Post #4

                 When I think of Bloom’s taxonomy, the word scaffolding comes to mind. The idea behind Bloom’s taxonomy is to incorporate all levels of thinking within an extended lesson or unit to ensure maximum understanding. We want students to be comfortable enough with the material as we move along through the lesson, so we must scaffold the instruction. We begin with the remembering of material, information, strategy or skill, and eventually move into creating. Starting at a lower level of thinking and ending with more critical thinking and application.  One cannot simply learn to the fullest extent by simply jumping straight to the creation level. The taxonomy invokes a process, or order, of thinking. One cannot move to the next “level” without success of the previous “level”.

Throughout the years however, Bloom’s Taxonomy has been revised to coincide with the curriculum of that time. At the moment, it aligns perfectly with the idea of a model 21^st century classroom. What does this mean? TECHNOLOGY, of course! I cannot think of a better way to prepare our students for the real world, where they will have to use their critical thinking and problem solving skills in a world with ever-changing technology, than with the application of Bloom’s Taxonomy in a digital classroom.