Linked Learning Rubric

Districts and schools offering Linked Learning should consider a wide range of elements to ensure that their pathways are of high quality and meet the varied needs of their students. The Linked Learning Pathway Assessment Rubric offers 19 elements that a district or school should consider in implementing programs, including integrated project-based curriculum and instruction, teacher collaboration, scheduling, parent involvement, program evaluation, and other key components. For each element, the rubric describes four stages of growth, ranging from foundation pieces to full development.

District design teams, typically including academic and technical teachers, counselors, administrators, parents, and students as well as postsecondary, business/industry, and community partners, can use the rubric for:

• Visioning – to gain a common understanding of what a fully developed pathway looks like;
• Self-assessment – to analyze the current status and quality of each element of the pathway;
• Planning – to identify and set priorities for areas of improvement and then to develop annual work plans; and
• Evaluation – to assist external evaluators in assessing program quality.

Download the Linked Learning Pathway Assessment Rubric (PDF, 315 KB)