Bloom's taxonomy, developed in 1956, was a classification of intellectual objectives and skills essential to learning. These objectives have been used to structure lessons, guide learning, and assess students' performance (Huitt, 2011). Anderson and Krathwohl updated Bloom's taxonomy to indicate outcome focused objectives (Huitt, 2011). Bloom's taxonomy is a tool that can be used to help teachers effectively incorporate higher levels of learning into lesson plans.
Meeting after meeting, teachers are introduced to new digital tools. While new tools are important, it is not imperative that educators have the latest technologies (Hobbs, 2011). The main focus when the teacher is planning lessons is how effective the tool is when doing projects. If it is too difficult for the students to use, they will get lost trying to utilize the technology, instead of learning the objectives for the class.
When I am an administrator, I hope that all teachers will use technology in the classroom. I know it is not practical to think that all teachers will use technology daily, even if it is available. I hope to provide enough professional development, so that all teachers are comfortable using new digital tools in the classroom. In order to get the teachers on board with new tools, I will model them during faculty meetings. I can not expect the teachers to use new technology if I am not willing to do so myself.
Angela,
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to me that you brought up the inundation of tools and resources that teachers receive and the struggle to incorporate them into our classrooms. I often find myself drowning in technological resources. However, I feel that many of these tools could be incredibly useful if I had more time to practice with them and fully understand their use. I also loved that you stated that as an administrator, you want to emphasize the importance of professional development using new technologies. I feel that so many teachers don't use technology simply because they don't know how. This is a great way to prevent that.
Angela,
ReplyDeleteI think it's great that you plan to also learn how to use the technology you expect your teachers to utilize! Far too many times I've witnessed administrators push for technology in their classrooms and then never learn to use it themselves. I believe it is imperative for administrators to not only be proficient in the technology in their school, but also for them to try to find ways to incorporate it in school functions, full-school meetings, or just in their daily tasks. Having several friends who are public school teachers at one-to-one schools, I also know they often times have parent conferences where the teachers or administrators have to teach the parents how to use certain programs on the students' devices. I believe with this approach, you're bound to see adequate technology incorporation in your school!