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1. Aligning Theory with Practice How to Use Bloom�s Taxonomy TableHappy Valentine�s Day! EDTEC 572 COMET Cohort - Week 3 or 4 Thanks to Dr. Minjuan Wang, Susan Connell and Jerry Marino Thanks to Dr. Minjuan Wang, Susan Connell and Jerry Marino

2. Overview Examine the Taxonomy Table Categorize objectives Why? Practice Tech Tool: GoogleSites; PowerPoint Tip or Trick of the week

3. Bloom�s Taxonomy Revisited Anderson/Krathwahl Ch. 3-5 focus on: Two Dimensions of Taxonomy Table Cognitive Knowledge Categorizing learning objectives with table

4. Cognitive Process Dimension Continuum Continuum

5. Knowledge Dimension Factual Discrete bits of information Conceptual More complex, organized knowledge Classifications, categories, principles Procedural Steps to take, how to do something Determining when to do what Meta-Cognitive Personalize understanding for the user Strategic and contextual

6. Why Categorize Objectives? Allows examination of objectives from various perspectives Confirms what we teach is aligned with objectives and assessment Can lead to questions that direct student learning to meet objectives Big Ideas Essential Questions Big Ideas: What do we want students to know and understand? Answer: �We want them to understand that �.� Essential Questions: ??Have no simple right or wrong answer � they are arguable and can lead to further discussion Raise other questions that bleed into other areas of the curriculum Are often addressed philosophically Can provoke student inquiry while focusing on learning and final performance Big Ideas: What do we want students to know and understand? Answer: �We want them to understand that �.� Essential Questions: ??Have no simple right or wrong answer � they are arguable and can lead to further discussion Raise other questions that bleed into other areas of the curriculum Are often addressed philosophically Can provoke student inquiry while focusing on learning and final performance

7. How Might This Look? Map out Objectives Instructional activities Assessments Activities and tests should align in order to meet objectives

8. Categorizing Hints To help categorize objectives, focus on verbs and nouns Verbs Usually refer to cognitive process Often help formulate critical thinking questions Nouns Describe knowledge students are to acquire or construct Bloom�s polygonBloom�s polygon

9. Incredibly helpful polygon wheel from St. Edwards Universtiy Center for Teaching Excellence Note that the categories use the headings from the original taxonomy and not the current one. Content is still relevant and useful.Incredibly helpful polygon wheel from St. Edwards Universtiy Center for Teaching Excellence Note that the categories use the headings from the original taxonomy and not the current one. Content is still relevant and useful.

10. Practice LWBAT recite details about the Boston Tea Party LWBAT illustrate the steps of the water cycle Words in parenthesis refer to Bloom�s original terminology and graph from St. Edward�s.Words in parenthesis refer to Bloom�s original terminology and graph from St. Edward�s.

11. Anger Management Example

13. Factual knowledge: Activity: Through discussion, generate words important to avoid fights Apply: Activity: Role-playing (using video tape) and using appropriate words/actionsFactual knowledge: Activity: Through discussion, generate words important to avoid fights Apply: Activity: Role-playing (using video tape) and using appropriate words/actions

14. Taxonomy Table Help Use this Table as a Template See a few examples: Anger management How to use AdobeConnect Search the Internet Download these documents from Moodle

15. More about Bloom�s Bloom's learning domains : http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/BloomsLD/index.htm Applying Bloom�s Taxonomy (sample verbs, questions stems, potential activities and products)http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/dalton.htm Advice on Bloom�s, verb selection, effective questioning techniques from St. Edward�s University Center for Teaching Excellence http://www.stedwards.edu/cte/files/BloomPolygon.pdf Question cues for test items based on Bloom�s Taxonomy from University of Victoriahttp://www.coun.uvic.ca/learning/exams/blooms-taxonomy.html A learner's attitudes, interest, attention, awareness, and values are demonstrated by affective behaviors. A learner's attitudes, interest, attention, awareness, and values are demonstrated by affective behaviors.

16. Discussion: Objectives in Your World Where do you deal with objectives? How do you feel about them?

17. Common Errors in Writing Learning Objectives I�ll show a few examples in our online meeting.

18. Discussion - Reading The New Bloom�s Taxonomy is about: educational objectives and aligning them with: Instruction Activities Assessment

19. An activity (for future use): Use GoogleDoc to Practice Sign into your iGoogle account Use the new document shared with peers Using the Taxonomy Table, map the objective: "Learners will be able to discuss the significance of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, and the May-flower Compact" (Feel free to make assumptions or elaborate) (CA H/SS Standard 8.2.1) Map 3-5 learning activities to support the objective Save the document Return to Connect Environment in 10 minutes