Purpose
Purpose
The goal of this station is to set aside space where students hone the communication/collaboration skills required to be successful in a post-schooling environment, develop the academic skills required for independent learning/classroom success, and make deeper connections to current learning through robust academic tasks. Make sure you’re designing tasks that account for all 3 of these requirements.
If you’re not sure where to start with the real world ready collaborative station I strongly suggest you consider the verbs you use to create your task. If we only give students access to Level one depth of knowledge (DOK) we prevent deeper connections to schema, development of critical thinking skills, persistence stamina, and the development of academic skills required to become an independent learner. Learn more about DOK here.
Goal
Goal
Within the real-world ready station- students should be spending most of their time on level 2, 3, or 4 tasks.
Within the real-world ready station- students should be spending most of their time on level 2, 3, or 4 tasks.
Begin your search with tasks that begin with the stems located in the higher levels of the DOK wheel.
If you do not have a ready-made task that meets the requirements, it may be feasible to modify an existing task to facilitate a higher level of thinking. UNC Chapel Hill has a wealth of information on developing critical thinking tasks
**hint- Extension and challenge problems are a great place to start the search.
Ideas for World Ready Tasks
Ideas for World Ready Tasks
Classify a series of steps
Construct a model with visible thinking
Complex calculation tasks (e.g. multi-step calculations)
Writing activities that involve locating, collecting, organizing, and displaying information
Aggregating & organizing the data collected in basic presentation forms
Conduct an investigation to produce information to support a view
Write an explanation about this topic for others
Routine application tasks (e.g. applying a set of rules or protocols to a novel situation)
Analyze similarities and differences with a venn diagram
Design a questionnaire to gather information
Create a flow chart to show sequence, cause & effect, etc.
Classify the actions of the characters in a book
Explaining the meaning of a concept and/or explaining how to perform a particular task
Stating relationships among a number of concepts and or principles
Write a letter making a suggestion following evaluation
Prepare a list of criteria for judgement
Write a persuasive speech based on evidence/learning
Write a letter or create a digital product advertising changes needed
Helpful Links & Resources
Helpful Links & Resources
30 activities for any Depth of Knowledge level-tinyurl.com/27rf265x
Higher Order Thinking - Bloom's Taxonomy -tinyurl.com/26re88o7
Webb's Depth of Knowledge Guide- includes ideas of products for each level of DOK questioning -tinyurl.com/y4g2duc8
Real-World Issues That Can Allow Students To Tackle Big Challenges- Ideas for student projects
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