How to be Strategic with Scaffolding Related to DOK
According to Karin Hess, educators need to consider these questions when choosing a scaffolding strategy. This is to advance student learning and engagement.
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Teacher Clarity: Understanding How Learners Learn
Teacher Clarity
Teacher Clarity: Understanding How Learners Learn
Maria Lee
Unlocking the Power of Feedback in Student Learning
Introduction Student feedback plays a crucial role in the educational process. When delivered effectively, it allows students to recognize their strengths and areas for improvement. It not only highlights their achievements, but also guides them toward growth. By appreciating the…
3 Ways Building Mistake Tolerance Increase Student Growth Mindset
3 Ways Building Mistake Tolerance Carl Slater, author of Nurturing Mistake Tolerance in the Classroom article, suggests 3 ways to build mistake tolerance in the classroom by: Slater points out that “Teachers can help students get over the fear of…
Scrum A Tested Organization Tool for Project Based Learning
What is SCRUM? Why I Scrum: Using a Project Management Tool for PBL SCRUM tools support Scrum ceremonies, including planning sprints, keeping track of daily work, refining backlogs, and using data from the past to keep improving. When people work…
The Truth about Unconscious Bias What You Need to Know
What is Unconscious Bias? Unconscious bias is also called implicit bias—a type of social cognition that occurs below the surface, making it harder to detect as defined by Huda Essa, author of the book The Consciously Unbiased Educator. Essa cites…
How to Seek Rigor in Project Based Learning Classroom
Seeking Rigor In PBL What is Rigorous Project Based Learning? Robert Marzano presents a way to design projects that emphasizes the enhancement of students’ options. He uses structures that provide clear pathways to rigor from his book Understanding Rigor in…
Depth of Knowledge Proven Strategy that Increase Rigor
Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Definition How much students need to know, understand, and be aware of what they are learning is called their “depth of knowledge.” This helps them find answers, outcomes, results, and remedies and explain them. It also…
Understanding Rigor: Dispel Seven Common Misconceptions
Burn This! Why the D.O.K. Wheel Is Inaccurate Misconceptions of Rigor and Depth of Knowledge Seven misconceptions of rigor and depth of knowledge and they are: Karin Hess, author of Rigor by Design Not by Chance, mentions educators mistakenly grasp…
Student Sense of Belonging Strategies You Need to Know
Student Sense of Belonging Strategies How to Build a Strong Foundation for the Year Student Sense of Belonging strategies are Reflections of Self, Quick Checks, 2 x 10 strategy, Kid watching, and Student and Family Inventories. These 5 strategies are…
What are Learner Strategies? Why is Learner Strategies Important?
Learner Strategies Defined According to O’Connell and Vandas, learner strategies are the plans or actions that help you learn faster and can be used in other learning situations. How do teachers help their students come up with ways to learn?…