Solution Tree Arkansas Training Center
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Discover how to use DOK to enhance teacher clarity around standards and ensure student understanding of learning objectives and outcomes. Examine what distinguishes DOK as a concept, framework, and language for teaching and learning. Explore how to use the DOK levels to develop and deliver teaching and learning experiences that are standards driven and student supportive. Leave with actionable and applicable strategies that will engage and encourage students to demonstrate and discuss their learning at different and deeper levels.
Learning Outcomes
Understand how DOK defines the cognitive demand required by academic standards, activities, and assessment items.
Deconstruct standards to determine both what students must understand and the level of understanding required to show proficiency.
Use DOK language to specify the depth and complexity of student understanding and communication needed to show proficiency.
Analyze how four DOK levels can help you establish and evaluate deeper ways of demonstrating learning.
Pose questions that engage students in demonstrating their learning at various DOK levels.
Teach and tier learning based on the DOK level of the standards and the diverse needs of students.
Erik M. Francis is an international author, educator, and presenter with more than 25 years of experience in education as a classroom teacher, site administrator, education program specialist at a state education agency, and staff development trainer. He is consistently ranked as one of the World Top 30 Education Professionals by the international research organization Global Gurus.
Erik provides professional development on establishing rigorous learning environments and delivering educational experiences that challenge students to demonstrate different levels of thinking and use their DOK in different contexts. His areas of expertise include good questioning and inquiry, teaching and learning for depth of knowledge (Webb’s DOK), tiered instruction, authentic learning, differentiated instruction, personalized learning, standards-based grading and learning, and talent development.
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