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Flip This: Bloom’s Taxonomy Should Start with Creating

Flip This: Bloom’s Taxonomy Should Start with Creating | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

What would happen if you were to flip Bloom's Taxonomy, if you were to start with the most complex skills at the base and move to the least complex? Shelley Wright raises this issue stating "Many teachers in many classrooms spend the majority of their time in the basement of the taxonomy, never really addressing or developing the higher order thinking skills that kids need to develop. We end up with rote and boring classrooms. Rote and boring curriculum. Much of today’s standardized testing rigorously tests the basement, further anchoring the focus of learning at the bottom steps, which is not beneficial for our students." She then goes on to ask if this "creates the impresson that there is a scarcity of creativity..."

An article that is sure to have you questioning your thoughts on Bloom's Taxonomy and perhaps change the way you teach in your classroom.

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The Flipped Classroom Model: A Full Picture

The Flipped Classroom Model: A Full Picture | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

This post explores the flipped classroom providing a wide range of resources - links to many articles, videos, and images (including a SlideShare)that helps to gain a better understanding of a flipped classroom. Gerstein's summary states: "The Flipped Classroom offers a great use of technology - especially if it gets lecture out of the classrooms and into the hands and control of the learners. As it is being discussed, it is part of a larger picture of teaching and learning. The Flipped Classroom videos have a place in the models and cycles of learning proposed by educational psychologists and instructional designers. Providing educators with a full framework of how the Flipped Classroom can be used in their educational settings will increase its validity for educators and their administrators."

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