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Challenging students to think and learn on their own with support.

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Challenging students to think and learn on their own with support.

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Rigor facilites student thinking and questioning which leads to discovery.

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Rigor facilites student thinking and questioning which leads to discovery.

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allowing students to think and problem solve on their own

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allowing students to think and problem solve on their own

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Teaching skills that are lifelong and will prepare students for a variety of situations: school, career, life...

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Rigor is supporting students to make the learning their own and apply it. 

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Rigor is supporting students to make the learning their own and apply it. 

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Rigor is learning in a way that incorporates critical thinking, learning at high levels, and application and extension of new learning.

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Rigor is teaching that engages students to apply the seven survival skills to the learning that they are doing.

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Rigor is giving students the tools so that they can take something unfamiliar or complex to create a solution or product.

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Having students be comfortable with asking questions and to look at a situation from their point of view and lens

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Having students be comfortable with asking questions and to look at a situation from their point of view and lens

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A rigorous activity is when we ask our students to do the work rather than the teacher doing all of the thinking and talking.  Kids need to write and speak to make sense of content.

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Asking and answering questions creatively

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Redefining instruction to help students in their critical thinking, communication and collaboration skills.

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Redefining instruction to help students in their critical thinking, communication and collaboration skills.

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Think about and question their learning.

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Providing opportunities for students to acquire, organize and apply information in order to make meaning on their own.

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Providing opportunities for students to acquire, organize and apply information in order to make meaning on their own.

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Students "owning" their learning to think and question items until they can use the information on their own.

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Student driven, teacher led, with an outcome of questioning, discovery, and in query. 

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Student driven, teacher led, with an outcome of questioning, discovery, and in query. 

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Consistent high expectations for critical thinking and cooperative learning

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Consistent high expectations for critical thinking and cooperative learning

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The level of opportunity we give students to take their learning beyond what we do in the classroom

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Teach students to think, question, and apply, as opposed to memorizing information for a test

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Teach students to think, question, and apply, as opposed to memorizing information for a test

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1. Critical Thinking
2. Collaboration
3. Agility & Adaptability
etc.

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individual skills and put them together to create a process

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individual skills and put them together to create a process

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Rigor is allowing students to think and give meaning (lots of critical thinking) of their own.

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Providing a space for students to challenge themselves and others through Socratic questioning and research-based responses.

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Providing a space for students to challenge themselves and others through Socratic questioning and research-based responses.

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Facilitating the process of learning through the use of collaborative work that requires the use of critical thinking and analysis

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Facilitating the process of learning through the use of collaborative work that requires the use of critical thinking and analysis

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Rigor in any K-12 classroom is students connecting to the content through their worldview, feeling compelled to engage, question and change the world through their interactions with content!

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Providing students opportunities to use the skills of critical thinking, collaboration, etc. to create and design their own learning

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Rigor allows students to demonstrate they can critically think, problem solve , and communicate effectively.  

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Rigor allows students to demonstrate they can critically think, problem solve , and communicate effectively.  

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Rigor happens when students own their learning and can solve problems through the use of critical thinking strategies within a collaborative environment

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Rigor happens when students own their learning and can solve problems through the use of critical thinking strategies within a collaborative environment

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Creating an environment where students are encouraged to think and engage in their learning in a deeper more meaningful way.

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Rigor is challenging students' thinking in new ways.

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Rigor is challenging students' thinking in new ways.

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Rigor is finding ways to give students an opportunity to develop marketable skills and independent thinking patterns.

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Aim at the target, even if you aim badly. Then aim again with better accuracy. 

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Aim at the target, even if you aim badly. Then aim again with better accuracy. 

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Rigor is meaning-making/sense-making of information and being able to apply information/skills in novel circumstances

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Rigor is challenging students to be critical thinkers that are inquisitive and then able to actively apply their learning.

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Challenging students relative to where they are.  It is based in growth, and allows for relevant skills, academic acumen, and increasing complexity.

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Challenging students relative to where they are.  It is based in growth, and allows for relevant skills, academic acumen, and increasing complexity.

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Rigor is student critical thinking that impacts the students to engage, and problem solve through their own agency. 

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Rigor is student critical thinking that impacts the students to engage, and problem solve through their own agency. 

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facilitating students in learning and applying the content

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facilitating students in learning and applying the content

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Rigor is ensuring students engage in questioning and critical thinking, and are able to transfer and apply learning to other/new areas on their own.

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Rigor is ensuring students engage in questioning and critical thinking, and are able to transfer and apply learning to other/new areas on their own.

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High Expectations and lessons that lead to greater engagement and challenges.

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High Expectations and lessons that lead to greater engagement and challenges.

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Getting students to represent their thoughts and ideas in a clear and concise manner and to be responsible for their learning 

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Getting students to represent their thoughts and ideas in a clear and concise manner and to be responsible for their learning 

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students engage in higher levels of depth of knowledge to make learning more meaningful and authentic

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students engage in higher levels of depth of knowledge to make learning more meaningful and authentic

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Rigor is encouraging students to think for themselves and having the ability to use this knowledge to solve problems within the current world.

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Rigor is encouraging students to think for themselves and having the ability to use this knowledge to solve problems within the current world.

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Students highly engaged in their work, figuring out novel and creative solutions using info they have and applying in a new way.

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Students highly engaged in their work, figuring out novel and creative solutions using info they have and applying in a new way.

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learning that increases critical thinking skills and allowing for failure to be capitalized on for new learning to occur

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giving students the opportunity to develop and expand their skills communicating, critically thinking and problem solving in a way that pushes them peronally

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giving students the opportunity to develop and expand their skills communicating, critically thinking and problem solving in a way that pushes them peronally

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Our Collaborative Definition of Rigor is:
Creating an instructional environment where students are encouraged and engaged in skill building, such as  critical thinking, communication and collaboration. High expectations and empowering students  to take ownership of their learning are evident.