Teacher Evaluation

Evaluation

The student may conduct the web research with another classmate, if they wish.
However, the grades will be determined on an individual basis,
as a result of the photos each student has taken,
how they have been modified in Photoshop
and their final photo presentation.

students will receive individual grades (max grade is 15 points)	Beginning 1point	Developing 2 points	Exemplary 3 points	Score
use of digital camera	able to aim and focus on subject, using auto focus	able to experiment with adjustments of aperture, shutter speed, etc., good composition	able to adjust settings on camera, able to capture action with the subject as focal point
use of photoshop on computer	able to open photos in photoshop and make minor adjustments in lighting and cropping	able to remove distracting elements of the background to produce a good picture of the animal	able to manipulate image or multiple images to produce a 'portrait' of the animal in its habitat
learning about the methods of photographing animals in nature	able to state two ideas learned from reading the web sites	able to adopt an idea or two that was learned from reading the web sites	able to incorporate ideas learned in the web sites and modify them to fit the local setting
creative process	images show animals as the main subject	images show an attempt to display the animal in an interesting view	images show a sensitivity to the subject. Also attention to interesting lighting, composition, etc.
photo exhibit at school	two photos of wild animals in our area, matted, with a typed description of the animal	two photos of wild animals in our area that shows understanding of animal's behavior, matted, with a typed description of the animals	series of photos that show understanding of animal's habitat and behavior, matted, with typed essay about the animal & the student's experiences leading to taking these images

With my particular special education population, this rubric is more complex than necessary.
Most of my students' performance will most likely fall into the beginning and developing category.
There will be an occasional isolated student whose performance will be on the exemplary level.
For this population, grading will be adjusted accordingly.

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