Rigor and relevance in education can be achieved through a model where teachers provide initial input and guidance to students, who then produce outputs through activities like adapting content to new situations, transforming content to create solutions, and making real-world products with relevant connections. This allows students to develop skills through open-ended learning experiences like exploration, peer collaboration, and inquiry-based opportunities with a focus on cognitive skills over just finding correct answers.

2. Rigor and Relevance

3. Source: http://www.leadered.com/rrr.html

4. Tony Wagner Harvard Graduate School of Education
Keynote Address, PDE Annual Conference 1/12/2011

6. Teacher Input
Student Output

7. Teacher Input
Structure Guidance
Facilitation
Student Output
Adapted from: www.cfisd.net

8. :
Adapt Content
Transform Content
Create Solutions
Take Action
Create Real World Products
Make Relevant Connections
Face Unpredictable Situations

9. • What value do you see in this modeled strategy to both
and understanding?
• What do you have?
• How might this be in your own content area?
• Does this strategy? If so, how?

10. TAKING FLIGHT
• Frequent, real time formative assessment
• Authentic, individual feedback
• Time to explore and take chances
• Open discussion, peer sharing, debate
• Opportunities for Inquiry
• Collaborative work
• Cognitive SKILLS, not just correct answers