Adding Rigor

Autor/inn/en	Williamson, Ronald; Blackburn, Barbara R.
Titel	Adding Rigor
Quelle	In: Principal Leadership, 10 (2009) 1, S.60-62 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-8957
Schlagwörter	Instructional Effectiveness; Principals; Instructional Leadership; Educational Objectives; Middle Schools; Data Collection; Educational Research; Teaching Methods; Teacher Administrator Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtserfolg; Principal; Schulleiter; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Data capture; Datensammlung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	A school leader's most visible role is the manager of the day-to-day operations of a school. A less visible but far more important role is that of an instructional leader who works with teachers and other staff members to ensure that every student has a high-quality, rigorous academic experience. Ensuring that schools and classrooms are rigorous is complex work that requires paying attention to curricula, instructional effectiveness, expectations, and support strategies. The journey toward increasing rigor in school begins with the purposeful engagement of teachers, parents, students, and staff members in a conversation about the school and how to strengthen its program. There are many obstacles on the road to rigor, but the first is often the lack of consensus about what rigor is. Too often, a punishment-based view of rigor is present. A positive view of rigor takes another form: rigor is creating an environment in which each student is expected to learn at high levels, is supported so that he or she can learn at high levels, and demonstrates learning at high levels. To build a strong foundation for rigorous education, leaders must work with their school communities to develop a shared understanding of rigor. This article discusses four steps to developing a common vision. (Contains 1 figure.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Secondary School Principals. 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537. Tel: 800-253-7746; Tel: 703-860-0200; Fax: 703-620-6534; Web site: http://www.principals.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10