Examples of classroom use:
How do I use theses Bloom's Buttons you may ask? Either the teacher or student “randomly chooses a colored button from a can. The color they choose will correspond to a Bloom's Button Card which contains a question that corresponds to a particular level of Bloom's Taxonomy” (Alaniz, 2012). This may be either teacher or student direct depending on the learners needs at the time of the activity. Links to the New Zealand Curriculum
This links a range of curriculum areas, however guided reading provides a clear-cut example because questioning is one of the reading strategies outlined in the Effective Literacy Practice in Years 1-4 (Ministry of Education, 2003). The Effective Literacy Practice outlines questioning as a “highly productive way of brining out what students know and can do, so that they can apply their expertise to their task” (Ministry of Education, 2003). However teachers must ask the right questions to draw out student’s prior knowledge to enhance current learning. This is where the use of Bloom’s Buttons is a valid and useful teaching tool. It enables a variety of higher order thinking that the student is able to apply to the text. |
“Here is an example of a few of the cards” (Alaniz, 2012). If you think this is an amazing questioning tool that you could see yourself using? It is available for purchase from the following link, http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Blooms-Buttons-440161. Outside of the classroom
Questioning is something one must do constantly to gain a deeper understanding of something. If students are provided sufficient opportunity to develop their questioning skills they will not only further their understanding of the world around them but also go beyond this. They will be encompassing the New Zealand Curriculums vision for young people because they will be confident, connected; actively involved life-long learners through the ability question and understand their environment (Ministry of Education, 2007). The Bloom’s Buttons provides students with the power of questions and exposes them to a range of questions beyond the basic who, what, when, where, why and how. |