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Written By Dr. Michelle Grewe Blog

D.O.K.: Assessments

How well do your assessments align with what you’ve asked students to do in the classroom? Aligning the Depth of Knowledge (D.O.K.) of assessments with the D.O.K. of teaching is an important part of the process.

Written By Dr. Michelle Grewe Blog

D.O.K.: What is my Current Status?

Now that you understand what Depth of Knowledge (D.O.K.) is and isn’t and you know there are no quick answers or graphics to categorize according to the 4 levels, what might you do next?

Written By Keep Indiana Learning Blog

CIESC-Keep Indiana Learning awarded Indiana Department of Education’s Student Learning Recovery Grant

CIESC/Keep Indiana Learning has been awarded a $2.6 million Indiana Department of Education’s Student Learning Recovery Grant! We are thrilled to announce a grant partnership with Modern Classroom Project (MCP), CELL/UIndy, Region 8 ESC, NIESC, and NWIESC.

Written By Lauren Poole Emily Opell Blog

Reading is NOT Boring with JamBoard

Jamboard is Google´s new kid in town! The program is designed to be a collaborative whiteboard. It’s like putting a Promethean board at every student’s fingertips.

Written By Kevin Schamel Blog

Elementary Computer Science Education: A “Nicety” or a “Necessity?”

I fondly remember my first purpose-driven experience that exposed elementary students to Computer Science through Code.org’s Hour of Code.

Written By Dr. Michelle Grewe Blog

D.O.K.: It Is Not Just About the Verb

As an educator, I am happy to grab tools that help simplify my work and (hopefully) save me time. In fact, making those tools is something I myself love to do! As such, I have collected several versions of graphics that put verbs into categories to support educators in their attempt to determine the Depth of Knowledge (D.O.K.) of a task.