DOKs DOKs DOKs
Class tonight was helpful but a bit stressful for me. I haven't quite mastered the creation of lesson plans on the fly. It takes me time to think about what I want to teach and how I want to teach it. Then there's the matter of the DOK questions. It is great to get all the practice we are getting in class, and I am always glad to have done it after class but when it is happening I am trying not to pull my hair out!
When I was first asked to include DOK questions in a lesson plan I had a tough time doing it. I went online to find verbs to use in the questions and found a lot of helpful tools. One thing that has helped me quite a lot is a Bloom's Taxonomy verb wheel. Hopefully it is a useful tool for some of you as well!
Great blog hook! I saw DOKs, DOKs, DOKs and I had to read more! I struggle thinking of lesson plans on the fly as well, I am glad we have some classmates that are much quicker on their feet. Can you imagine if we were in a group together?! We'd pull it off, I have faith in us!
ReplyDeleteThanks for Bloom's Wheel, I find this very helpful!
Making sure to include a question from every level of Blooms is tedious for sure. When I am in the moment teaching it's hard to remember to ask questions this way.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I have a hard time with it sometimes because I feel like the activities they are doing are taking them through the steps so why are the questions necessary? I guess it doesn't hurt to cement things but just how it feels sometimes.
DeleteI have seen the Bloom's Taxonomy charts in a couple of teachers' classrooms. I really, really like this wheel Claire! It's the best one I've seen so far because it goes one step further and gives the action suggestions. Very nice. Thank you so much for including that in your blog. I will be using this, especially since we will have to do 3 lesson plans this week instead of just 2. (If I could, I would be trying not to pull my hair out now. LOL. But this wheel definitely helps. Patience, patience, one step at a time.)
ReplyDeleteAnd check this wheel (for those who would incorporate more technology in their lessons):
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Keiza, the wheel you found is excellent! I love that it has so many technology options to fit each of the levels! This is definitely something I will utilize in the future, thanks for posting it.
DeleteOh my goodness I am so grateful that you posted the blooms wheel! I have been having trouble with DOKs and this helps tremendously! I am just struggling to remember to add the depth of knowledge questions in my lesson plans but I am getting better at writing lesson plans
ReplyDeleteWOW great wheel! thanks for sharing. I'm really struggling with the DOK's too. I wish I had more practice before! I really thought I had to make an objective statement with the verb in it . Hahaha silly me
ReplyDeleteDOK questions are hard! Many times I find myself wanting to make a statement about what will be done at the particular level such as "Compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction literature." While that is something that meets the Analysis level it isn't a question! It is frustrating sometimes!
DeleteI will agree, the d.o.k questions are difficult. I also wish that I had more practice with them prior to this class so that they were easier to come up with. I do think that we are getting some good practice now, however, so I guess practice makes perfect! :)
ReplyDeleteA statement or activity is just as good as a question, sometimes better. Don't stress about making it into a question, if I'm reading your comments right.
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