1. International Center for Leadership in Education
Rigor & Relevance August 14, 2007
Dr. Willard R. Daggett
International Center for Leadership in Education

2. Skills Gap

3. Change Process
Why
What
How

4. Rigor/Relevance For All Students

5. Knowledge Taxonomy 1. Awareness 2. Comprehension 3. Application
4. Analysis
5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation

6. Application Model 1. Knowledge in one discipline
2. Application within discipline
3. Application across disciplines
4. Application to real-world predictable situations
5. Application to real-world unpredictable situations

7. Rigor/Relevance Framework
Knowledge 1 2 3 4 5 6
Application 1 2 3 4 5

8. Levels
Bloom’s
C D
A B 6 5 4 3 2 1
Application

9. D C B A Rigor/Relevance Framework 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5
Obtain historical data about local weather to predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during year.
Test consumer products and illustrate the data graphically.
Plan a large school event and calculate resources (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize and hold this event.
Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid paper, each group using a different scale.
Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of squares having different-length sides.
Determine the largest rectangular area for a fixed perimeter.
Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that satisfy an algebraic relation or function.
Determine and justify the similarity or congruence for two geometric shapes. D C 5 4 3
Calculate percentages of advertising in a newspaper.
Tour the school building and identify examples of parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and angles.
Determine the median and mode of real data displayed in a histogram
Organize and display collected data, using appropriate tables, charts, or graphs.
Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or decimals.
Classify triangles according to angle size and/or length of sides.
Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional shapes.
Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot the quadrilateral on a grid. 2 A B 1 1 2 3 4 5

10. D C B A Rigor/Relevance Framework 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5
Obtain historical data about local weather to predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during year.
Test consumer products and illustrate the data graphically.
Plan a large school event and calculate resources (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize and hold this event.
Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid paper, each group using a different scale.
Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of squares having different-length sides.
Determine the largest rectangular area for a fixed perimeter.
Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that satisfy an algebraic relation or function.
Determine and justify the similarity or congruence for two geometric shapes. D
Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or decimals.
Classify triangles according to angle size and/or length of sides.
Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional shapes.
Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot the quadrilateral on a grid. C 5 4 3
Calculate percentages of advertising in a newspaper.
Tour the school building and identify examples of parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and angles.
Determine the median and mode of real data displayed in a histogram
Organize and display collected data, using appropriate tables, charts, or graphs. 2 A B 1 1 2 3 4 5

11. D C B A Rigor/Relevance Framework 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5
Obtain historical data about local weather to predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during year.
Test consumer products and illustrate the data graphically.
Plan a large school event and calculate resources (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize and hold this event.
Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid paper, each group using a different scale.
Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of squares having different-length sides.
Determine the largest rectangular area for a fixed perimeter.
Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that satisfy an algebraic relation or function.
Determine and justify the similarity or congruence for two geometric shapes.
Calculate percentages of advertising in a newspaper.
Tour the school building and identify examples of parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and angles.
Determine the median and mode of real data displayed in a histogram
Organize and display collected data, using appropriate tables, charts, or graphs. D C 5 4 3
Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or decimals.
Classify triangles according to angle size and/or length of sides.
Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional shapes.
Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot the quadrilateral on a grid. 2 A B 1 1 2 3 4 5

12. Levels
Bloom’s
C D
A B 6 5 4 3 2 1
Application

13. Change Process
Why
What
How

14. Education exists in the larger context of society.

15. When society changes – so too must education if it is to remain viable!

16. Technology

17. Information Technology
Processing
Communications

18. 1983 - A Nation at Risk E-mail Web pages Google iPODs Laptops
Digital cameras
Doppler radar
Cell Phones
Debit cards

19. 2000 Blogs Wikis Tagging Text messaging MySpace Podcasts PDAs
Genetic code

20. Millennial-oriented Technology
Blogs
Wikis
Tagging
Instant Messaging
MySpace
Podcasts

21. Children Aged 8-14 Help Parents Online…
/pictures – 38%
Respond to correspondence – 36%
Get directions – 35%
Help file income tax online – 14%

22. Today’s Youth Digital Learners Multimedia Find and manipulate data
Analyze data and images

23. Research Donald Roberts - Stanford
Jordan Grafman – National Institute of Neurological Disorders
Hal Pashler – University of California
Cheryl Grady – Rothman Research Center, Toronto
David Meyer – University of Michigan
Claudia Knooz – Duke

24. Multitasking
Toggling
Prefrontal Cortex
Pew Research

25. Count the Number of Passes the White Shirted Team Makes

26. Kids live in an iPhone World !

27. Education is a chalkboard world

28. Information Technology
Processing
Communications

29. Central Units’ Memory = 8 MB
1964 IBM System / 360 Mainframe
Central Units’ Memory = 8 MB
2004 iPod = 4 GB
2005 iPod = 20 GB
2006 iPod = 80 GB

30. Image source: www.dell.com

31. Image source: http://robota.dem.uc.pt/pda_control/pda2.JPG

32. Information Technology
Processing
Communications

33. Nano Technology
Atom Up

34. SPOT
Microsoft
Citizen
Fossil
Suunco

35. SPOT
Integrated Projection
Projection Keyboard

36. Projection Keyboard

37. Projection Keyboard and Projector

38. Language Translation

39. Translation Goggles

40. Bio Technology
Biological Science
Practical Application

41. Globalization

42. Computer Sales Computer Manufacturers Dell Sony Compaq Quanta HP
IBM Think Pad
Apple
NEC
Gateway
Toshiba
Quanta
Wispron
Asustek
Compal
Inventec
90 %
Mainland China
Companies

43. Cities with 1 Million People
United States
Eastern / Western Europe
China (2006)
China (2020) 9 36
100 +
160 +

44. Challenges
Technology
Globalization
Demographics

45. Challenges
Technology
Globalization
Demographics
Values / Beliefs

46. Change Process
Why
What
How

47. Are we teaching / assessing the right standards for success in school and beyond?

48. State WASL Reading Grade Level Expectations Tested

49. Washington Career and Technical Education
Washington English Language Arts
Grade Level Expectations
Grade 9/10
WASL
Grade 10
Agriculture &
Natural Resources
Architecture &
Construction
Arts, AV Tech &
Communications
Ag Production
Ag Services
Ag Mechanics
Natural
Resources
Architecture
Surveying
& Drafting
Visual Arts
& Design
Performing
Arts
Communica-
tions
1.2.2 Apply strategies to comprehend words and ideas. L H M
1.3.2 Understand and apply content/academic vocabulary critical to the meaning of the text, including vocabularies relevant to different contexts, cultures, and communities.
2.1.4 Apply comprehension monitoring strategies for informational and technical materials, complex narratives, and expositions: use prior knowledge.
2.1.5 Apply comprehension monitoring strategies for informational and technical materials, complex narratives, and expositions: synthesize ideas from selections to make predictions and inferences.
2.2.3 Analyze story elements.
2.2.4 Apply understanding of text organizational structures.

50. Washington Arts Education
Grade Level Expectations
6th Grade
WASL
Visual
Arts
Dance
Music
Theatre
1.2.1 Understand and apply dictionary skills and other reference skills. L
1.3.2 Understand and apply content/academic vocabulary critical to the meaning of text H
2.1.3 Apply comprehension monitoring strategies during and after reading: determine importance using theme, main idea, and supporting details in grade-level informational/expository text and/or literary/narrative text
2.1.5 Apply comprehension monitoring strategies before, during, and after reading: predict and infer
2.1.7 Apply comprehension monitoring strategies during and after reading: summarize grade-level informational / expository text and literary/narrative text

51. Right Standards
Are we teaching / assessing to an adequate level of proficiency for post high school success?

52. Interquartile Ranges Shown (25% - 75%)
Lexile Framework® for Reading Study Summary of Text Lexile Measures
Interquartile Ranges Shown (25% - 75%)
1600
1400
1200
Text Lexile Measure (L)
1000
800
600
High
School
Literature
College
Literature
High
School
Textbooks
College
Textbooks
Military
Personal
Use
Entry-Level
Occupations
SAT 1,
ACT,
AP*
* Source of National Test Data: MetaMetrics

53. Curriculum
Scope and Sequence

54. Right Standards
Right level of proficiency
Are we teaching / assessing ALL students’ ability to apply the standard to post high school responsibilities?

55. Levels
Bloom’s
C D
A B 6 5 4 3 2 1
Application

57. I CAN Learn® Algebra
What Works Clearinghouse: Recognized Evidence of Success
US Dept.of Education: “Promising” Mathematics Program

58. Change Process
Why
What
How

59. Larger Context 1901 – 24 G.I. 1925 – 45 Silent 1946 – 60 Boomers
1961 – 81 Gen X
Millennial

60. Change Process
Why
What
How

61. International Center for Leadership in Education, Inc.
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62. Change Process
Why
What
How