1. 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

2. Florida used Webb’s DOK/Cognitive Complexity Levels to align the cognitive demands of NGS to Benchmark test items. Florida used Webb’s 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

3. Range of Complexity in Test Questions

4. Reporting Categories

5. Reporting Categories Contd.

6. Online with Classzone

7. Virtual Laboratories

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.

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.

11. More Review Hints Don’t Reinvent the Wheel. Try a great Diagram, a Scenario of an Experiment, or a Graph as the starting point for Review Questions and Discussion. Don’t 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 Webb’s DOK questioning guide to focus on Moderate and High Level Questions. Use Webb’s DOK questioning guide to focus on Moderate and High Level Questions.

12. Build Questions from a Graph

13. Build a Question from a Diagram

14. More Hints Several States are administering EOC Exams. The Benchmarks used for these Biology courses are comparable to Florida’s Benchmarks; even well designed Powerpoints are available. Several States are administering EOC Exams. The Benchmarks used for these Biology courses are comparable to Florida’s Benchmarks; even well designed Powerpoints are available.

15. Sample from a Ready-to-Use Powerpoint

16. Practice: Choosing and Identifying Variables & Formulating Hypotheses

17. What if ? Make a Prediction.

18. Use ActivInspire (Promethean) to create “flipchart” Lessons Integrating High Yield Strategies

19. Use Teacher Made Resources: Do Examine the Ecology Unit sent to Schools.

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.