Beginning Teacher Series: Rigor Redefined with Michael McDowell

Join other educators new to the profession for a day of learning.

The Beginning Teacher Series is specifically designed to support you in your first few years in the classroom with hands-on, easily applicable strategies.

In this session, Michael McDowell will explore the tenets of his book Rigor Redefined: Ten Teaching Habits for Surface, Deep, and Transfer Learning. Attendees will learn how to implement rigorous instruction in small and doable ways that drive student learning and create a lasting impact.

• Understand the connections among surface learning, deep learning, and transfer learning with elementary and secondary examples.
• Learn various routines for each of the ten habits: the four learner quality habits and the six learning process habits.
• Distinguish between declarative, procedural, and contextual knowledge.