DOK 4 Criteria

• Performance tasks are Key in the higher order DOK 3-4
• DOK 4 is “real world application”  (application is a skill)
• The nature of a DOK 4 activity calls for a PBL  -project based learning
• Take more time
• Rubric
• Product is important and different
• Teacher is facilitator…roles change as the student does the work
• Collaboration
• Students make decisions
• Students do research
• Challenge the kids
• Problem solving
• Higher order thinking –HOT
• Discovery & Inquiry
• Student does the work and they discovery through inquiry
• Cross disciplines
• Greater student autonomy…not cookie cutter
• They are not led, as they come to their own conclusions.

Curve ball….. Throw on a “what if”, make it real world, this changes directions in thought…This is big, as it shifts the PBL to make them

CORNERSTONE SKILLS

The 4 C’s of Learning Skills

Matrix tools:

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Here are some DOK support items per content area:

All areas:  DOK Support- NEVADA Document

By content:

MATH

Grades3to5_MATH

MATH DOK

DOK MATH-CognitiveRigorMatrixMathScience

SCIENCE

DOK Science

Science Extended Depth-of-Knowledge Stages

ELA

ELA DOK hess et al

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Reading DOK Levels

Social Studies

SS_DOK

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Related arts:

DOK Vo Tech Co Curr

DOK-FINE ARTS