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Beyond easy.
Build Opportunities to learn at different levels:
Write more if you can - if you can't write a paragraph, write two sentences more.
Can't be ALL rigor ALL the time.   Let students experiment.

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Moving out of a comfort zone.
Educational experiences academically, intellectually and personally.

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Strong self-confidence without judgement and based on their own learning level so that each student can be successful beyond "easy work".

Small doses.

Allow time for reflection.
Confidence to take
chances and possibly fail.

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Standards
Comfort Zone
Expectations that each    student can achieve beyond their minimum level of mastery or capability

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Rigor - To push and motivate our students with appropriate levels of academic intensity enabling them to step beyond the status-quoand encourage them to reach their full potential and beyond. Rigor is not rigid and can look different for every student

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9/29/16                    Rigor is pushing yourself beyond what is easy.  Students can resist this but need to be taught that we we fail, we have to modify what we are doing until we succeed.

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9/29/16                    Rigor is pushing yourself beyond what is easy.  Students can resist this but need to be taught that we we fail, we have to modify what we are doing until we succeed.

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Academic Rigor is a discipline and a practice.  As teacher/mentors we are in a position to provide opportunity for students to value rigor.  Building discipline, fortitude and a "stick to it" practice be it yoga, studying, cooking...It is an important quality and tool to advance yourself at something meaningful.

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Academic Rigor is a discipline and a practice.  As teacher/mentors we are in a position to provide opportunity for students to value rigor.  Building discipline, fortitude and a "stick to it" practice be it yoga, studying, cooking...It is an important quality and tool to advance yourself at something meaningful.

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Rigor is like going out dancing.  You dance and dance as the beats gets stronger.  But a good Deejay knows how to build in the rest.

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Rigor is like going out dancing.  You dance and dance as the beats gets stronger.  But a good Deejay knows how to build in the rest.

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We dance until we fall and then we take a slow walk to recover and then we dance again.

A teacher who provides rigor knows when to "drop the beat" and when to slow the music down for a minute.

Work students' minds!

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Definition of Academic Rigor by MVCS Teachers - Fall of 2016

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Definition of Academic Rigor by MVCS Teachers - Fall of 2016

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Rigor - Educational expectations that are challenging and help students understand complex ideas that are not harsh or overly complicated. The term Rigor applies to curriculum that encourages students to think critically and is intended to be supportive and stimulating.