Extending Children’s Thinking: Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Support Higher Level Questions

Workshop
ID number
198803094
Date
Location
The Center: Resources for Teaching and Learning

2626 S Clearbrook Dr
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
United States

Time
9am-3pm
Registration
8:30-9am

In this workshop you will learn how to “step up” your questioning techniques by utilizing stages of questions based on Bloom’s Taxonomy to extend children’s thinking as you engage with them in the classroom environment and through the daily routine. The amount of words, as well as the number of back and forth exchanges in conversation children are exposed to at a young age, boosts brain development. You may be aware that various classroom assessment systems such as Danielson, ECERS-3, and CLASS emphasize the importance of teacher-child interactions, including higher level thinking. With some practice using higher level questions, teachers can pave the way for children to think about and express more complex ideas.

Presenter
Learner objectives

Participants will:

  • Identify the 6 stages of questions in Bloom’s Taxonomy
  • Discuss and analyze connections between higher level questions and teacher-child interactions to various classroom assessment tools.
  • Utilize the stages to create questions for interest areas, studies, and the daily classroom routine.
  • Practice higher level questions in pairs and small groups through hands-on activities.
Intended audience
Administrator, Early Childhood Special and General Educator, Family Educator, Family Member, Occupational Therapist/Physical Therapist, Psychologist, Social Worker, Speech/Language Therapist, Teacher Assistant
Contact hours
5.00
Gateways training stage
Introductory
Training topic area
Interactions with Children
Gateways to Opportunity content area
Interactions, Relationships and Environments