Higher+Order+Thinking+Frameworks


 * < [[image:Thinking_(2808468566).jpeg width="254" height="197" align="left"]] ||  || ==Use the following resources to help you answer these questions:==

//Aim to spend about 60-90 minutes reviewing the resources provided below the list of questions. Take notes. (Create a simple system for connecting your notes to specific resources.) As you are going through the resources, pay attention to the following questions.// =Basic Overview=
 * What is the possible educational value/importance of categorizing types of thinking?
 * What is "Bloom's Taxonomy"? In a learning context, what is it designed to do? What is it not designed to do?
 * What is "Costa's Levels of Thinking" framework? In a learning context, what is it designed to do? What is it not designed to do?
 * What thinking levels do you think are most prevalent in K-12 classrooms? What about in university classes? Justify your response with specific examples.
 * How could teachers use Bloom's Taxonomy and Costa's Thinking Levels in planning, instructing, and assessing?
 * Which framework (Bloom's or Costa's) do you prefer? Why?
 * How can //you// imagine using these frameworks in //your// future classroom? What instructional tools are available to help you do this? ||

Read
**View**
 * https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/
 * https://www.sps186.org/downloads/basic/274780/Costa%20and%20Blooms.pdf
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2X0Yuks2TE
 * https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/developing-better-questions

**Video Examples** //Bloom's Taxonomy// (Choose one . . . )
 * [|The Simpsons & Bloom's Taxonomy]
 * A goofy example of the different levels using the Simpsons.
 * [|Bloom's Taxonomy According to Seinfeld]
 * Another funny depiction. (Note: This is Seinfeld, so there is a bit of content that is a teeny bit edgy.)
 * [|Bloom's and Harry Potter]
 * Examples from Harry Potter movies.

//Costa's Thinking Levels// (Choose one . . . )
 * [|Teacher-made rap]
 * Never going to top the charts, but memorable in a painful sort of way . ..
 * [|Quick overview of Costa's Thinking Levels]
 * A "Powtoons" video using examples from //Goldilocks and the Three Bears//

Peruse (Follow your interests)
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 * Best Resources for Helping Teachers Use Bloom's Taxonomy
 * Read this blog and check out some of the links. As you are browsing the links, consider tools you might use in your future classroom? Be prepared to share your favorites with the class.
 * Can Costa make you a better teacher? http://craigtalksteaching.blogspot.com/2015/12/can-costas-levels-of-thinking-make-me.html
 * Interview with Arthur Costa himself - https://vimeo.com/7794243

A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy: An Overview (article) [|rt3region7.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/file/view/8+Perspectives+on+RBT.pdf]
 * Additional Resources **

A Pinterest Board Devoted to Bloom's http://pinterest.com/justinstallings/blooms-taxonomy/

Stirring Students to Ask Tougher Questions https://www.edutopia.org/costa-questioning-levels-wolpert-gawron