Raising the Rigor (Paperback)

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