Rigor in Your Classroom A Toolkit for Teachers

Teachers are required to increase the rigor for students, but how? This book by bestselling author and rigor expert Barbara Blackburn has the answer! It is a treasure chest of more than 200 practical and highly-effective tools that can be used across grade levels and subject areas to increase student rigor, leading your students to higher engagement and deeper learning.

Topics covered include?

• Asking higher-level questions
• Scaffolding to help all students achieve success
• Differentiating instruction and using modifications
• Fostering independence through gradual release of responsibility
• Increasing text difficulty and teaching close reading
• Setting high expectations
• Changing students? views of success
• Encouraging effort and goal-setting
• Creating an environment that is conducive to learning
• Using effective grading policies and assessment tools
• Working with parents, colleagues, and administrators
• And much, much more!

Rigor in Your Classroom will be your go-to resource throughout the school year, as you continually return to it to try new tools with your students. Bonus: The tools are accompanied by graphic organizers, charts, templates, and reproducibles for easy implementation.

Acknowledgements

Meet the Author

Introduction

Chapter 1: Understanding Rigor

Chapter 2. Raise Expectations through High Standards

Chapter 3. Raise Expectations through Questioning and Adult Behaviors

Chapter 4. Increase Depth of Instruction

Chapter 5. Give Support

Chapter 6. Options for Assessment

Chapter 7: Reinvigorate the Environment

Chapter 8: Extend Your Reach

References

Dr. Barbara Blackburn is the bestselling author of fourteen books and is a sought-after national and international consultant. She was an award-winning professor at Winthrop University and has taught early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school students.