Description
Are your lessons rigorous? The point of education is to help cultivate deep critical thinkers, not just to teach students how to ace a test. If we’re not careful, we can create lessons and activities that some students breeze through. We have to make sure that our instruction is rigorous for each student and that they are challenged every day. Many educators already have plans in place to help students who fall behind, but we also need to make sure to plan for students who speed ahead.
Educators Leanna Ferreira and Jenny Pennell say that the key to creating academically rigorous lessons lies in identifying and implementing characteristics of rigor. In the course “Planning for Rigor,” educators will discover how to promote thinking that goes beyond recalling information and helps students make meaning for themselves.
In this course you will learn:
- To Identify the characteristics of rigor
- To Determine levels of rigor
- The stages of rigorous thinking
NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards: 3.1, 3.4





Yesenia – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Very goo training.
Juana – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
I thought is was very informational.
Juan – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Linda – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
great
Antonia – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
good
Yaneht – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Even though it is interesting, I found it confusing
Mabell – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Sylvia – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
This was a nice challenge
Rachael – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
imformative
Ana – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative training!
Laura – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Not my favorite
Esmeralda – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
I do not think rigor is always the way. Sometimes setting rigor can be overwhelming.
Cipriano – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting
Alma – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Informative
Maricela – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Yvette – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed this course!
Susana – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Great explanation about higher thinking by using quadrants.
Flor – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
informative
Elma – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Belinda – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent training
Criselda – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Good
Yvette – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
This seems really great for the upper grade levels.
Gustavo – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Helps to differentiate instruction.
Norma – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
lots of information
Edith – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Good survey
Arleen – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Great Information / Great Presenter
Marisela – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Good information
Dana – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
still need to think about it
Lisa – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
A bit difficut to understand.
Celsa – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
I felt the module was a bit long.
Nancy – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
good
Delyla – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Eunice – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Good training.
Raquel – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
javier – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Eliana – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Marisa – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Great course to refresh how to apply thinking skills in lessons
Brenda – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Rigorous
Monica – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Course was informative.
Armando – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course!
Marisol – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
It was a bit challenging with all the diferent vocab.
PATRICIA – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Understanding the levels of thinking is important because we can do a better job in the classroom with students.
Cynthia – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
This was very informative and useful!
Iris – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
too many examples with reflective questions
Myrna – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
The course was useful and relevant.
Luis – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
johana – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
good lesson
Tracy – TOLEDO CITY (verified owner) –
I felt it was beneficial
Antonia – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
I would prefer to attend this course in person.
Roberta – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting