DOK, INQUIRY, and STANDARDS: A Conversation with ERIK FRANCIS

I'm finally finished with vacationing, jet lag, and illness - now back in the interviewer's chair and excited to get back to the weekly podcast. DOK, inquiry, standards, and so much more: Here's the edited version of my conversation with Erik Francis. Enjoy! Welcome to Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00 Pacific and 11:00 Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast. In This Conversation: 0:20 - Who is ERIK FRANCIS? 1:15 - What does Erik's daily life and work look like? 3:26 - A low moment in his professional journey 8:28 - How teachers can use Depth of Knowledge accurately? 17:48 - What does DOK mean? 19:22 - Don't a lot of the edtech tools and toys limit learners to DOK 1 or 2? 25:30 - Erik walks us through an inquiry framework for teacher questions and student learning 31:22 - Why is it so important to link instruction with curricular standards? 40:06 - "WHY are we doing this?" 45:48 - What else is setting you on fire in education today? 54:20 - Erik's learning outside of education that sets him on fire 57:52 - Apps that support Erik's learning: Duolingo and DDP Yoga 58:43 - Educators to follow on X: Josh Tovar, Jennifer Moroz 59:42 - A favorite edtech tool: Chat GPT 1:01:05 - A book recommendation 1:02:52 - A couple of podcast picks 1:03:49 - A podcast guest recommendation: Jennifer Moroz 1:05:06 - A YouTube channel suggestion 1:07:28 - An Amazon Prime endorsement: Reacher 1:08:38 - How Teachers on Fire can connect with Erik Connect with Me: On X @TeachersOnFire (https://X.com/TeachersOnFire) On Facebook @TeachersOnFire (https://www.facebook.com/TeachersOnFire/) On YouTube @Teachers On Fire (https://www.youtube.com/@teachersonfire) On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwcavey/ Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/. SONG TRACK CREDIT Coupe by The Grand Affair GO! by Neffex *All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.