Leadership Skills Rubric

Students will: Breakthrough Reasoning is clear, logical, and thorough; interprets or calculates information accurately and creatively; supports statements with evidence Advanced understanding and use of project planning skills Meets goals in advance of deadlines Acquires and uses effectively original information. Evaluation provides new insights to project management and learning Demonstrates an understanding of and uses project-planning skills. Sets goals and developed strategies to meet those goals in a timely manner. Acquires and use information and resources to implement their strategies. Evaluates the effectiveness of their approach. Demonstrates lack of understanding and struggles to use project- planning skills Project misses deadlines Does not access sufficient information Fails to evaluate effectiveness of approach Integrates concepts in previously unimagined ways Employs media innovatively Evokes emotional response from the audience Self and ideas come alive to audience Ideas are complex and creative Communication is clear and well organized Work is accurate and complete with consistent and superior development; shows attention to detail Almost no language errors are evident Effectively presents self and ideas to audience Ideas are complex Communication is clear and organized Work is accurate and fully developed Though minor language errors are evident, ideas are understandable Initiates opportunities for collaboration Manages and resolves conflicts to achieve consensus Inspires groups to increase their potential Assumes leadership roles Identifies relationships between problems Invents new tools for solving problems Proposes and evaluates multiple solutions Think Critically Manage Projects Effectively Express Themselves Creatively Communicate Effectively and Persuasively Collaborate Productively Solve Problems Resourcefully

4- Advanced

Develops and expresses a point of view, opinion, or idea in a unique way Employs artistic processes and skills using appropriate media

Reasoning is clear and logical; interprets or calculates information accurately; supports statements with explanation 3- Proficient

Works well in diverse groups Employs personal strengths and skills for the team Assumes some leadership roles

Approaches problem creatively and flexibly Identifies and organizes needed information Proposes reasonable and workable solutions

Reasoning is unclear, illogical, or superficial; interprets or calculates information inaccurately; makes statements with little explanation

Produces work that is unoriginal Does not develop processes and skills

2- Emerging

Needs greater awareness of the audience Ideas are not complex; copies others Communication is disorganized Work needs to be more accurate and complete Errors in language make ideas difficult to understand

Participates minimally and superficially Rarely utilizes contributions of others Struggles to define collaborative role

Approaches problems from only one perspective Does not take advantage of available resources Proposes limited or impractical solutions