WHAT IS RIGOR?????????Outcome # 2

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RIGOR…What rigor IS: What rigor is NOT:

Example: Non-example:

RIGOR…

RIGOR “….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.” (Blackburn, 2008)

HOW DO WE RAISE RIGOR? Raise the level of content Increase complexity Give appropriate support and guidance Open your focus Raise expectations

Barbara Blackburn

READ FOR RIGOR1. In your content groups, draw a grade

band literacy standard.2. Read the standard as it progresses from

6th to 12th grade. 3. Identify the increases in rigor.4. Discuss how a teacher might plan for the

specified level of rigor at his or her grade level.