Rigor in the 612 Ela and Social Studies Classroom - A Teacher Toolkit

Learn how to incorporate rigorous activities in your English language arts or social studies classroom. Expert educators and consultants Barbara R. Blackburn and Melissa Miles offer a practical framework for understanding rigor and provide specialized examples for middle and high school ELA and social studies teachers.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Creating a Rigorous Environment 3. Expectations 4. Support and Scaffolding 5. Demonstration of Learning 6. Assessment 7. Collaborating to Improve Rigor

About the author

Barbara R. Blackburn, a Top 30 Global Guru in Education, has taught early childhood, elementary, middle and high school students and has served as an educational consultant for three publishing companies. In addition to speaking at international, national and state conferences, she also regularly presents workshops for teachers and administrators in elementary, middle and high schools. She is the author of numerous books, including the bestseller Rigor Is Not a Four-Letter Word.
Melissa Miles is currently back in the classroom teaching middle school language arts after serving as Director of Educational Resources at a school in Charlotte, NC. She has almost 20 years of classroom teaching experience. She is also twice credentialed as a National Board-Certified teacher for young adolescents, works as a SpringBoard Curriculum consultant to College Board, and is a certified member of the site visitation team for the Schools to Watch award.

Summary

Learn how to incorporate rigorous activities in your English language arts or social studies classroom. Expert educators and consultants Barbara R. Blackburn and Melissa Miles offer a practical framework for understanding rigor and provide specialized examples for middle and high school ELA and social studies teachers.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara R Blackburn, Barbara R. Blackburn, Barbara R. (Blackburn Consulting Group Blackburn, Blackburn Barbara R., Melissa Miles, Miles Melissa
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.2018
• EAN: 9781138480742
• ISBN: 978-1-138-48074-2
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / History, EDUCATION / Classroom Management, Educational psychology, Secondary Schools, Educational strategies & policy, Teachers' classroom resources & material, Educational: Citizenship and social education, Educational: Citizenship & social education, Educational strategies and policy, Teachers’ classroom resources and material, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher