited evidence of any type of cultural experience | Superficial evidence of cultural experiences for students, and/or examples that may not be authentic | Some evidence of authentic cultural experiences for students | Varied examples of enriching, authentic, cultural experiences for students | X |
4 |
= | ||
| Extra curricular activities | Letters and/or CV provice no evidence of extra-curricular and/or language activities for students | Evidence of limited extra-curricular and/or cultural activities for students. | Evidence of some extra-curricular and/or cultural activities for students. | Specific-detailed evidence of a variety of extra-curricular and/or cultural activities for students. | Specific-detailed evidence of a wide variety of extra-curricular and/or cultural activities for students. | X |
4 |
= | ||
| Professional activities, association memberships, participation | No evidence of membership or involvement in professional groups | Evidence of membership but not active participation in professional groups | Some evidence of active involvement in one or more professional groups | Specific, detailed evidence of active involvement in one professional group. | Specific, detailed evidence of active involvement in multiple professional groups. | X |
4 |
= | ||
| Professional development activities | No evidence of participation in professional development | Limited evidence of participation in professional development | Some evidence of on-going participation in professional development | Specific, detailed evidence of extensive, on-going participation in professional development activities | Specific, detailed evidence of extensive, on-going participation in professional development activities and evidence of presenting professional development | X | = | |||
| TOTAL | = |