When Dr. Smirnova was presenting the PowerPoint today in class, it was hard to think of what methods and strategies the pyramid consisted of. As she went around the room, together we started to brainstorm and think what teachers do to have students succeed. We had a discussion in class and it started to make some sense to me. After going through the PowerPoint and watching the video Dr. Smirnova posted on eClass, I thought about how important it is to use these models, strategies and methods when teaching. The models in the PowerPoint are personal, social-interactive, information processing, and behavioral, which all lead to the strategies and methods that are used in a classroom. When teaching a class, Dr. Smirnova emphasized how beneficial it is to use indirect and direct teaching strategies. Looking at these strategies, I see how they are similar to Bloom’s taxonomy. Bloom has six categories for human thinking, such as knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. This classification system helps teachers to think of what level they are on with their students and how to get their students to the more complex levels. This helps teachers teach their students, rather than give their students tests to see what knowledge they have. This system allows teachers to ask questions and build upon what the previous student said.
There are multiple ways that a teacher can incorporate Bloom’s taxonomy in a classroom. In my last blog, I mentioned how I would try to engage students for the 21st century and I believe that the Overview of Bloom’s Taxonomy would help teachers understand the knowledge of it, but more importantly using technology is getting the message across by using this video. Teachers need to try to be 21st century learners in order to teach the 21st century students, therefore I believe I am ready to teach students to be a 21st century learner. One way to introduce Bloom’s taxonomy to students in elementary school is by showing them something they are familiar with.
In Larry Ferlazzo blog, he provided multiple YouTube videos that would be very helpful for students to understand what Bloom’s taxonomy is and how it is related. There were two videos that I would personally use in a classroom to explain to the students with a visual. The first video I would recommend using is Pirates of the Caribbean for grades 3-5 because they are more likely to understand the connections between Bloom’s taxonomy and the movie clips. Another video that would be good for all grades is Finding Nemo; this video demonstrates the same as the Pirates of the Caribbean, but it is more likely that students would understand this more. Using these two videos in the classroom would be consider teaching 21st century learners because you as a teacher are using movies they know and incorporating it into a lesson. I think it is very helpful and important to consider using information that the students can relate to, such as these two videos. By showing them this and having a class discussion after, I believe students will have a background understanding of what Bloom’s taxonomy is and why it is beneficial to use.
Aditi Rao created the graphic organizer above. She said, “As I researched I started developing a running list of different ways Pinterest could be tied back in with Bloom’s taxonomy, which is my go-to for aligning technology tools with educational standards” (Rao, 2013, p.1). Most of the ideas on Pinterest are very creative and the students have a very successful outcome. Since the students are so successful, many teachers go to get those creative ideas and bring them into their classroom.
By the teachers applying Bloom’s
taxonomy in their classroom, this will help students to the more complex levels. I learned that if I use this knowledge
and apply it in the classroom when we do fieldwork, there is a better chance
that the students I teach will have a better and clear understanding of what is
happening during the lesson. Although this will be challenging at first, I hope
by the end of the course I can succeed and make a difference to the students.
As I keep learning all new strategies, I will be able to apply all of the
knowledge I learned into the classroom at Bishop Dunn Memorial School.
Thank
you for reading,
Works Cited
An Overview of Bloom's
Taxonomy. (2013, October 7). Retrieved February 8, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeIxjO9DEtY
Blooms Taxonomy According
to Pirates of the Caribb. (2012, April 13). Retrieved February 8, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT4Q2n8S4bk&t=90
Ferlazzos, L. (2009, May
25). The Best Resources For Helping Teachers Use Bloom's Taxonomy In The
Classroom. Retrieved February 8, 2015, from http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/05/25/the-best-resources-for-helping-teachers-use-blooms-taxonomy-in-the-classroom/
25 Ways To Use Pinterest
With Bloom's Taxonomy. (2013, April 19). Retrieved February 6, 2015, from http://teachbytes.com/2013/04/19/25-ways-to-use-pinterest-with-blooms-taxonomy/
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