White Papers are published research-based short papers on topics of interest that are curated and written directly by

Dr. Barbara Blackburn.

Each is FREE and may be shared with others.

Infusing Rigor into Formative Assessment
Infusing_Rigor_into_Formative_Assessment[...]
Adobe Acrobat document [262.4 KB]

Motivating Struggling Learners: Three Keys to Success
Motivating_Struggling_Learners_-_Three_K[...]
Adobe Acrobat document [1.2 MB]

Five Easy Strategies for Increasing Text Complexity
Increasing Text Complexity.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [850.7 KB]

Ten Myths about Rigor
10 Myths about Rigor.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [759.0 KB]

School Leadership Strategies for Increasing Rigor
Leadership for Rigor.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [764.2 KB]

The Common Core State Standards: Only the BeginningCCSS Only the Beginning.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [777.2 KB]