What is Rigor?

During Quarterly Meeting #2, we discussed rigor and what that means for our students.  Dr. Barbara Blackburn, author of Rigor is Not a Four-Letter Word and Rigor for Students with Special Needs, explains in this video what rigor "looks like" in the classroom.

Rigor is creating an environment in which each student is expected to learn at high levels, and each is supported so he or she can learn at high level, and each student demonstrates learning at high level.  (Blackburn, 2008).