60 - The Role of Depth of Knowledge (DOK) in Aligning Assessments to Learning Outcomes: An Interview with Erik Francis

The Grading Podcast

Today on the podcast Sharona and Bosley sit down with Erik Francis. An international author, educator, presenter and professional development provider, Erik has over 30 years of experience in education. He has written a number of books and blogs on Depth of Knowledge, Inquirying Questions, and other topics. In this conversation, we take a deeper look at Depth of Knowledge and how it might be used to allow us to better align our assessments with our Learning Outcomes.

Links

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• www.MaverikEducation.com
• Deconstructing Depth of Knowledge: A Method and Model for Deeper Teaching and Learning, Erik Francis
• Now That's a Good Question!: How to Promote Cognitive Rigor Through Classroom Questioning, Erik Francis
• Inquiring Minds Want to Learn: Posing Good Questions to Promote Student Inquiry , Erik Francis
• Next Generation Science Standards
• Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools, Diane Ravitch
• The Report of the Committee of Ten, James Mackenzie
• A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform, by The National Commission on Excellence in Education, April 1983
• Cognitive Rigor & DOK Focus Area, Dr. Karin Hess

Resources

The Grading Conference - an annual, online conference exploring Alternative Grading in Higher Education & K-12.

Some great resources to educate yourself about Alternative Grading:

• The Grading for Growth Blog
• The Grading Conference
• The Intentional Academia Blog

Recommended Books on Alternative Grading (Please note - any books linked here are likely Amazon Associates links. Purchasing through them helps support the show. Thanks for your support!):

• Grading for Growth, by Robert Talbert and David Clark
• Specifications Grading, by Linda Nilsen
• Undoing the Grade, by Jesse Stommel
• Grading for Equity, by Joe Feldman

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