Teacher Identity Project
INDICATOR
Belief Statement: Candidate
should have a clearly
articulated belief statement
that addresses the 3 required
areas
(students/teaching/education)
Visual Documentation:
Candidates are expected to
select 3 pieces of visual
documentation for each of the
3 areas in their belief
statement. Documentation
should be carefully chosen
and displayed/captioned so
that it is easy for the reviewer
to understand the intent and
connection.
Digital Platform: The project
must be designed thoughtfully
and housed in a web based
environment such as
WordPress that allows it to be
shared securely and
electronically
Theory to Practice: Candidate
should incorporate a
minimum of 3 quotes – one
for each part of the belief
statement - from at least 2
different education
theorists/researchers to
support the written statement
and/or visual documentation
in the project.
Professionalism:
Project reflects the
appropriate level of
professionalism in editing.
Candidate’s Name: _______________________________Reviewer’s Name*________________________________
NOTE: The candidate will have his/her identity project reviewed and evaluated, using this rubric, by the university supervisor from
the semester that the project is completed. That rubric, along with the instructor’s review of the project, will be combined for the
overall grade.
4 3 2 1
All three of the parts Two of the parts of One of the parts of The project is not
of the belief the belief statement the belief statement based around a
statement are clearly are clearly articulated is clearly articulated clearly articulated
articulated belief statement.
3 pieces of visual Less than 3 pieces for Visual No visual
documentation is each of the areas in documentation is documentation is
provided for each of the belief statement provided for some connected to the
the areas in the belief AND the areas in the belief belief statement.
statement AND the documentation is statement AND the
documentation is chosen and displayed documentation is
chosen and displayed in a way that it is easy chosen and displayed
in a way that it is easy for the reviewer to in a way that it is easy
for the reviewer to understand the intent for the reviewer to
understand the intent and connection. understand the intent
and connection. and connection.
The project has been The project has been The project has been The project has not
thoughtfully designed thoughtfully designed thoughtfully designed been thoughtfully
AND is housed in a and stored digitally, OR is housed in a web designed or housed in
web based but not in a web based environment a digital environment.
environment that based environment that allows it to be
allows it to be shared that allows for shared securely and
securely and secured sharing. The electronically, but not
electronically. The project does not have both. The project
project does not have date/time stamp that does have date/time
date/time stamp that is displayed on the stamp that is
is displayed on the project. displayed on the
project. project.
There are 3 quotes There is one missing There are two There has been no
from 2 different element of theory to missing elements of real attempt to
education practice (either 2 theory to practice clearly connect
theorists/researchers quotes or just one (missing multiple theory to practice in
that clearly support education quotes and/or the project.
each section of the theorists/researcher education
belief statement. used) in the written theorists/researcher)
statement and/or in the written
visual documentation statement and/or
that clearly support visual documentation
the overall project. that clearly support
the overall project.
The project contains The project contains
no grammar or grammar or spelling
spelling errors. errors.