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Moving from Inquiry to Creativity

by erin | Jun 11, 2018 | Beginner, DOK, Guest Post, Intermediate, Lesson Design, Resources, Student Projects, Tips, Video

Helping Students Make the Leap from Inquiry to Creativity Guest Post: Dr. Nathan Lang-Raad is a speaker and author (Everyday Instructional Coaching: 7 Daily Drivers to support Teacher Effectiveness). He is the Chief Education Officer at WeVideo and is a former...

Before Giving to Students… Critically Analyze

by admin | Mar 5, 2018 | DOK, Lesson Design

What is the Quality of Learning? One thing I am so grateful for is learning about DOK (Depth of Knowledge.) I did not learn this in my teacher credential program and thus never gave much thought to the depth of learning my students are engaged in. I didn’t...

Practice Strategic Thinking: Play Farkle

by admin | Jan 7, 2018 | Advanced, Apps Script, DOK, Gamification, Google, Slides, templates

Play Farkle in Google Slides Previously I had blogged on playing Farkle and provided a template in Google Slides and Google Sheets. The Google Sheets spreadsheet had a menu I coded to allow students to roll dice within the spreadsheet. I think using actual dice is...

Depth of Knowledge (DOK) in Mathematics

by admin | Aug 21, 2017 | Blog Entries, DOK, Math

Depth of Knowledge in Mathematics Guest Blog Post by Robert Kaplinksy Take a look at the problem below. It’s based on a fourth-grade standard on comparing fractions. Spend a minute or two thinking about it and then continue below. Directions: Using the digits 1-9, no...