Rigor and Relevance Series
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NEW ! - Rigor and Relevance from Concept to Reality This engaging personal reflection shares the education vision of nationally acclaimed school improvement advocate Willard R. Daggett, President of the International Center for Leadership in Education. It is rooted in Bill’s earliest school reform work at the New York State Education Department and takes the reader through his founding of the International Center in 1991 and the conceptualizing of the Rigor/Relevance Framework, the Learning Criteria to Support 21st Century Learners, and the Components of School Excellence. The chapters align with those Components. The International Center has spent years identifying, researching, and showcasing the nation’s most successful practices. The book provides insights and examples of the why, what, and how of sustainable school improvement. It is a must-read for anyone interested in K-12 education who seeks to be challenged and inspired. This book is written by Dr. Willard R. Daggett and is available in the online store for $29. |
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NEW ! - Using Assessment for Instruction Based on actual data and tried-and-true models and research, this resource kit demystifies the process of assessment and related data gathering for the entire school community.
This kit includes a CD and is available in the online store for $295. |
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Using the Rigor/Relevance Framework™ for Planning and Instruction This popular kit provides essential planning tools and professional development activities to raise the level of rigor and relevance in all subjects and all grades. Based on the Rigor/Relevance Framework™, it helps teachers:
This kit includes a CD and DVD and is available in the online store for $295. |
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Instructional Strategies - How to Teach for Rigor and Relevance This resource kit includes:
This kit includes a CD and is available in the online store for $295. |
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Algebra Mastery Through Relevant Applications in Grades 6-10 This kit is designed to increase algebra achievement by helping teachers to think about instruction and lessons in a different and exciting way. The kit offers:
This kit includes a CD and DVD and is available in the online store for $295. |
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Using Gold Seal Lessons to Improve Instruction This one-of-a-kind collection of 360 lessons in English language arts, math, and science provides lessons for grades K-4, 5-8, and 9-12 that:
This kit is available in the online store for $295. |
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NEW ! - Gold Seal Lessons for Rigor and Relevance - K-8* and Gold Seal Lessons for Rigor and Relevance - 9-12 Our original collection, Using Gold Seal Lessons to Improve Instruction, is widely used by schools across America. In response to requests for more lessons, each of these kits contains all-new, level-specific lessons, designed by classroom practitioners for Quadrant D learning on the Rigor/Relevance Framework. Each kit (sold separately) offers 120 unique lessons in print and on CD:
The CD is organized by subject and by essentials skills to aid in matching lessons to state standards. These kits are available in the online store for $195 each or $295 for both. *Available End of October |
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NEW ! - Gold Seal Lessons Subject-Specific Packets for Grades K-8 and 9-12 The individual lesson packets are available for English, mathematics, science, and social studies for grade levels K-8 and 9-12. Thirty lessons in each packet.
These packets are available in the online store for $50 each. |
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How to Design Gold Seal Lessons This 180-page staff development manual will help teachers create rigorous and relevant Gold Seal Lessons that focus on the skills and knowledge assessed by high-stakes tests and considered most useful to graduates. Teachers will greatly benefit from:
This handbook includes a CD and is available in the online store for $99. |
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Rigor and Relevance Handbook This 125-page guide summarizes the essential elements that enable teachers to plan and facilitate rigorous and relevant learning while accommodating various priorities and learning styles. In addition, users will find:
This handbook is available in the online store for $45. |
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Instructional Strategies– Teacher Handbook A companion to the Instructional Strategies resource kit, this 200-page handbook:
This handbook is available in the online store for $35. |


















