Rigor — it’s not reserved for only the advanced. It is advanced instruction for ALL students
Rigorous instruction for all students is required in the Common Core and possible in every classroom, school and district. Our resources guide you on how to make advanced material equally accessible to all students, regardless of background or performance level.
Our resources on Rigor coach you on how to implement rigorous instruction in relevant and rewarding ways in your classrooms and throughout your school. We support all learners and have a dual focus on engaging and challenging advanced learners while, at the same time, motivating struggling students to master rigorous content.
Resources
- Rigorous Summative Assessment
- Learning Goal Rigor-Analysis
- Learning Material Rigor-Analysis
- Learning Material Decision-Making Template
- Acquisition Lesson Planning Worksheet
- Application Lesson Planning Worksheet
- Assimilation Lesson Planning Worksheet
- Rigorous Unit Plan
- Rigorous Unit Checklist
- Rigorous Unit Planning Template
Books
How to Plan Rigorous Instruction provides valuable worksheets, planning templates and strategies to help you create more rigorous lesson plans— including selecting better content, implementing powerful instructional strategies, and creating and administering meaningful assessments.
Learn more in our Mastering the Principles of Great Teaching Series, a how-to series that focuses the 7 Principles of Effective Instruction introduced in Never Work Harder Than Your Students and Other Principles of Great Teaching.
