49 Ways to Close the Achievement Gap
Using RIGOR
Note: Training includes Complete Resource Handbook
PART 1: The Background for Closing the Achievement Gap with Rigor
Must-Know Reasons for Using
Rigor Opening Small and Large Group
Activity Important Must-Know Facts
The Importance of Rigor
Defining Rigor
Group Activity using Rigor
Video of Students Using Rigor
Higher Order Thinking Skills & Their Importance
Critical Analytical Thinking to Prepare for Success in the 21st Century
The Shift to Informational
Text Defining Informational
Text Examples of Informational
Text
Text Complexity
Quantitative—Lexiles
Understanding Lexiles
Examples of different texts using Lexiles
How to Determine Lexiles for Texts
Qualitative Dimensions for Text Complexity
Level of Purpose between Informational Text and Literary Text
Structure
Language Clarity and Conventionality
Knowledge Demands
Reader and Task Dimension
The Need for Increase in Academic Vocabulary
Informational and Argument Writing
The Spiral Effect
Scaffolding
Putting it All Together for Language Skills with Audience Activity
A More Comprehensive Way of Teaching Math Concepts versus Skills
Math Concepts versus Math Skills
Video and Activity
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PART 2: Keys to Rigor
High Levels for All Students
High Level versus Low Level Activity-Participants Label Correct Levels
The Role of the Teacher in Using
Rigor Key Things Every Teacher Must
Know Creating Assignments with
Purpose
Leading High Level Text Based Discussions
Focusing on the learning process
Students making Connections
Independent Student Research and Self-Directed Research
Scaffolding
Argument and Persuasion Analysis and Conclusions
Standards and Strategies Activity (Identify task and skills/Springboard for selecting research-based strategies)
Quality Questioning
Must-Knows for Quality Questioning
Video and Audience Activity
Repeating versus Shifting (Examples)
Close Reading
Defined and Text Dependent Questions
A New Foundation for Student Rigorous Analysis of Text
Defining the Scope and Schema of Text
Detective Reading
4 Tools for Rigorous Analysis of Complex Text Students Will Enjoy
Sheriff Reading
Delving Even Deeper into Text
Syntopical Reading
Time to Practice
Dime Line-Sheriff and Detective Work-Reading
KISS Strategy for Reading and Writing
Math Strategies-What the research shows/Strategies to Use in the Thinking Math Classroom
Strategies and More!
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PART 3: Closing the Gap for Special Populations
Fact and Figures
Differentiating Instruction—How to Do It
Help for Students: Students who are English Language Learners
Students with Special Needs including ADHD, LD, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Help for Students that have Anger Issues and Students that are Unmotivated
PART 4: Summing it up Activity
A. Standards/Plan for Implementing/Rubric for a Standard-Team Activity
B. What’s Next: Weaving in Data with the Instructional Lesson Plan
Why Differentiated Instruction, Scaffolding and Formative Assessment are Key
Factors - Team Activity
C. I am a Difference Maker! Closing Participant Activity and Evaluation
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