Publisher's Synopsis
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 conditions in which rigorous classrooms flourish.
School leaders will learn to:
- Manage a movement toward increased schoolwide rigor
- Engage teachers in conversations about improving instruction
- Build support for rigor among families and community members
- Learn methods for gathering meaningful data on student learning
- And much more!
With practical, ready-to-apply strategies, this book outlines and simplifies the steps toward achieving rigor at the school level. It represents a successful program that principals and administrators can use to put student learning first!
