Community Engagement

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Part I: Plan
Students will submit as a discussion post their plan of completing an observation of no less
than 2-hours of an exceptional child or student. The observation can be in a community or
school setting, and must include a child or student with a noted disability. Post your information
and plan of how and where you will complete this observation to the discussion board for Week
2. Please be aware this is an informal assignment and special permission is not provided by
your instructor or Liberty as a placement. Therefore, do not contact the internship office for
permission to use a particular setting. If permission is required from your setting, you must
locate another setting to complete your observations.
Submit Part: The Plan for Community Engagement by 11:59 PM (ET) on Sunday of
Module/Week 2.
Part II: The Reflective Video Blog
Students will complete a reflective video blog that includes discussion of the direct observation
of the exceptional child or student; and include questions and reflections as they relate to
individuals with exceptionalities and culturally responsive practices for meeting the specific
needs (i.e., academic, social, emotional, behavioral) of diverse populations. The initial video
blog needs to at least 3-minutes in duration, and include clear video and audio.
Students will also complete a reply video blog that responds to the original video blog of a
classmate. The reply video blog needs to be thoughtful response to the original post of a
classmate that includes discussion of the noted observation by the classmate, and include
questions or reflections about the original video blog from their classmate. The reply video blog
also needs to be at least 3-minutes with clear video and audio.
Submit the initial Reflective Video Blog post by 11:59 PM (ET) on Thursday of Module/Week
7, and the reply video blog post by Sunday of Module/Week 7.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REFLECTIVE VIDEO BLOG GRADING RUBRIC
Criteria Levels of Achievement
Content Advanced Proficient Developing Not present
Initial Video Thread:
Content 38 to 42 points
Demonstrates excellent discussion of observation that includes focus on exceptionality, questions and reflections as they relate to observations, and noted culturally responsive practices for meeting any specific needs (i.e., academic, behavioral, emotional, or social). 34 to 37 points
Mostly demonstrates discussion of observation that includes focus on exceptionality, questions and reflections as they relate to observations, and noted culturally responsive practices for meeting any specific needs (i.e., academic, behavioral, emotional, or social). 1 to 33 points
Poorly demonstrates discussion of observation that includes focus on exceptionality, questions and reflections as they relate to observations, and noted culturally responsive practices for meeting any specific needs (i.e., academic, behavioral, emotional, or social). 0 points
Not present
Reply Video: Content 38 to 42 points
Demonstrates excellent discussion to the post of a classmate including questions and reflections as they relate to noted observations, and culturally responsive practices for meeting any specific needs (i.e., academic, behavioral, emotional, or social). 34 to 37 points
Mostly demonstrates discussion to the post of a classmate including questions and reflections as they relate to noted observations, and culturally responsive practices for meeting any specific needs (i.e., academic, behavioral, emotional, or social). 1 to 33 points
Poorly demonstrates discussion of observation to post of classmate including limited questions and reflections as they relate to noted observations, and culturally responsive practices for meeting any specific needs (i.e., academic, behavioral, emotional, or social). 0 points
Not present
Structure (30%) Advanced Proficient Developing Not present
Video and Audio Quality, and Length 18 points
Demonstrates excellent audio and video quality with video length of at least 2-minutes. 15 to 17 points
Mostly demonstrates good audio or video with video length of between 1-2 minutes. 1 to 14 points
Poorly demonstrates audio or video quality with video length of less than 1-minute. 0 points
Not present

Reply Video and Audio Quality, and Length 18 points
Demonstrates excellent audio and video quality with video length of at least 2-minutes. 15-17 points
Mostly demonstrates good audio or video with video length of between 1-2 minutes. 1 to 14 points
Poorly demonstrates audio or video quality with video length of less than 1-minute. 0 points
Not present