Lately, it seems like everyone in the world of education is talking about higher order thinking. Bloom’s Taxonomy, Revised Blooms Taxonomy, Webb’s Depth of Knowledge, the Hess Matrix, the Cognitive Rigor Matrix, and many others are suggested and required reading. I think we all can agree that thinking deeply is important.
Here are a few simple examples of how I would like to encourage higher order thinking in my classroom.
Expect the unexpected and use it as an opportunity for higher order thinking.
There are times when it is absolutely necessary to veer off the teaching roadmap. When that happens, the probability that an administrator will pop into the classroom increases exponentially. So, be prepared with HOT stems or questions. For instance, a messy project is over and a full out desk and room cleaning is taking place. In walks your principal. Pause and pose a HOT question for students to discuss.
HOT is also for teachers! Here are a couple of examples to share with your teaching friends.
The above also works for:
•The last period of the last day before Spring Break
•Immediately following a tornado drill, fire drill, lock down
•while recovering from laryngitis
Imagine you stay up
too late:
•watching the Super
Bowl
•binge watching a
favorite series
•caring for a sick
child
•grading and planning
Think about this:
Seriously, I really
do understand and agree with the importance of higher order thinking in the
classroom. In fact, HOT stems are posted in my classroom for students and
me to refer to. This display is also a visual reminder for us to ask HOT
questions throughout the day.
HOT question card
packs are a class favorite. These are perfect for students working in pairs or
small groups. The question stems help students take ownership of asking and
answering HOT questions. The cards are color coded:
Knowledge = red
Comprehension =
orange
Application = yellow
Analysis = green
Synthesis = blue
Evaluation = purple
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Oh my goodness these are hilarious! Love your "real" questions at the end as well!
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