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Assuring Rigor and Relevance Long Beach USD Pathway Team Meeting. Rob Atterbury District Coach www.ConnectEdCalifornia.or g. Pathway Components. Challenging Academics Demanding Technical Courses Work-based Learning Support Services. Debrief. Instructions: Share “take-away” ideas
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Assuring Rigor and RelevanceLong Beach USD Pathway Team Meeting Rob Atterbury District Coach www.ConnectEdCalifornia.org
Pathway Components • Challenging Academics • Demanding Technical Courses • Work-based Learning • Support Services
Debrief Instructions: • Share “take-away” ideas • How can ConnectEd Studios be utilized • Implications
What is Rigor? (Not Rigor Mortis!) • What is your pathway definition? • What evidence do you have? • What is relevance? • How can the two be combined? • How can a project-based approach be use?
Rigor rig⋅or- noun • strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people. • the full or extreme severity of laws, rules, etc. • severity of living conditions; hardship; austerity: the rigor of wartime existence. • a severe or harsh act, circumstance, etc. • scrupulous or inflexible accuracy or adherence: the logical rigor of mathematics. • severity of weather or climate or an instance of this: the rigors of winter. • Pathology. a sudden coldness, as that preceding certain fevers; chill. • Physiology. a state of rigidity in muscle tissues during which they are unable to respond to stimuli due to the coagulation of muscle protein. • Obsolete. stiffness or rigidity.
Inquiry • in⋅quir⋅y • a seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge. • an investigation, as into an incident: a Congressional inquiry into the bribery charges. • the act of inquiring or of seeking information by questioning; interrogation. • a question; query.
Retention 5% Reading Audio-Visual 20% Teacher Demonstration 30% Whole Class Discussion 50% Practice by Doing 75% Teaching Others 90% Pct. Retained - based on the work of William Glasser
Specific Examples http://www.edutopia.org/collaboration-age-technology-biotech-video
Reflection • What actions are necessary? • What support do you need?
R4 = R2 + C2 Rigor x Relevance x Relationships x Revelry = Retention x Results + Students prepared for Collegeand Careers
Additional Information ConnectEd Website: www.connectedcalifornia.org Rob Atterbury ratterbury@connectedcalifornia.org