Update on rubrics

So one of the things that I have been fortunate to have is an online rubric/grading system that sometimes simplifies, sometimes complicates my life.  While everything is electronic and easy to take home, its web based and depends on internet... so no working on my grading waiting in a doctors office or while my kids are at soccer games.  The rubric method does help, and I like the simplicity of it.  There are times though, I wish I was not dependent on internet for everything.. .those days our internet goes down, frantic last minute plans are so fun to make up!

I have found a resource that seems easy so far... 

http://www.rcampus.com/indexrubric.cfm

for grading rubrics online that are simple clicks once you make them... I have yet to use them, but I really do want to use the rubric on pltw or this one more often next year, especially going around grading projects on a regular basis... 

I have learned so many pros and cons to teaching with pltw curriculum and missing some of the freedom I had as a core teacher, but loving the flexibility of what I get to teach and how I teach.  As I learn more, I think I will have the freedom to advance in what I do and change things, but at the moment, I still feel a little curriculum bound... being in the shadow of Sjolander is a bit tough and those kids who had him I think tend to find the classes a bit boring, but I am working on making them fun while sticking to the curriculum!