Rigor, Active Student Engagement and Power Standards

Resources for developing a district philosophy for a culture
that ensures high student performance

Depth of Knowledge
Rigor

• Harrison County School District-Understanding Depth of Knowledge in the curriculum frameworks and assessments.Includes Training modules 1-5 and DOK resources
  
  
• St. Louis Area Curriculum Coordinators Association- September29, 2006- Depth of Knowledge Power Point http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/sia/msip/DOK_presentation.pdf

• Kentucky Department of Education- Depth of Knowledge Power Point http:www.education.ky.gov/users/jwyatt/CoreContent/DOK%2012-151.ppt
  
  
• Correlation Chart for FCAT—Webb’s Cognitive Complexity—Bloom’s Taxonomy from UCF znd FLaRE http://flare.ucf.edu/rshaulis/Correlation%20Chart.doc
  
  
• "After each assessment, NAEP releases dozens of sample questions to the public—more than 2,000 questions are currently available. The tools featured here can be used to supplement classroom instruction, provide additional insight into the content of the assessment, and show what students nationally or in your state or district know and can do.
  
  
• Resources from The National Center for Research on Evaluation at UCLA

• Sample Performance Tasks Prepared for Los Angeles Unified School District Division of Instructional Services The articles and Web sites below contain assessment information for parents of K-12 age children.
  http://www.edreform.com/_upload/CER_state_scorecard.pdf

• Education in America: State-by-State Scorecard http://www.readingrockets.org
  
  
• Teachers who care about students and are knowledgeable about reading make all the difference in the world! Even though children come to school with varying language and literacy experiences, all of them benefit from the same thing – excellent reading instruction that’s tailored to students’ individual needs. http://www.leadered.com/rrr.html

• The Rigor/Relevance Framework is a tool developed by staff of the International Center for Leadership in Education to examine curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The Rigor/Relevance Framework is based on two dimensions of higher standards and student achievement.
  http://www.eyeoneducation.com/excerpts/7092-1%20RubricandSelf-assessmentofRigor.pdf
  
  
• Rubric for Gauging Progress Toward Rigor and Cognitive Dissonance
  http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/dissonance.htm
  
  
• Beyond Intractability essay on Cognitive Dissonance
  
  
• An archived chapter from a previous edition of A First Look at Communication Theory by Em Griffin, the leading college text in the field of communication theory http://www.afirstlook.com/docs/cogdiss.pdf

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