Wapato School District

 Why is it challenging?  How do you support them?

At first glance,  Which are challenging?  Which have a higher DOK?  What are the characteristics of a task that has a high depth of knowledge?

 It can be challenging to memorize the Preamble to the Constitution but is that a high depth of knowledge?  It can be challenging for a student to learn to dribble while standing still, but what additional complexity must be added?

 Are these all synonymous?  Why do we have so many terms to describe higher level learning?

 Analyze depth of knowledge and rigor in current lesson/s  Plan for increase in depth of knowledge and rigor with current lesson/s

 What is meant by depth of knowledge (DOK) and rigor?  How do we increase DOK and rigor in current lessons?  How do we support students with higher level DOK and rigor?

 It is easy to say,”Our students can’t…”  That defeats both them and us before we start.  Know your students, but focus on what they can do and build from there.

 Work in a group of 2 or 3  Select a current low level task that either you do or could do in your discipline and grade level  Use DOK, complexity, and/or relevance to increase the demand Initial Task (Leave blank for now) Revised Task

 Bloom’s Taxonomy  Webb DOK  Hess Cognitive Rigor Matrix  What is already familiar to you?  What new ideas or thoughts come to mind?

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DOK depends on task but also text process background knowledge and experience 14:37

Complexity  Quantitative (reading level, lexile)  Qualitative (structure, meaning, language, knowledge demands)

 Multiple steps  Success depends upon completing a series of steps  Multiple approaches may be possible  Personal interpretation

 Newness of content or process

 Task- use the DOK chart  Text- consider quantitative and qualitative  Process- single or multi-step; more than one option  Background knowledge/experience- What do your students know? What have they already done?

 Analyze depth of knowledge and rigor in current lesson/s  Plan for increase in depth of knowledge and rigor with current lesson/s