How to write a eassy under this criteria and get a socre 6:Assessment Task 2: Presentation: Innovation for Professional Colleagues 
Due Date: 4th September (14:00)
Word Limit: 2000 – 2500 words
Weighting: 40%
Choose a specific innovation in educational practice either from the course readings or 
from your own recent experience. Imagine you are to inform your colleagues, with a 
presentation, to describe and justify the innovation as a practice they should consider 
adopting. Prepare a written proposal for your professional colleagues that grabs their 
attention and inspires them to consider the innovation. It will be presented as a report in 
three parts plus an executive summary - as outlined below. 
To complete this assessment, you need to create a report with the following:
1. Your Report will be premised with an executive summary (no more than 100 –
250 words)
2. Literature Review: An overview of the innovative practice you are looking at 
implementing. Your overview will draw on at least 3 key references to further 
support the nature and relevance of your innovation: (about 750 words)
3. Explanation: Provide an explanation of the proposed innovation and it’s to the 
specific context of your own teaching. You can consider your actual professional 
context or present a specific context where you have been or might be involved. 
(about 500 words)
4. A rationale - a further justification and explanation of your innovation - for the 
relevance and importance of the innovation in the contemporary education - why 
should this innovation be considered now? (about 750 words)
5. Presented in a professional manner – format that is going to engage the 
colleague’s attention and interest.
6. Further information: your tutors will provide you with guidance and examples of 
how to present your proposal. 
Assessment Task 2: Criteria and standards EDUC7112 Teachers as Leaders and Innovators
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Description of the 
innovation 
Comprehensive 
description of the 
innovation 
demonstrating a deep 
understanding of its 
objectives and 
processes. 
Comprehensive 
description of the 
innovation 
demonstrating a wellgrounded understanding 
of its objectives and 
processes. 
Adequate description of 
the innovation 
demonstrating an 
understanding of its 
objectives and 
processes. 
Adequate description of 
the innovation 
demonstrating some 
understanding of its 
objective and processes 
Partial description of the 
innovation 
demonstrating partial 
understanding of its 
objectives and processes 
Inadequate description 
of the innovation 
demonstrating limited 
understanding of its 
objectives and 
processes. 
Inadequate description 
of the innovation 
demonstrates no 
understanding of its 
objectives and 
processes.
Rationale for the 
innovation 
Rationale is deeply 
insightful about the 
innovation and how it 
addresses multiple 
learning outcomes 
regarding knowledge, 
personhood, and values.
Rationale is insightful 
about the innovation 
and how it addresses 
multiple learning 
outcomes regarding 
knowledge, 
personhood, and values.
Rationale provides some 
justification for the 
innovation and partially 
addresses multiple 
learning outcomes 
regarding knowledge, 
personhood, and values.
Rationale provides 
limited justification for 
the innovation and 
addresses only some of 
the learning outcomes 
regarding knowledge, 
personhood, and values.
Inadequate rationale for 
the innovation and 
addresses only some of 
the learning outcomes 
regarding knowledge, 
personhood, and values.
Inadequate rationale for 
the innovation and does 
not adequately address 
the learning outcomes 
regarding knowledge, 
personhood, and values.
No evidence of 
understanding the 
rationale or learning 
outcomes related to the 
innovation. 
Context of the 
Innovation 
The relevance of the 
innovation in a specific 
education context is 
vividly and convincingly 
described.
The relevance of the 
innovation in a specific 
education context is 
convincingly described.
The relevance of the 
innovation in a specific 
education context is 
adequately described.
The relevance of the 
innovation in a specific 
education context is 
partially described.
The relevance of the 
innovation in a specific 
education context is
addressed but 
inadequately described.
The relevance of the 
innovation in a specific 
education context is 
partially and 
inadequately described.
The relevance of the 
innovation in a specific 
education 
context is not 
attempted.
Writing 
conventions and 
referencing 
The text is characterized 
by grammatical 
accuracy, coherence of 
ideas presented and the 
accurate application of 
all referencing 
conventions. 
The text is characterized 
by grammatical 
accuracy, coherence of 
ideas presented and the 
accurate application of 
almost all referencing 
conventions. 
The text characterized 
by grammatical 
accuracy, coherence of 
ideas presented and the 
accurate application of 
almost all referencing 
conventions. 
The text is characterized 
by grammatical 
accuracy, generally clear 
expression, and the 
accurate application of 
almost all referencing 
conventions. 
The presentation is 
poor, characterized by 
grammatical inaccuracy,
a lack of clarity in 
expression and/or the 
inaccurate application of 
key referencing 
conventions. 
There are numerous 
inconsistencies 
pertaining to grammar, 
punctuation, and 
spelling. 
Little or no referencing 
The document is 
unreadable with regards 
to grammar, 
punctuation, and 
spelling. 
No referencing 
Presentation Your presentation is 
very effective and 
delivers the content
extremely well and in a 
way that is easy to 
understand. Graphics 
are presented in very 
professional manner 
and is extremely 
engaging for the 
reader/colleague.
Your presentation is 
logical and delivers the 
content very well and 
mostly easy to 
understand. Graphics 
are presented in a
professional manner 
and is mostly engaging 
for the
reader/colleague.
Your presentation is well 
done and delivers the 
content well and easy to 
understand. Graphics 
are presented in a very 
appropriate manner and 
to some extent engages 
the reader/colleague.
Some effort to provide a 
professional 
presentation and 
delivers the content in a 
way that enables some 
understanding. Graphics 
are presented and 
generally engages the 
reader/colleague.
Little effort to provide a 
professional 
presentation and 
delivery of content in 
the required manner. 
May have delivery of 
some understanding of 
the content. Graphics 
are present but not 
really engaging the 
reader/colleague.
No effort to provide a 
professional 
presentation and 
delivery of content in 
the required manner.
Graphics are present but 
have not real relevance.
No effort to provide a 
professional 
presentation and 
delivery of content in 
the required manner.
No graphics are present
and fails to follow the 
required task.