1st Edition

Rigorous Schools and Classrooms Leading the Way

208 Pages
by Eye On Education

208 Pages
by Eye On Education

208 Pages
by Eye On Education

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... Read more
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
1. Leadership for Rigor: More Than a Mandate
2. A Rationale for Rigor
3. Recognizing Rigor
4. The BASE Planning Model
5. Culture
6. Ownership and Shared Vision
7. Managing Data
8. Professional Development
9. Advocacy
10. Shared Accountability
11. Structures to Support Rigor
12. Challenges and Opportunities
13. References

Biography

Williamson, Ronald; Blackburn, Barbara

"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."
—Karen Hickman, Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Pasadena, TX