RIGOR in
the
Classroom
Quality vs. Quantity
Heidy LaFleur
John W. Garvy School
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OBJECTIVES
Today we will:
•Make a connection between
potatoes and kids
•Find ways to increase rigor with
each lesson using questioning
techniques
•Define a common definition of rigor
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POTATOES
Go table to table with your group and write down
adjectives to describe the potatoes.
Think…
Some potatoes are…
Some potatoes have…
Some potatoes seem…
5 minutes
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STUDENTS
With you table, talk about your students.
Think…
Some students are…
Some students have…
Some students seem…
Some students need…
3 minutes
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Let’s Take a Quiz!
Garvy School
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Name the principal of Garvy School.
What is the mascot of the school?
List the janitorial staff.
Who did the principal choose as her
clerk?
5. Define the term school.
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Let’s Take another Quiz!
Garvy School
1. Give and justify your opinion of Mrs. McGlade
being the principal of Garvy School.
2. If you could chose a mascot of our school,
what would it be? Why do you think so?
3. Here is a list of the janitorial staff members.
State an argument as to which janitor is best.
4. Write a critique of why the principal choose
Wanda as her clerk?
5. What if school never existed. Discuss what
our world might be like.
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Higher order
questioning
will increase
the quality of
your
instruction!
*handouts
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So What is Rigor?
Last year’s data…discuss
GOLDEN LINE
Rigor is NOT a Four-Letter Word
Quality, not Quantity
Instruction for all students, not just “special students”
Learning, not Punishment
Lilia E. Sarmiento, (2009) “Rigor is NOT a Four-Letter Word”, Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 47 Iss: 4,
pp. 535-537
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Golden line
Group share
…What does rigorous
instruction look like?
Group poster
Share posters
Group agreement on Garvy’s definition of rigor
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