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What are the components of culture in a school/classroom? * What does motivation / engagement look like? * HOW TO EXPECT IT, INCREASE IT, AND CREATE IT PRESENTED BY JAN STILWELL INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST, TITLE I READING NOVEMBER 2010 RIGOR is NOT a 4-letter Word! RIGOR: What is it? ENTRANCE TICKET Talk with your group to define RIGOR. * 11/15/2010 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) * 11/15/2010 Ways to Enhance Rigor in the Classroom: 11/15/2010 * Raise the level of instruction in content Increase the complexity of assignments Provide appropriate support and guidance to students Open your focus – shift from a narrow focus to an open-ended focus Raise expectations for students Increasing the Complexity R Raise level of content I Increase complexity G Give appropriate support and guidance O Open your focus R Raise expectations * 11/15/2010 Expecting Students to Learn at High Levels High Expectations Challenging Curriculum Instruction: High Level Questioning Instruction: Differentiation and Multiple Intelligences * 11/15/2010 Models for Questioning New Bloom’s Taxonomy Ciardello’s Four Types of Questions Quality QUESTIONS Question Matrix * 11/15/2010 Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences 11/15/2010 * How to Raise the Level of Content 11/15/2010 * Value a depth of understanding Increase text difficulty Create connections Review, not just repeat of same information Evaluate expectations of content Ways to Increase Complexity 11/15/2010 * Complexity through projects Complexity in writing - RAFT Complexity in assessing prior knowledge – More than K-W-L! Complexity with vocabulary – Frayer Model Complexity in review games Writing Structure: RAFT 11/15/2010 * R - ROLE A - AUDIENCE F -