#higher order thinking

[academicmasters]

HIGHER ORDER THINKING

 OVERVIEW  Incorporating higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) is an essential component in “teaching to think” and critical for adult learning and especially graduate level learning. This exercise will give you practice in incorporating HOTS in your own proposed teaching demonstration.  INSTRUCTIONS Review the highest levels of thought per Bloom and Anderson and Krathwohl’s revision of Bloom’s…

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[drookieteacher]

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/using-blooms-taxonomy-21st-century-4-strategies-for-teaching/

Since studying my bachelor's degree, I've been discouraged to use low levels of the taxonomy. I guess I'll try using them now.

6 Strategies For Teaching With Bloom's Taxonomy

Bloom's Taxonomy is a powerful framework for learning but it's not always clear how and when it implement it in your classroom. Here are six

[kpeters4stuff-blog]

Zawilinski (2009).

HOT blogging: A framework for blogging to promote higher order thinking.  The Reading Teacher, 62(8), 650-661.

This article describes instructional practices with blogs in elementary classrooms. Schools need to prepare students for the new literacies required when reading on the Internet; blogging is an easy way to begin. A theoretical rationale for blogging with elementary students is provided. Learning from the examples of successful blogs by elementary teachers, four common types of classroom blogs with accompanying examples are shared: classroom news blogs, mirror blogs, showcase blogs, and literature response blogs. Resources and suggestions for starting a classroom blog are explained. Finally, HOT blogging, which is a framework for higher order thinking, is discussed. This approach to blogging provides teachers with a systematic way to integrate blogs, deepen comprehension, and teach the new literacies of online reading comprehension.

[dust-and-water]

Levels of Understanding

I’ve spent a lot a time talking about Bloom’s Cognitive Domains lately. This is largely because I’ve been invited to speak at a number of institutions about Critical Thinking, and in every instance so far, the teachers have informed me that, in one way or another, their institutions encourage them to “use Bloom’s Taxonomy”. When I ask participants to elaborate on this, tell me what they mean or…

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[nihilnonamenordstrom]

IBMC #09 Mooreeffoc: The Be A Baby Challenge

IBMC #09 Mooreeffoc: The Be A Baby Challenge

  This is perhaps the most interesting challenge of  IBMC’s repertoire of tasks. I suggest everyone give this a shot…

As a baby everything around is new to them. They slowly learn things by keenly observing how each and everything is done. It’s a pleasure to watch a baby learn new things. They learn that they need to cry to get something. They learn that they need to put forward their hands to…

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Double-entendre

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20entendre

Why Not?

Simple expression-usually suggesting no reason not to do something

Why Not?

Simple question- actually requiring a response; particularly valuable in a classroom

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[sfhs-missmcd]

Often, students and parents fall back on the "I'm bad at math" excuse. If people took the time to understand how to think mathematically, rather than focus on how to "do math", maybe we could see an end to this excuse.