Raising the Rigor

Eileen Depka

ISBN 10: 1942496982 / ISBN 13: 9781942496984

Published by Solution Tree Press, US, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Raising the Rigor
• Publisher: Solution Tree Press, US
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1942496982
• ISBN 13: 9781942496984
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The skillful use of questioning techniques has the power to enhance students' critical thinking skills, deepen their engagement, and better prepare them for college and careers. This book shares questioning techniques that educators can use to respond to students' diverse needs while maintaining rigor and relevance. Teach students questioning strategies via Socratic circles and Bloom's taxonomy to build connections between students and their learning. Explore example situations, and use templates and strategies to encourage advanced discussions, collaboration, and risk-taking in the classroom.

Learn questioning strategies that will aid you in increasing rigor in the classroom:

• Discover how questioning can promote the traits that students need to succeed in college and their careers.
• Examine instructional practices and examples of rigor in the classroom you can use to respond to students as they develop 21st century skills and conceptual understanding.
• Explore how to deconstruct standards and standards-based questions to write quality questions that align with academic expectations.
• Create a classroom climate that fosters collaboration and constructive discussions, teaches higher-order thinking skills, and increases student engagement.
• Use templates, surveys, and checklists to plan instruction, deconstruct academic standards, assess student engagement, and collect data.

Contents:
Chapter 1: Using Questioning Strategies in the Classroom
Chapter 2: Deconstructing Higher-Order Thinking Skills
Chapter 3: Developing Effective Assessments
Chapter 4: Ensuring Student Success With Complex Questions
Chapter 5: Creating Standards-Based Questions and Tasks
Chapter 6: Encouraging Traits to Attain College and Career Readiness
Chapter 7: Encouraging Student Involvement
Chapter 8: Growing Students' Ability to Ask Questions That Matter
Epilogue: Pulling It All Together
References and Resources

About the Author

Eileen Depka, PhD, has abackground in assessment, common assessment design, rubric development,standards-based assessment, question design, classroom questioning practices,positive practices in grading and reporting, and the implementation ofstandards-based grading and reporting.She is the author of books including Raising the Rigor, BringingHomework Into Focus, FormativeAssessment in the RTI Framework, DesigningRubrics for Mathematics, Designing Assessment for Mathematics,and The Data Guidebook for Teachers and Leaders: Tools for ContinuousImprovement.
 
Dr. Depka has supervisedand coordinated curriculum, instruction, assessment, special education,educational technology, and continuous improvement efforts. She has taught allsubjects at the elementary and middle levels as well as graduate-level courses.She provides professional development for K-16 educators and, as a consultant,has worked across the country, focusing on creating engaging workshops tailoredto meet the individual needs of the schools and districts.
 
Dr. Depka earned abachelor's degree in elementary and middle level education from the Universityof Wisconsin and a master's degree and doctoral degree from Cardinal StritchUniversity.
 
She is passionate aboutstudent achievement and believes that all students can find academicsuccess.  Her goal is to work withteachers and administrators to collectively increase expertise and add tostrategy banks used in schools in order to increase student performance.