Rigor in Your School
| Author | : Ronald Williamson |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2013-10-23 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1317926692 |
First published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Rigor In Your School
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Rigor for Students with Special Needs
| Author | : Barbara R. Blackburn |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2013-10-08 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1317801326 |
This practical, easy-to-read guide explains how to raise the rigor for students with special needs so they can achieve higher levels of learning. Learn how to set clear goals and expectations establish a climate of success scaffold and model lessons use graphic organizers and "think-alouds" apply modifications and accommodations use rigorous questioning strategies differentiate instruction increase family involvement Get even more out of this book by discussing it with others! It’s ideal for study groups and the appendix features a detailed guide on how to make it work for your group! Bonus! You get a great variety of handy black line masters for use in your own classroom.
Rigor is Not a Four-letter Word
| Author | : Barbara R. Blackburn |
| Publisher | : Eye On Education |
| Total Pages | : 210 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1596672269 |
Reader-friendly and practical, Rigor is NOT a Four-Letter Word is filled with tools you can use every day to raise the level of rigor in your classroom. These strategies can be incorporated immediately across content areas, grades, and subjects. Barbara Blackburn clearly defines what rigor is and how individual teachers can provide challenging learning experiences in their classrooms to prepare students for a better future.
Rigor Is NOT a Four-Letter Word
| Author | : Barbara R. Blackburn |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 162 |
| Release | : 2018-02-21 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1351337440 |
Learn how to increase instructional rigor so that all students can reach higher levels of learning! In this new edition of a best seller, author Barbara R. Blackburn offers practical ideas for raising expectations, increasing complexity, integrating scaffolding into instruction, creating open-ended choices and projects, and much more. This timely new edition provides connections to rigorous standards, plus it features new sections on topics such as questioning models, student ownership, Genius Hour, summative assessments, becoming a teacher-leader, and increasing rigor in instructional technology. Appropriate for teachers of all grade levels and subject areas, the book is filled with helpful strategies and tools that you can implement immediately. In addition, full-sized templates are available as eResources on our website (www.routledge.com/9781138569560) so you can download and print them for classroom use. With its practical advice and helpful tools, Rigor Is NOT a Four-Letter Word will set you and your students on the fast track to higher learning and sustained success.
Rigor and Assessment in the Classroom
| Author | : Barbara R. Blackburn |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 139 |
| Release | : 2017-02-24 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1317386922 |
Learn how to assess students in a way that truly impacts learning. In Rigor and Assessment in the Classroom, bestselling author Barbara R. Blackburn provides a broad range of practical strategies for increasing the rigor and usefulness of your formative and summative assessments. You’ll discover how to... Create an environment where students are expected to learn at high levels; Evaluate and check student learning in a way that ensures growth; Strengthen the validity and reliability of your assessments; Plan assessments in conjunction with planning the instruction; Differentiate assessments to increase the rigor for all students; Enhance the effectiveness of your grading system and feedback; Use performance-based assessment to enhance rigor; and Design clear, reader-friendly rubrics and scoring guides. Each chapter includes ready-to-use tools, examples across the subject areas, and "Think About It" questions to help you reflect on what you’ve read. Many of the tools are also offered as free eResources at www.routledge.com/9781138936140, so you can easily print and distribute them for classroom use.
Rigorous Schools and Classrooms
| Author | : Ronald Williamson |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 201 |
| Release | : 2013-08-16 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1317930673 |
Turn your school into a student-centered learning environment, where rigor is at the heart of instruction in every classroom. From the bestselling author of Rigor is Not a Four-Letter Word, Barbara Blackburn, and award-winning educator Ronald Williamson, this comprehensive guide to establishing a schoolwide culture of rigor is for principals and other administrators who seek to create the conditions in which rigorous classrooms flourish. School leaders will learn to manage a movement toward increased schoolwide rigor; engage teachers in conversations about improving instruction; build support for rigor among families and community members; learn methods for gathering meaningful data on student learning; and much more! With practical, ready-to-apply strategies, this book outlines and simplifies the steps toward achieving rigor at the school level. It represents a successful program that principals and administrators can use to put student learning first!
Rigor and Differentiation in the Classroom
| Author | : Barbara R. Blackburn |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 191 |
| Release | : 2018-06-14 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1351185896 |
Learn how to differentiate instruction while maintaining a rigorous learning environment. In this practical book, rigor expert Barbara R. Blackburn shows that the differentiated classroom doesn’t mean extra work for top students and easy work for others; instead, you can have high expectations for all students and provide scaffolding so that everyone can reach success. She also addresses many of the greatest concerns teachers have about implementing differentiated instruction, including: How to manage your time so that you can create lessons, find resources, and grade assignments for students working at different levels; How to balance differentiated instruction and teaching standards; How to ensure rigor at all tiers of instruction; How to collaborate with teachers and other faculty members; How to differentiate homework and other out-of-class assignments; How to explain differentiated instruction to parents and families; And more... Each chapter includes practical tools and activities that you can use immediately to bring all students to higher levels of achievement. Many of these tools are available as eResources and can be downloaded for free from the book’s product page: www.routledge.com/9780815394471.
Promoting Rigor Through Higher Level Questioning
| Author | : Todd Stanley |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 98 |
| Release | : 2021-09-09 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1000495418 |
Promoting Rigor Through Higher Level Questioning equips teachers with effective questioning strategies and:
Raising the Rigor
| Author | : Eileen Depka |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9781942496984 |
Developed specifically for grades K-2, this resource presents classroom-ready lessons that support the ISTE Standards for Students (NET standards). Use the lessons, which focus on four essential skills (communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity), to take instruction and learning to the next level through the use of technology. Each chapter includes strategies for developing authentic learning experiences and ends with discussion questions for personal reflection. Integrate digital learning and support the ISTE Standards (formerly National Educational Technology Standards for Students or NETS): - Understand that real transformational change results from teaching and learning, not ever-changing digital devices. - Give students opportunities to exercise their voice, choice, and creativity using multimedia and digital tools. - Implement practical novice-, operational-, and wow-level lessons and tips for using digital tools in classroom lessons. - Foster digital citizenship, helping students keep themselves and their data safe online and make ethical decisions on the Internet. - Learn how to get students communicating, collaborating, innovating, and thinking critically in grade K-2 classroom lessons. Contents: Chapter 1: Learning Technology Operations and Concepts Chapter 2: Embracing Creativity Chapter 3: Communicating and Collaborating Chapter 4: Conducting Research and Curating Information Chapter 5: Thinking Critically to Solve Problems Chapter 6: Being Responsible Digital Citizens Chapter 7: Expanding Technology and Coding Concepts Epilogue Appendix References and Resources
Rigor in the 6–12 ELA and Social Studies Classroom
| Author | : Barbara R. Blackburn |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 142 |
| Release | : 2018-11-13 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1351062042 |
Learn how to incorporate rigorous activities in your English language arts or social studies classroom and help students reach higher levels of learning. Expert educators and consultants Barbara R. Blackburn and Melissa Miles offer a practical framework for understanding rigor and provide specialized examples for middle and high school ELA and social studies teachers. Topics covered include: Creating a rigorous environment High expectations Support and scaffolding Demonstration of learning Assessing student progress Collaborating with colleagues The book comes with classroom-ready tools, offered in the book and as free eResources on our website at www.routledge.com/9781138480773.
