BEP012 – How to Approach Rigor in Blended Learning


In this episode, we talk about rigor in the context of blended learning. How do we put high-quality work and tasks in front of our students that have them engaged academically, intellectually and personally?

01:33 Definition of rigor in the context of blended learning

02:26 Learning experiences or instruction or school work that challenges kids academically, intellectually, and personally.

03:22 How do we put high-quality work and tasks in front of our students that have them engaged academically, intellectually and personally?

03:39 How do you provide personalized rigor in this context?

  • having the students do more of the cognitive lift
  • making sure that students have a really clear vision of what mastery looks like
  • the feedback process should be kind, specific and helpful

05:33 Are there any specific examples of rigor done well with blended learning?

05:58 An art teacher in Barrington Middle School in Barrington, Rhode Island

  • students create process slide decks for every single art project they create.

10:17 There’s also something that happens to students when they’re working on a task that feels authentic and relevant to themselves, but also when they’re presenting that work to an audience that’s also authentic to the work.

10:40 Yankee stadium case

11:46 How can teachers put the right rigor frameworks into action?

An Ethic of Excellence by Ron Berger, Expeditionary Learning

13:49 When you are going to do a project, show students a model, not just of what exemplary work looks like, but also of the process that it required to get that work to that stage of being a strong example (of exemplary work).

 

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