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HOW TO EXPECT IT, INCREASE IT, AND CREATE IT
PRESENTED BYJAN STILWELL
INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST, TITLE I READINGNOVEMBER 2010
RIGOR is NOT a 4-letter Word!
RIGOR: What is it?
ENTRANCE TICKET
Talk with your group to define RIGOR.
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Does your definition look like this?
Rigor is creating an environment in which
each student is expected to learn at high levels, each student is supported so he or she can learn at high levels, and each student demonstrates learning at high levels.
-- Barbara R. Blackburn (2008)
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Ways to Enhance Rigor in the Classroom:
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1. Raise the level of instruction in content2. Increase the complexity of assignments3. Provide appropriate support and guidance
to students4. Open your focus – shift from a narrow focus
to an open-ended focus5. Raise expectations for students
Increasing the Complexity
R Raise level of contentI Increase complexityG Give appropriate support and
guidanceO Open your focusR Raise expectations
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Expecting Students to Learn at High Levels
High ExpectationsChallenging CurriculumInstruction: High Level QuestioningInstruction: Differentiation and
Multiple Intelligences
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Models for Questioning
New Bloom’s TaxonomyCiardello’s Four Types of QuestionsQuality QUESTIONSQuestion Matrix
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Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
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How to Raise the Level of Content
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Value a depth of understandingIncrease text difficultyCreate connectionsReview, not just repeat of same
informationEvaluate expectations of content
Ways to Increase Complexity
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Complexity through projectsComplexity in writing - RAFTComplexity in assessing prior
knowledge – More than K-W-L!Complexity with vocabulary – Frayer
ModelComplexity in review games
Writing Structure: RAFT
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R - ROLEA - AUDIENCEF - FORMATT - TOPIC
Support & Guidance
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Scaffolding during reading instructionModeling expected instructional
behaviorsProviding clear expectationsChunking big tasksPresenting multiple opportunities to
learn
How to Open Your Focus
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Open-ended questioningOpen-ended vocabulary instructionOpen-ended projectsOpen-ended choices for studentsOpen-ended from the beginning
How to Raise Expectations
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Expect the bestExpand the visionLearning is NOT optionalTrack progressCreate a culture for learning
Creating a Culture for Rigor!15
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Final Insights
EXIT TICKETOne way I plan to apply this
information in my school is …The most important idea I heard today
was …I wonder …
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