Rigor Unveiled: A Video-Enhanced Flipbook to Promote Teacher Expertise in Relationship Building, Instruction, Goals, Organization, and

A professional development assessment tool to elevate learning and instruction in every classroom

This unique, hands-on flipbook is designed as a classroom observation tool that redefines RIGOR, with a focus on five key elements, or indicators, that form a framework to promote a rigorous, scaffolded learning environment. Explore the five indicators on a RIGOR Walk to identify teacher strengths and areas for growth, and to set goals:

• Relationships
• Instruction
• Goals
• Organization
• Relevance

Developed for teachers, teams, instructional coaches, and school leaders, RIGOR Unveiled provides a wealth of support and knowledge for classroom observation and reflection, including:

• Tabbed sections that describe each of the five indicators to help focus discussion and evaluations
• Rubrics for evaluation including ratings, evidence, and "My Next Steps"
• 100+ video spotlights defining key concepts
• 25 classroom videos showing each of the indicators in action
• 25 videos of coaches discussing what they observed in each of the classroom videos
• Sturdy flipbook format for individual and team use and easy writing on the go
• Spot It Happening feature to calibrate observations as they happen

Together your teaching teams can improve the learning outcomes for students by committing to continuous improvement in their teaching practice. With this book in hand, you'll have everything you need to make it happen.

Author: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, James Marshall
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
Published: 02/11/2025
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Spiral
ISBN: 9781071974339

About the Author
Douglas Fisher, Ph.D., is Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High. Previously, Doug was an early intervention teacher and elementary school educator. He is the recipient of an International Reading Association William S. Grey citation of merit and an Exemplary Leader award from the Conference on English Leadership of NCTE. He has published numerous articles on teaching and learning as well as books such as The Teacher Clarity Playbook, PLC+, Visible Learning for Literacy, Comprehension: The Skill, Will, and Thrill of Reading, How Tutoring Works, How Learning Works, and most recently Teaching Readings. Doug loves being an educator and hopes to share that passion with others.

Nancy Frey, Ph.D., is a Professor in Educational Leadership at San Diego State and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. She is a member of the International Literacy Association's Literacy Research Panel. Her published titles include Visible Learning in Literacy, This Is Balanced Literacy, Removing Labels, and Rebound. Nancy is a credentialed special educator, reading specialist, and administrator in California and learns from teachers and students every day.

James Marshall, Dr. James Marshall's life-long work lies at the intersection of people and the organizations in which they work--and optimizing the synergy that fertile intersection holds. His scholarship, teaching, and consulting combine our understanding of human performance and organization development to assess strengths, devise strategy, and improve even the most vexing of challenges. Engagements have found him evaluating everything from virtual reality-delivered training for active shooter containment, to devising strategy that improved the community-focused impacts realized by the national network of over 150 public television stations.