Rigor in the Remote Learning Classroom Instructional Tips and Strategies

Learn how to keep the rigor and motivation alive in a remote learning or hybrid K–12 classroom. In this essential book, bestselling author Barbara R. Blackburn shares frameworks and tools to help you move online without compromising the rigor of your instruction. You’ll learn… how to create a remote culture of high expectations; how to scaffold so students reach higher levels of learning; how to have students collaborate in different settings; and how to provide virtual feedback and deliver effective assessments. You’ll also discover how common activities, such as virtual field trips, can lack rigor without critical thinking prompts. The book provides practical strategies you can implement immediately to help all students reach higher levels of success.

Chapter One: Rigor and Remote Learning Chapter Two: Planning for Rigorous Learning in the Remote Classroom Chapter Three: Expectations in the Remote Classroom Chapter Four: Scaffolding and Support in the Remote Classroom Chapter Five: Demonstrating Learning in the Remote Classroom Chapter Six: Rigorous Assessment in the Remote Classroom Chapter Seven: Challenges Related to Rigor and Remote Learning Continue the Conversation

Barbara R. Blackburn is the bestselling author of over 25 books and is a sought-after consultant. She was an award-winning professor at Winthrop University and has taught students of all ages. Barbara can be contacted through her website at www.barbarablackburnonline.com. Melissa Miles is a middle school language arts teacher. Previously, she was Director of Educational Resources at a school in North Carolina. She has almost 20 years of classroom teaching experience. She is also twice credentialed as a National Board-Certified teacher, works as a SpringBoard Curriculum consultant to College Board, and is a certified member of the site visitation team for the Schools to Watch award.