The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders

Erik M. Francis is an international author, educator, and presenter with over 25 years of experience in education working as a classroom teacher, a site administrator, an education program specialist in a state education agency, and a professional development producer and provider. Erik is the author of Deconstructing Depth of Knowledge: A Method and Model for Deeper Teaching and Learning published by Solution Tree. He is also the author of Now That’s a Good Question! How to Promote Cognitive Rigor Through Classroom Questioning published by ASCD. Erik is the owner of Maverik Education, providing professional development, guidance, and support on how to develop and deliver teaching and learning experiences that are standards-based, socially and emotionally supportive, and student responsive. He is also consistently ranked as one of the World’s Top 30 Education Professionals by the research organization Global Gurus. What is Depth of Knowledge? Carlifies the cognitive demand of the stuff we do in education It all centers around the standard We’ve beent reating DOK like a Criteria for alignment studies. Categories of Complexity, Criteria, Connections Depth of knowledge is what cames after the verb - Karen Hess It’s not a values judgment. Tier your instruction to the DOK level kids are at. Traditionally do do DOK and RTI as deficit thinking Webb’s DOK levels Engage __ Growing up Gifted page 290 https://www.webbalign.org Cognitive action verbs are abstract Be brave enough to reboot the matrix. We teach the way we were taught, and we teach the way we understand Method and model moving forward. Applications for RTI and The missing link two different types of assessment DOK lends itself to Authentic assessment Stop judging kids based on whether they can Not only can you do it, but can you communicate it. How to be a transformative principal? Ask, why are you teaching what you’re teaching? 5 why’s strategy. What do you mean?