Tuesday, October 6, 2015

September 21-27, 2015


WEST DELAWARE HAWKS
Relationships, Challenging Academics, 21st Century Skills










Youth Frontiers - The Character Challenge


Thursday was kind of a big day at WDHS....  
Respect Retreat



Leon Logothetis - "The Power of Kindness"



Manchester Chamber of Commerce Visit



Random Thoughts......Questioning Techniques

As we focus on Assessment for Learning in our Building Plan, we need a laser sharp focus in our questioning techniques.  One attribute from Assessment for Learning is ELICITING EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK. A guide to help move students to deep conceptualization is Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DoK).



Level 1: Recall and Reproduction
Tasks at this level require recall of facts or rote application of simple procedures. The task does not require any cognitive effort beyond remembering the right response or formula. Copying, computing, defining, and recognizing are typical Level 1 tasks.

Level 2: Skills and Concepts
At this level, a student must make some decisions about his or her approach. Tasks with more than one mental step such as comparing, organizing, summarizing, predicting, and estimating are usually Level 2.

Level 3: Strategic Thinking
At this level of complexity, students must use planning and evidence, and thinking is more abstract. A task with multiple valid responses where students must justify their choices would be Level 3. Examples include solving non-routine problems, designing an experiment, or analyzing characteristics of a genre.

Level 4: Extended Thinking
Level 4 tasks require the most complex cognitive effort. Students synthesize information from multiple sources, often over an extended period of time, or transfer knowledge from one domain to solve problems in another. Designing a survey and interpreting the results, analyzing multiple texts by to extract themes, or writing an original myth in an ancient style would all be examples of Level 4.

Practical Examples or Ways to Apply in Your Classroom:

You may be thinking, "How is this different than Bloom's Taxonomy?"  This is a natural comparision to make.


Assessment for Learning Presentation from Wednesday
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Technology Tip of the Week
Protect Your Home Computer By Using Strong Passwords and Never Reusing Passwords.
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