Ensuring Rigor through Higher-Order Performance Based Objectives

Daily objectives and instruction that merely requires students to think at the lowest possible level—rote recall of factual information is insufficient to promote high levels of student achievement and fails to meet the needs of classrooms populated by students with varying ability levels. This workshop will equip teachers and school leaders with the capacity to compose meaningful, performance-based objectives designed to ensure that students, regardless of prior performance have daily access to rigorous instruction characterized by cognitive pluralism.