Webb’s Depth Of Knowledge
Webb’s DOK Activity
1. Click this link http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_B.pdf
2. Click in the page indicator box at the top or bottom center of the screen and
type in 121. This will take you to page 121 of this document.
3. Read the poem, “I Am Offering This Poem to You,” by Jimmy
Santiago Baca.
4. With the teachers at your table, create a student task for each level of
Webb’s DOK that you could assign with this passage.
5. For each task:
-write a brief explanation about why you placed it on that level.
-write a list of the skills necessary to complete the task.
**You can type in the table below to take notes during this activity.
Webb’s DOK Activity
Level 1
Task
Why is it
level 1?
List of
Skills
Level 2
Task
Why is it
level 2?
List of
Skills
Level 3
Task
Why is it
level 3?
List of
Skills
Level 4
Task
Why is it
level 4?
List of
Skills
Text Complexity
Text Complexity Activity
1. Click this link http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_A.pdf
2. Click in the page indicator box at the top or bottom center of the screen and
type in the page number for the sample passage that best matches your grade
level.
Grades 6-8 sample passage- page 11
Grade 9-10 sample passage- page 13
3. As you read, makes notes about your initial impressions about why
that passage was placed in the grade level range it was.
4. Read the annotation chart from the Common Core State Standards
Appendix A (pages 11-14).
5. Talk through the chart with the teachers at your table. Be ready to
share out one observation, insight, realization, or concern you may
have in light of this new information about text complexity.
NOTES
3 Key Shifts in Literacy Instruction
Activity
1. Each person at your table will spend 10-15 minutes reading about
concepts related to one of the 3 Key Shifts in Literacy Instruction.
2. Each person will have 3-4 minutes to report back to your table about
what they learned in their mini-research session.
3. Each table will choose 1 or 2 salient points to report back to the whole group.
#1 Regular practice with complex texts featuring domain specific vocabulary:
 http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_A.pdf pages 33-35
 http://www.handyhandouts.com/pdf/182VocabularyTiers.pdf
 http://www.ascd.org/publications/educationalleadership/dec04/vol62/num04/Getting-at-the-Content.aspx
#2 Use of content rich non-fiction and informational texts to build knowledge:
 http://www.tc.edu/rwp/articles/Non-Fiction/RRQ-Non-fiction%20Texts-Saul.pdf
*** It’s only one resource but it’s thorough and lengthy!
#3 Active reading and process writing grounded in textual evidence:
 http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/english/comp/UsingTextualEvidence.doc
 http://classweb.gmu.edu/WAC/EnglishGuide/Critical/finding.html
*** Finding and using textual evidence exercise at the bottom of the page
 http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategyguides/question-author-30761.html?tab=3#tabs
NOTES
Common Core PLC Work Session
Organization of Common Core Standards Documents
1. Click this link http://www.corestandards.org/
This is the home page for the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
In the upper right hand corner there is a button labeled “The Standards.” Click on
that button.
Here is the direct link for future reference:
http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards
This is the page to access all the Common Core State Standards documents and
appendices.
2. Scroll down and click on the link for Common Core State Standards for
English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical
Subjects
Here is a link to the page for your future reference:
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_ELA%20Standards.pdf
This is the PDF file for the complete Common Core State Standards for Literacy
that English Language Arts teachers will be following. It is 66 pages long!
3. Click in the box at the bottom center of the screen (between the blue
arrows) and type in 36. This will take you to page 36 of this
document.
We will use this page to look at how the Common Core State Standards are
organized.
4. Click this link http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards
This is that same page to access all the Common Core State Standards documents
and appendices.
We’re going to use a short cut to go directly to the strand and grade level you
need to use.
5. Scroll down and click on the link for English Language Arts Standards.
Here is a link to the page for your future reference:
http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/english-language-arts-standards
This will take you to the English Language Arts Standards page, where you can
find standards by grade range, the strand you need, and the specific grade level
you teach. Use the menu on the left to select the specific information you need.
Now you have the choice…
You can access the same information either by pulling up the whole PDF
document (which can be saved for offline access) or by pulling up specific grade
level strands as you need them.
Accessing DPI ACRE Common Core Support Tools
1. Click this link http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/common-coretools/#crela
This is a useful page on the DPI ACRE website. That has curriculum and materials
resources that will help make our transition to Common Core a bit easier.
Click on the button for the English/Language Arts Crosswalks
2. You will be working with your grade level PLCs discuss the items DPI has made
comments about in the comments column. These comments are identified gaps
or differences between the NCSCOS and the CCSS.
Common Core PLC Work Session
Accessing the DPS 9-12 English Wiki
1. Click on the following link to access the DPS 9-12 English Wikihttps://dps912english.wikispaces.com/
2. Click on the Crossing the Bridge- CCSS Training page (in the list of pages on the
left)
3. Find the list of Crosswalk documents by grade level. Click on your grade level
document to open it up. This document contains the crosswalks for all 5 English
strands. This is the document you and your PLC will based the rest of your work
on. You can make your notes in the comments section.
1st
As a PLC spend a few minutes discussing EVERY identified gap/difference. Use
the comment column of the document to make your own notes during this
discussion. There are many, so don’t spend more than a couple of minutes on
each one.
***TIP*** The ones you spend more time on in this discussion may be the ones
your PLC decides to use for step 2.
2nd
As a PLC, choose the 5 gaps/differences that you feel are the most important for
your PLC to address.
For each of these 5 gaps/differences, answer the following questions as a PLC:
1. Do I already address this identified gap/difference in my classroom? If
so, how deeply?
2. How will this change my unit/lesson planning?
3. How will this change my daily formative assessment practices?
4. What resources do I already have/use to help me address this
gap/difference?
5. What resources/support do I need to help me address this
gap/difference?
6. Before you leave today, find one new resource (online, human, other)
to add to your arsenal for teaching this gap/difference in your
classrooms.
Type your answers right into the comments column of the crosswalk document,
so you have the notes, ideas and links saved right in the document.
3rd
Before you leave today, your PLC leader will email me their saved copy of the
crosswalk document with the answers to the questions above for your 5 identified
gaps/differences.
RESOURCES-Common Core PLC Work Session
** NOTE
You can go back in this e-packet and access any of the sites we visited using the
links.
DPI Sources- Information about text exemplars and links to resources/texts
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/acre/standards/common-coretools/exemplar/ela.pdf
National PTA Sources- Guide for parents about what the CCSS means for them
and their children
http://www.pta.org/4446.htm
ASCD Sources- Lots of good stuff here, some free, some for a price- scroll down to
the bottom of the page to the “External Resources” section for some links to
explore
http://www.ascd.org/public-policy/common-core.aspx#external
NCTE CCSS Resources – CCSS reviews and more
http://www.ncte.org/standards/commoncore
Here are few links with CCSS resources from other states:
Vermont
http://education.vermont.gov/new/html/pgm_curriculum.html
NY
http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/CommonCoreLibrary/default.htm
Florida
http://www.floridastandards.org/Standards/Common_Core_Standards.aspx
Maine
http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/ela/6to8.html
My Learning Plan Training Evaluation
Please complete the evaluation for this workshop before you leave today.
If you do not complete the evaluation, you can not receive your CEUs for today’s
session!
You can log on to My Learning Plan at the following link:
https://www.mylearningplan.com/LDAPLogin.asp?D=13063
Use your DPS email username and password to login.
Crossing the Bridge Day 3 HOMEWORK
Visit the Common Core Curriculum Maps/ Unit Plans at
http://commoncore.org/free/index.php/maps/.
DPI has endorsed these units as a good starting place for districts around the state
to use in developing local curriculum resources. DPS is using these units as just
that, a starting place.
Tasks:
1. Carefully read the units for your grade level.
2. Generate a list of at least 5 best practices you see in the units. For each of
these 5 items explain how you use something similar in your classroom or
have seen used successfully in a classroom.
3. Generate a list of 5 questions or concerns you have about the sequencing,
pacing, materials, tasks, assessments, etc. that you see in the units. For
each of these 5 items, explain the nature of your concerns and one
idea/resource that may help you address your concern.
4. Complete the survey at the link below by 2:30pm on March 10th.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFluNVFaekdOcVUx
SEVQOTE2TjNPZ3c6MQ