Redefining Rigor in Secondary Education: Enhancing Student Learning, Embracing Failure, and Confronting the Rigor Dilemma in the Post-COVID Era (053)
This session explores redefining rigor in secondary education post-COVID-19, addressing shifts in student learning and achievement. Participants will examine how to balance high expectations with equity, focusing on the benefits of failure, social-emotional learning, and critical thinking. Engaging activities will provide practical strategies for fostering inclusive, meaningful learning experiences.
Organizer
Alex Russom has taught at Kennesaw Mountain High School for six years. She is dedicated to fostering student-led research and discovery and is also passionate about promoting cross-curricular learning.
Stacy Adams is a second-year English Teacher at Kennesaw Mountain High School. She has the immense privilege of guiding scholars into literary discovery and showing them the tools that Language Arts can provide to help them read the world around them. She is passionate about helping her students find the best version of themselves through self-reflection, collaboration, and discussion in the classroom.