Depth Of Knowledge

What is it

• It is a scale of cognitive demand
• It is a decedent of Blooms Taxonomy
• It can help assess rigor in our practice
• It can help maintain rigor in our tasks
• In can help us succeed in CCSS planning

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3:  Strategic Thinking

• Requires reasoning
• Developing a plan or
• A sequence of steps
• increased complexity
• More than one possible answer

Level 4: Extended Thinking

• Investigation
• Time to think and process
• Multiple conditions of the problem
• Think research project

DOK is not...

• DOK is not a verb
• DOK is not about the "difficulty" of a task
• DOK is not a grade level indicator

DOK is...

• DOK is what follows the verb
• DOK is about intended outcome
• DOK refers to the complexity of mental processing

Complexity vs Difficulty: DOK level describes the kind of thinking involved in a task, not the likelihood that the task will be completed correctly!

Think, Pair, Share

The 4 C's

The 4 C's

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Creativity and Innovation

The 3 R's

Critical thinking used to be the domain of gifted students, now it's a critical domain for every student.

Communication: Expressing thoughts clearly, crisply articulating opinions, motivating through powerful speech

Collaboration: Much of all significant work is accomplished in teams, and in many cases, global teams.

Today creativity and innovation are key drivers in the global economy