1. The Recipe for an Excelling Student
Strategies for Creating Academic Rigor for ALL Students

2. Question We Will Answer Today
What do students who are currently only meeting the standards need in order to truly excel?
- Guiding principles
- Instructional strategies
- Practical ideas

3. Research shows that, “Of all the students in a mixed-ability class, the most capable learners are likely to learn the least or make less notable progress during a school year.”
-Winebrenner, 2005
Think / Pair / Share
Why do you think this statement is true? What can you do to prevent this from happening?

4. CHOICE and CHALLENGE are Essential
Guiding Principle #1
CHOICE and CHALLENGE are Essential

5. All humans have three
basic needs:
1.) To feel autonomous,
2.) To feel competent, and
3.) To feel connected to others
-Deci & Ryan, 1985
Providing choices and an
adequate amount of challenge
are essential to students
feeling both autonomous
and competent in their
abilities.

6. Intrinsic motivation is
evidenced when someone
engages in an activity
because they want to, not
because they have to. There
is no better way to promote
intrinsic motivation than by
allowing students to focus
on their own goals and
interests.

7. Remember, students need opportunities to
Remember, students need opportunities to
NOT succeed with ease if they are to develop their
talent and potential.

9. PREASSESSMENT + PERKY PACE
Guiding Principle #2
PREASSESSMENT + PERKY PACE

10. “The most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows; ascertain this and teach him (her) accordingly”.
-Ausubel, 1968
Preassessment helps you to
eliminate unnecessary
practice of material
students have already
learned.

11. There are many benefits to formative assessment
There are many benefits to formative assessment. Research has shown that the consistent use of formative assessment can double the speed at which students learn.
-Wiliam, 2007
Preassessment helps you to
determine what further
instruction or opportunities
for mastery students
need.

12. Sample Pre-assessment Ideas

13. Sample Pre-assessment Ideas

14. Sample Pre-assessment Ideas

18. FLEXIBILITY + FEEDBACK
Guiding Principle #3
FLEXIBILITY + FEEDBACK

19. Alonzo (2011) uses the analogy of driving a car
Alonzo (2011) uses the analogy of driving a car. “One might view standards as providing this destination for student learning. However, as drivers, we often are interested in knowing more than ‘Are we there yet?’ We would like to know how much further the journey will be, what we might experience along the way, and so on.”

20. The average student receives 6 seconds of personal feedback from a teacher each day!
Giving immediate feedback is one of the most powerful impacts we can have on student achievement.

21. Take advantage of flexible grouping options to maximize your ability to differentiate. Just make sure your groups are TRULY flexible and change based on the needs of the students!

22. WHAT SHOULD BE MY NEXT STEP?
Choose from the menu of INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES those that will best meet your students’ needs

25. Shared Inquiry

26. Kaplan Depth and Complexity Model

28. What questions does this picture bring
to your mind?

30. How would this hamburger look to
a vegetarian ?

31. How would this hamburger look to
a cow ?

32. How would this hamburger look to
Shaquille O’Neal?

33. How would this hamburger look to
a baby ?

35. How have cell phones changed over time?

37. What patterns do you see in this picture?

38. Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences

39. Most Difficult First

40. Learning Contract

41. Passion Project

42. Differentiated Choice Menus

43. Differentiated Choice Menus

44. Tiered Lessons

45. Tiered Lessons

46. Curriculum Compacting

47. Reading Ahead Contract

48. Student Proposal for Replacement Task

49. Which of these strategies would you like to learn more about?
Think / Pair / Share
Which of these strategies would you like to learn more about?

50. Think BIG But Start SMALL!
Final Words of Advice
Think BIG
But
Start SMALL!

51. JUST REMEMBER:

52. JUST REMEMBER:

53. Created by Jason McIntosh Revised, May 2012
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