Distinguished - Provides a detailed description of five major concepts about selected brain-based learning topic, detailed explanation of the implications to teaching and learning, and more than three practical strategies for audience participants.

Proficient - Describes five major concepts about selected brain-based learning topic, explanation of the implications to teaching and learning, and three practical strategies for audience participants.

Basic - Describes fewer than five concepts about selected brain-based learning topic and briefly explains the implications to teaching and learning. Strategies for audience participants lack detail or are impractical.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe major concepts about brain-based learning topic and implications to teaching and learning. Strategies for audience participants are lacking detail or missing.

Non-Performance - The presentation components from Week Two are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Includes three of the most essential points for each memory sub-topics

Proficient - Includes three of the most essential points for each memory sub-topics. One of the points is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Include three of the most essential points for each memory sub-topics. One of the points is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Include three of the most essential points for each memory sub-topics. One or more of the points are significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The memory sub-topics are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains the value of the concepts to audience and the implications the concepts have on teaching and learning, quality curriculum, and instructional design.

Proficient - Explains the value of the concepts to audience and the implications the concepts have on teaching and learning, quality curriculum, and instructional design.

Basic - Partially explains the value of the concepts to audience and the implications the concepts have on teaching and learning, quality curriculum, and instructional design.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain the value of the concepts to audience and the implications the concepts have on teaching and learning, quality curriculum, and instructional design.

Non-Performance - The explanation of concepts is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Includes at least three strategies to apply to practice. Modifies strategies to suit audience and population of learners. The modifications are based off of Jensen and fully appropriate.

Proficient - Includes at least three strategies to apply to practice. Modifies strategies to suit audience and population of learners.

Basic - Includes three strategies to apply to practice. Modifies strategies to suit audience and population of learners. The modifications are loosely based off of Jensen and/or are mostly appropriate.

Below Expectations - Includes three strategies to apply to practice. Modifies strategies to suit audience and population of learners. The modifications are not based off of Jensen and are not appropriate.

Non-Performance - The modification of strategies is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Include three of the most essential points for each study skills mastery sub-topics. The point included are comprehensive.

Proficient - Include three of the most essential points for each study skills mastery sub-topics. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Include three of the most essential points for each study skills mastery sub-topics. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Include three of the most essential points for study skills mastery sub-topics; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The study skills mastery sub-topics are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - The assignment is successfully uploaded to an ePortfolio, given an accurate title such as the one suggested, includes a succinctly written description, and categorized under “Education”.

Proficient - The assignment is successfully uploaded to an ePortfolio, given an accurate title such as the one suggested, and includes a brief description. The artifact was assigned a category such as “Education”.

Basic - The assignment was successfully uploaded to the ePortfolio and given a title. It lacks a description and is not assigned a category such as “Education”.

Below Expectations - The assignment was successfully uploaded to the ePortfolio. It does not include a title, description, or category.

Non-Performance - The assignment is not uploaded to the ePortfolio or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.