Elements of

Effective Teaching
Presentation
Katie Carl and Sophia Palajac
Referenced Readings
The Beginners Guide to Understanding Rigor and Four Myths of Rigor
By Ronald Williamson and Barbara R. Blackburn

Teach Like a Champion 2.0: 62 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to
College (K-12)
By Doug Lemov

What is it about me you can’t teach. An Instructional Guide for the Urban
Educator
By Eleanor Renee Rodriguez and James Bellanca
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 1.
Rigor

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Define Rigor
Why?
Explain More
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Rigor is creating an environment in
which each student is expected to learn
at high levels, each student is
supported so he or she can learn at high
levels, and each student demonstrates
learning at high levels

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What is Rigor NOT?
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Rigor is NOT about giving students
more to do, or punishing them with
more homework

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 How can you promote Rigor?

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 Five Techniques
Derived from Champion Teachers
Builds culture, raises expectations, and differtate great classrooms from just good ones!

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 1. 2. 3.
No Opt Out Right Is Right Stretch It
Turn “I don’t know” into When you respond to Reward “right” answers
success by ensuring that answers in class, hold out with harder questions.
students who won’t try or for answers that are
can’t answer practice “all-the-way-right” or all
getting it right. the way to your standards
of rigor.

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 4. 5.
Format Matters Without Apology
Help your students Embrace- rather than
practice responding in a apologize for- rigorous
format that content, academic,
communicates the challenge, and the hard
worthiness of their deals. work necessary to
scholarships.

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 No Opt Out

★ Teacher provide the answer and have the

student repeat
★ Have another student provide the answer and
ask the initial student to repeat
★ Teacher cues the student and helps them find
answer
★ Another student provides a cue and the initial
student uses the cue to help them find the
answer

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 No Apologies

1. Make education a powerhouse

a. Do not assume something will
be boring
2. Provide a purpose
a. Do not blame the content
3. Make the content “accessible”

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 Stretch It

Reward correct question with more challenging question

★ Ask how and why
★ Ask for better phrasing
★ Ask for evidence
★ Ask students to integrate another related skill
★ Ask students to apply the same skill to a new
setting

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 Right Is Right

1. Ask follow-up questions

2. Ask a variety of
questions
3. Build a culture around
student interactions
a. E.g., class discussions

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 Format Matters

1. Identify the error

2. Begin the corrections
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 How to Develop Rigor in Your Classroom

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 Start by building strong relationships Make sure to differentiate instruction for
ALL students

Maintain high expectations Provide choice and create relevant

assignments

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What would a rigorous task look like in your classroom?

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 ➢ Provide students with challenging
material
➢ Require complete sentences
➢ Require use of technical vocabulary
during discussions
➢ Ask “why” and “how” questions
➢ Ask for students to provide evidence
➢ Encourage students to improve and
develop their initial answer.
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 2.
Having High Expectations
for Students

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What does it mean to have high expectations for all students?
What does it look and sound like in your classroom?

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 ALL students are supported so they can learn at high levels.

Teachers push students to respond at high levels and if needed guided to the right
answer.

Lessons are designed to move students to more challenging work

scaffolding to support students’ learning.

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 Fifteen Behaviors:
Greatest Impact on Low-Performing Children

Equitable Distribution Proximity Praise

Affirm and Correct Individual Help Wait Time

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 Fifteen Behaviors:
Greatest Impact on Low-Performing Children

Courtesy Personal Regard Listening

Touching
Reasons for Praise Delving

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 Fifteen Behaviors:
Greatest Impact on Low-Performing Children

Desisting
Accepting Feelings
Higher-Level Questions

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Why is it important for teachers to have high expectations for
ALL of their students?

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 Students Provide Opportunities
Drives of High Understand for Students to
Achievements What They Demonstrate Mastery
Have Learned

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How can teachers demonstrate that they have
high expectations for all of their students?

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 Create authentic assessments that are not limited to knowledge alone

Define student expectations

Focus on the process as well as the product

Have faith in your students and help them build confidence

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What are the implications of teachers not
believing in their students?

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 Low Student Achievement
&
Low Student Engagement
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 Interactive Activity

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 Thanks!
Any questions?

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