Theories of Critical Thinking-Jason Boatman

 

Bloom's Taxonomy

Teachers are responsible for providing students with knowledge of content they want them to ultimately know. The order of importance or hierarchy is determined by the teacher, and the emphasis is placed on the content or skills accordingly. In the physical education classroom, building the proper skills in order is extremely important. Students are told how to perform a skill, shown how to perform the skill And then our ass to perform and ultimately apply those skills within a game. In bloom’s taxonomy it is very evident of its use in the physical education classroom.

Find Deep Learning

The school world has changed tremendously over the last decade. Teachers have had to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of the digital world. In order to provide the student students with the proper skills necessary, teachers must be willing to learn and adapt with the times as well. Teachers must strategize on the best ways to use digital and media literacy skills in order to prepare their students for the world after school. With so many sources available, teachers must keep pace and adapt to apply specific strategies to fit each students needs and skill sets.

Connecting Depth and Balance in Class

To further apply the strategies for each students needs. Connecting depth and balance in class points specifically to lesson plan analysis. Examples are given on how schools use technology to modify to specific learning styles and integrated into the curriculum. They explained that the more in depth a teacher can get with Different tools. The more far reaching the resources will be. This results in meeting the needs and learning styles of more students. This again ties back into Blooms Taxonomy.

Resources

Fullan, M. & Langworthy, M. (2014). A rich seam: How new pedagogies find deep learning. London: Pearson.  https://www.pearson.com/content/dam/one-dot-com/one-dot-com/global/Files/about-pearson/innovation/open-ideas/ARichSeamEnglish.pdf

Kuhn, M. S. (2008). Connecting depth and balance in class. Learning & Leading with Technology, 36(1), 18-21. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.

Huitt, W. (2011). Bloom et al.'s taxonomy of the cognitive domain. Educational Psychology Interactive. Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University. Retrieved from http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/topics/cognition/bloom.pdf.