Updating Bloom's Taxonomy
Target Class: Civics and Economics
Remember
- Search the web to find which constitutional amendments have impacted voting rights in the United States.
- Search the web to find out the current voter requirements in the United States.
Understand
- Review this Presentation, and write down any notes or questions in a Google doc.
- Watch this short TEDEd video and tweet your initial thoughts and at least one question using the hashtag #RUCivics101 on Twitter.
Apply
- On the class discussion page answer the questions at the end of the TedEd video "Do enough citizens have the right to vote now? And among those who can vote, why don't more of them do it?"
- Reply to one of your classmates questions under the hashtag #RUCivics101 on Twitter.
Analyze
Evaluate
- Actively participate in the live roundtable hosted on Parlay.
- Use Prezi to create a presentation that explains the voting history in America, and any critiques or recommendations you might have about the voting process in the United States.
Create
- Log onto Letter to the Next President, using our class code, and write a letter to the next president about any issue related to voting in the United States.
- Create a "Glog" using Glogster to make an ad that encourages people to vote. Below is an example that I found on Glogster created by a 12th grade student
Reflection
I tried to pick activities and tools that build off of each other. As each activity in Blooms taxonomy progresses, so does the ability for students to form their own understanding and ideas. As each activity progresses, students also have more control over their work. Blooms taxonomy is similar to the SAMR and TPACK framework because they all focus on different levels of understanding, and the frameworks can be used throughout different disciplinaries. I think Blooms taxonomy focuses more on the bigger picture of learning, and a framework like SAMR could be applied at every level within Blooms taxonomy. Although I do think it would be easier to apply the transformation levels of SAMR to the more advanced levels of Blooms taxonomy. TPACK can be used to help educators implement appropriate activities for each of Blooms levels.
I tried to pick activities and tools that build off of each other. As each activity in Blooms taxonomy progresses, so does the ability for students to form their own understanding and ideas. As each activity progresses, students also have more control over their work. Blooms taxonomy is similar to the SAMR and TPACK framework because they all focus on different levels of understanding, and the frameworks can be used throughout different disciplinaries. I think Blooms taxonomy focuses more on the bigger picture of learning, and a framework like SAMR could be applied at every level within Blooms taxonomy. Although I do think it would be easier to apply the transformation levels of SAMR to the more advanced levels of Blooms taxonomy. TPACK can be used to help educators implement appropriate activities for each of Blooms levels.