How schools and districts meet rigorous standards through authentic intellectual work: lessons from the field

Meet challenging standards by promoting students' authentic intellectual work Educators have long called for more rigor and engagement in classroom work, alongside calls for enhancing equity. Yet classroom practices and student outcomes have been slow to change. A promising solution is the rese...

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Main Author: Newman, Fred W. (Author)
Other Authors: King, M. Bruce (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California Corwin, a SAGE publishing company 2016
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Summary:Meet challenging standards by promoting students' authentic intellectual work Educators have long called for more rigor and engagement in classroom work, alongside calls for enhancing equity. Yet classroom practices and student outcomes have been slow to change. A promising solution is the research-backed, real world-tested potential of the Authentic Intellectual Work (AIW) framework to meet intellectually challenging standards including Common Core. This book provides * Richly detailed case studies of successful AIW implementation at the statewide, districtwide, and individual school levels * Illustrations of collaborative teaming to advance higher-order thinking, disciplined inquiry, and value beyond school * Exemplars of how AIW transforms professional development and evaluations and increases coherence and alignment of initiatives There is no such thing as a simple formula for school improvement, ..
Physical Description:156 pages illustrations
ISBN:9781506342276

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