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A Quick Overview
We designed this website to help teachers become proficient creating rigorous lesson plans and to integrate technology into your curriculum. After reviewing a range of researched based information we selected resources that we believe will not only help all teachers but also allow us to engage our students as they move through school and become active participants in a global society.
We are also aware that when we talk about education there are buzz words, and they change from time to time. To help those who may find some of this information new we offer this cheat sheet, which provides a short description of acronyms. As you work through this website you will also find many useful models that provide easy access to key information.
DOK stand for Depth of Knowledge. Dr. Norman Webb has written about Depth of Knowledge and we recommend learning about it because the PARCC tests are based on the four levels he constructed.
PARCC: Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers
TPACK stands for Technological, Pedagogical, Content Knowledge. This is a Venn Diagram with three circles.
SAMR stands for
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A Quick Overview
We designed this website to help teachers become proficient creating rigorous lesson plans and to integrate technology into your curriculum. After reviewing a range of researched based information we selected resources that we believe will not only help all teachers but also allow us to engage our students as they move through school and become active participants in a global society.
We are also aware that when we talk about education there are buzz words, and they change from time to time. To help those who may find some of this information new we offer this cheat sheet, which provides a short description of acronyms. As you work through this website you will also find many useful models that provide easy access to key information.
DOK stand for Depth of Knowledge. Dr. Norman Webb has written about Depth of Knowledge and we recommend learning about it because the PARCC tests are based on the four levels he constructed.
PARCC: Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers
TPACK stands for Technological, Pedagogical, Content Knowledge. This is a Venn Diagram with three circles.
SAMR stands for
- Substitution
- Augmentation
- Modification
- Redefinition
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