Bloom's Taxonomy & Objectives

You'll notice that I pointed out the importance of this unit on curriculum integration and asked that you pay particular attention to objectives. That's because knowing what you want students to be able to do is at the heart of good teaching.  The focus is on the student and the changes that you want your instructional activities to bring about.  Too often we think about what we as teachers are going to do tomorrow or during the next period.  We need to think about what we want the outcome of our efforts to be AND how we will know whether or not that has happened.

I think this Prezi makes the connection between Bloom's Taxonomy and instructional objectives very clear.  Take a few minutes to work through it.  Hopefully, when you finish you'll be able to explain it to  someone who is totally unfamiliar with these concepts.

Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives on Prezi