<p>"This book is a WOW! It voices and puts into practical language so many of the pieces we are trying to capture in our district."<br />—Karen Hickman, Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Pasadena, TX</p>

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 want 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!

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This book shows how principals can foster collegiality, provide mentorship, offer rewards, and otherwise create conditions so that teachers will be internally motivated.
Chapter 1 Leadership for Rigor: More Than a Mandate; Chapter 2 A Rationale for Rigor; Chapter 3 Recognizing Rigor; Chapter 4 The BASE Planning Model; Chapter 5 Culture; Chapter 6 Ownership and Shared Vision; Chapter 7 Managing Data; Chapter 8 Professional Development; Chapter 9 Advocacy; Chapter 10 Shared Accountability; Chapter 11 Structures to Support Rigor; Chapter 12 Challenges and Opportunities;
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Product details

ISBN
9781138435551
Published
2017-07-11
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight
453 gr
Height
254 mm
Width
178 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
208

Biographical note

Williamson, Ronald; Blackburn, Barbara