Annette Malten Working together with your EAL teacher to tailor departmental rubrics can reap rewards for all students, particularly English learners. I first understood the power of this practice when collaborating with Sheila MacDonald in English 9. Like us, it’s an oldie but goldie! What are the benefits? Cuts down on teacher grading time  Encourages independent learning  Makes learning explicit  Gives effective feedback that is specific and targeted to learning outcomes  Supports student understanding and use of the writing process  Builds effective (peer editing) routines that encourage academic conversation and build student capacity  Can be customized to embed learning videos so students can review concepts they may have missed  Results in higher quality writing  Students feel greater efficacy as writers  How do I do this? Start with the generic departmental rubric  Identify key learning outcomes for this writing t...