Evidence gathered for BloomBoard artifacts should reflect authentic implementation and demonstration in an educational setting. Submissions will be assessed as Not Earned if evidence is determined to be inauthentic.
What Is Inauthentic Evidence?
Evidence not aligned with the intent or directions of the Artifact/Unit, including, but not limited to:
- A video that contains edited/spliced content, such as adding a clip onto a video that removes a student audience, or did not otherwise naturally occur within the original setting.
- A video that is not implemented with students and needs to be (i.e. uses family members, colleagues, or teaches to an imaginary audience).
- A video that is not implemented in the correct environment (i.e. participant films at home versus in their classroom).
- Video/audio that is scripted and does not demonstrate an authentic conversation conducted in real-time.
- Student work samples that are not completed by students.
Tips for Ensuring Authentic Evidence
- Record video artifacts with the appropriate audience: Depending on the unit, unless specified otherwise, implementation is to take place with students, mentees, peers, and/or administrators. Although implementation with partners, family members, and your own children is a great way to practice, to earn a unit, educators need to demonstrate competency through implementation with fellow educators and/or students. Note that in some cases, the directions confirm that the evidence can be a rehearsal, and therefore, the above does not hold true.
- Script your instruction, but not student responses: While planning and scripting instruction is a valuable practice that supports educators’ instruction, student responses or engagement in discussion should not be scripted and provided to students.
- Script your facilitation, but not educator/peer responses: While planning and scripting facilitation is a valuable practice that supports educators’ facilitation and coaching, educator/peer responses or engagement in discussion should not be scripted.
- Authentic student work: If student work (written or verbal) is needed to earn a unit, then that work must be original to the student and not created by someone else on behalf of the student. Note that in some cases, the directions describe that the educator is required to complete the student work, and therefore the above does not hold true.
What to do if an assessment determines evidence is inauthentic?
Complete and upload new authentic evidence. Or if you believe your uploaded evidence is authentic, reach out to BloomBoard Support (support@bloomboard.com) and provide the unit title, Artifact number, and a description of why you believe your evidence to be authentic.
Please note, these policies are for BloomBoard’s K-12 Partners. If you are completing courses through a university partner, please review the university handbook or contact your university advisor for university-specific policies like these.