Teaching Higher Order Thinking with PRS support

Flaxmere ICT Conference 2007 Teaching higher order thinking with PRS support www.educatingthedragon.edublogs.org

Bolton Blackpool Blackburn Burnley Where was I born? Flaxmere ICT Conference 2007

Bolton

Blackpool

Blackburn

Burnley

The Video How many passes are made with the two balls? 35 26 28 31 Flaxmere ICT Conference 2007

How many passes are made with the two balls?

35

26

28

31

The Video What animal did you see? Cat Dog Lion Gorilla Flaxmere ICT Conference 2007

What animal did you see?

Cat

Dog

Lion

Gorilla

Which Framework best defines Higher Order Thinking? A. DeBono’s Six Hats B. Bloom’s Taxonomy Multiple Intelligences Habits of Mind All of the above Flaxmere ICT Conference 2007

A. DeBono’s Six Hats

B. Bloom’s Taxonomy

Multiple Intelligences

Habits of Mind

All of the above

Bloom’s Taxonomy Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation Remember Understand Apply Analyse Evaluation Create Move On (1) Consider (2) Flaxmere ICT Conference 2007

Knowledge

Comprehension

Application

Analysis

Synthesis

Evaluation

Remember

Understand

Apply

Analyse

Evaluation

Create

Move On (1)

Consider (2)

Bloom’s Taxonomy - Consider Remember Understand Apply Analyse Evaluate Create Show what they can retrieve from long term memory Make connections to new learning, give examples, predicting, finding patterns Following a procedure to complete a task. Breaking a task into parts and show how the parts relate to each other Identifying problems, judging, comparison with reasoning Produce original ideas or detailed plans. Flaxmere ICT Conference 2007

Match the activity Find another book with a friendship theme Draw a flowchart of the digestive system How are the characters in these two stories similar? Current affairs quiz using the clickers Which Blooms Level is this? Remember Understand Apply Analyse Evaluation Create 2.Understand Flaxmere ICT Conference 2007

Find another book with a friendship theme

Draw a flowchart of the digestive system

How are the characters in these two stories similar?

Current affairs quiz using the clickers

Remember

Understand

Apply

Analyse

Evaluation

Create

Match the activity 2 Write 2 different dramatic skits about the term ‘buyer beware’ Design a cartoon character who saves water Write a new ending to Little Red Riding Hood. Making a choose your own adventure story for the clickers Which Blooms Level is this? Remember Understand Apply Analyse Evaluation Create 6.Create Flaxmere ICT Conference 2007

Write 2 different dramatic skits about the term ‘buyer beware’

Design a cartoon character who saves water

Write a new ending to Little Red Riding Hood.

Making a choose your own adventure story for the clickers

Remember

Understand

Apply

Analyse

Evaluation

Create

Match the activity 3 Compare and contrast these toys Find as many common links between these events as you can What if Little Red Riding Hood carried a mobile phone. Identify the odd one out using the clickers Which Blooms Level is this? Remember Understand Apply Analyse Evaluation Create 4.Analyse Flaxmere ICT Conference 2007

Compare and contrast these toys

Find as many common links between these events as you can

What if Little Red Riding Hood carried a mobile phone.

Identify the odd one out using the clickers

Remember

Understand

Apply

Analyse

Evaluation

Create

What is PRS? True or False Multiple choice Short answer Numeric (includes remainders, decimals & fractions) Sequencing / ordering Plus self paced mode Flaxmere ICT Conference 2007

True or False

Multiple choice

Short answer

Numeric (includes remainders, decimals & fractions)

Sequencing / ordering

Plus self paced mode

Why PRS ? Anonymity Autonomy Speed of response Visualisation of the understanding of the class or group. Classroom management Demands a response Tactile and Visual Flaxmere ICT Conference 2007

Your Task Design as a group some questions, 3 or 4 perhaps that could be used in your subject area. Focus on the different levels of Bloom’s and the fact that you want to use the PRS. Remember Understand Apply Analyse Evaluation Create True or False Multiple choice Short answer Numeric (includes remainders, decimals & fractions) Sequencing / ordering Plus self paced mode Flaxmere ICT Conference 2007

Design as a group some questions, 3 or 4 perhaps that could be used in your subject area.

Focus on the different levels of Bloom’s and the fact that you want to use the PRS.

True or False

Multiple choice

Short answer

Numeric (includes remainders, decimals & fractions)

Sequencing / ordering

Plus self paced mode

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