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RIGOR Unveiled
A Video-Enhanced Flipbook to Promote Teacher Expertise in Relationship Building, Instruction, Goals, Organization, and Relevance

Includes 150+ Videos, Fisher/Frey Imprint, Illustrations by Taryl Hansen



192 pages | Corwin

A professional development assessment tool to elevate learning and instruction in every classroom

This unique, hands-on flipbook is designed as a classroom observation tool that redefines RIGOR, with a focus on five key elements, or indicators, that form a framework to promote a rigorous, scaffolded learning environment. Explore the five indicators on a RIGOR Walk to identify teacher strengths and areas for growth, and to set goals:

  • Relationships
  • Instruction
  • Goals
  • Organization
  • Relevance

Developed for teachers, teams, instructional coaches, and school leaders, RIGOR Unveiled provides a wealth of support and knowledge for classroom observation and reflection, including:

  • Tabbed sections that describe each of the five indicators to help focus discussion and evaluations
  • Rubrics for evaluation including ratings, evidence, and “My Next Steps"
  • 100+ video spotlights defining key concepts
  • 25 classroom videos showing each of the indicators in action
  • 25 videos of coaches discussing what they observed in each of the classroom videos
  • Sturdy flipbook format for individual and team use and easy writing on the go
  • Spot It Happening feature to calibrate observations as they happen

Together your teaching teams can improve the learning outcomes for students by committing to continuous improvement in their teaching practice. With this book in hand, you’ll have everything you need to make it happen.

 
Introduction
 
Section 1: Exploring Relationships
 
Section 2: Exploring Instruction
 
Section 3: Exploring Goals
 
Section 4: Exploring Organization
 
Section 5: Exploring Relevance
 
Putting it Together
 
Video Glossary
 
References

Sample Materials & Chapters

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Douglas Fisher

Douglas Fisher is professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Previously, Doug was an early intervention teacher and elementary school educator. He is a credentialed English teacher and administrator in California.  In 2022, he was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame by the Literacy Research Association. He has published numerous articles on reading and literacy, differentiated instruction, and curriculum design, as well as books such as The Teacher Clarity Playbook 2/e, Your Introduction to PLC+, The Illustrated Guide to... More About Author

Nancy Frey

Nancy Frey is a Professor in Educational Leadership at San Diego State and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College.  She is a credentialed special educator, reading specialist, and administrator in California.  She is a member of the International Literacy Association’s Literacy Research Panel. Her published titles include 50 Strategies for Activating Your PLC+, The Illustrated Guide to Visible Learning, Welcome to Teaching Multilingual Learners, Teaching Foundational Skills to Adolescent Readers, and RIGOR Unveiled: A Video-Enhanced Flipbook to Promote Teacher Expertise in Relationship Building,... More About Author

James Marshall

James Marshall’s lifelong work lies at the intersection of people and the organizations in which they work—and optimizing the synergy that fertile convergence holds. His scholarship, teaching, and consulting combine our understanding of human performance and organization development to assess strengths, devise strategy, and improve even the most vexing of challenges. Engagements have found him doing everything from evaluating virtual reality delivered training for active shooter containment, to devising strategy that improved the community-focused impacts realized by the national network of over 150 public television stations. He is... More About Author