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What comes to mind when you think of higher order thinking? To me it means absorbing the lesson in all senses to make the learning universal. Mr. M. is top notch when it comes to connecting his lessons to the outside world, making them universal. While teaching, Mr. M. asks questions related to previous lessons that build on the current lesson. When learning about the muscle system, Mr. M. would ask questions such as, "what blood cells are found in muscle fibers?" or "what do we call the things that connects tissues to bones? tissues to tissues?" Both those questions he had taught in previous questions, so it is like another learning check down the road.
While teaching lessons, Mr. M. also utilizes Bloom's higher order thinking by the discussion questions he asks and the activities he has the students perform. An example of an evaluate task that Mr. M. had the students perform includes an activity in which he asked the students to decide which blood type fit the given requirements best. Mr. M. would give the students a number of criteria that a particular blood type has and then would ask them to pick the best option of what blood type the person could have. This activity is effect in my opinion because it allows students a clear understanding of the differences between the four blood types.
An example of a create task that Mr. M. had his students perform includes an activity in which he had the students trace another student's body and then the team would draw and label the muscles in the body. Students worked in teams of two and were responsible for drawing the front side of the body and the back side of the body. He instructed the students to draw the muscles they saw on a particular page of their text books on their "bodies." This task is a great create example in my opinion for this particular lesson because it allows students to visually understand the different muscle fibers based on what they developed.
What ideas do you have for a create activity?
Danielle
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