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Rigor Redefined

Ten Teaching Habits for Surface, Deep, and Transfer Learning

Rigorous learning prepares students to face academic challenges and navigate the real world. Gain clear, research-supported guidance to balance the core values of teaching with a both innovative and impactful mindset and discover ways to help students take ownership of their learning and thrive academically.

Benefits

  • Create a schedule for habits to ensure routines are employed often and at optimal times
  • 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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
Chapter 1: Redefining Rigor
Chapter 2: Making Rigorous Learning Doable
Chapter 3: Developing Dispositional Habits
Chapter 4: Making Surface Learning a Habit
Chapter 5: Developing the Habits of Deep Learning
Chapter 6: Developing Transfer Learning Habits
Epilogue
Appendix

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