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Biology I: the EOC Exam Biology I: the EOC Exam What your Colleagues are Doing: Review Strategies, Activities and Resources Review Strategies, Activities and Resources Slide 2 Florida used Webbs DOK/Cognitive Complexity Levels to align the cognitive demands of NGS to Benchmark test items. Florida used Webbs DOK/Cognitive Complexity Levels to align the cognitive demands of NGS to Benchmark test items. Low Complexity Recall and recognition Moderate Complexity Flexible thinking and choice and choice High Complexity Abstract reasoning and planning and planning Slide 3 Range of Complexity in Test Questions Slide 4 Reporting Categories Slide 5 Reporting Categories Contd. Slide 6 Online with Classzone Slide 7 Virtual Laboratories Slide 8 Slide 9 Review Hints Do Review the ePAT questions. Do Review the ePAT questions. Do Use the specific Benchmark Question Samples. Do Use the specific Benchmark Question Samples. Slide 10 Use Text Resources: Section Powerpoints Do Use the Text Section Powerpoints posted on the Wiki. Use Text Resources: Section Powerpoints Do Use the Text Section Powerpoints posted on the Wiki. Slide 11 More Review Hints Dont Reinvent the Wheel. Try a great Diagram, a Scenario of an Experiment, or a Graph as the starting point for Review Questions and Discussion. Dont Reinvent the Wheel. Try a great Diagram, a Scenario of an Experiment, or a Graph as the starting point for Review Questions and Discussion. Use Webbs DOK questioning guide to focus on Moderate and High Level Questions. Use Webbs DOK questioning guide to focus on Moderate and High Level Questions. Slide 12 Build Questions from a Graph Slide 13 Build a Question from a Diagram Slide 14 More Hints Several States are administering EOC Exams. The Benchmarks used for these Biology courses are comparable to Floridas Benchmarks; even well designed Powerpoints are available. Several States are administering EOC Exams. The Benchmarks used for these Biology courses are comparable to Floridas Benchmarks; even well designed Powerpoints are available. Slide 15 Sample from a Ready-to-Use Powerpoint Slide 16 Practice: Choosing and Identifying Variables & Formulating Hypotheses Slide 17 What if ? Make a Prediction. Slide 18 Use ActivInspire (Promethean) to create flipchart Lessons Integrating High Yield Strategies Slide 19 Use Teacher Made Resources: Do Examine the Ecology Unit sent to Schools. Slide 20 Again, Be Specific Do stay within the scope of the benchmark. Do stay within the scope of the benchmark. Do use engaging activities and presentation formats. Do use engaging activities and presentation formats. Do plan as a team. Do plan as a team. Do provide students practice with extended thinking. Do provide students practice with extended thinking.