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

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