using bloom's taxonomy to construct cohesive lesson objectives and assessments

Teacher Professional Developement by Michelle Walker-Wade of New Haven Adult School, Union City CA

Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to

Construct Cohesive Lesson Objectives and

Assessments

A “Professional Learning

Community” collaborative

learning event


Job-Related Vocabulary: Health Care – Food Services – Hotel Services

Accommodations

Acute

Arriving

Prep

Chronic

Consumption

Cook

Customer

Diagnosis

Facilities

Guest

Beverage

Hospitality

Housekeeping

Inventory

Lodging

Menu

Nutrition

Patient

Recipes

Register

Reservation

Room

Safety

Service

Skin

Team

Therapeutic

Tips

Unit


Activity Instructions In this activity the “student” is the educator who is participating in this professional

development session Using an LCD projector, project the Venn diagram image onto the

whiteboard (see next slide). Divide the vocabulary words evenly among the students. Ask

students to work independently placing their vocabulary words in the appropriate category.

After all words are categorized, ask students to examine the Venn diagram and ask for clarification about the placement of any vocabulary words they may not agree with.

Ask the student who placed the word to explain and defend the placement of the vocabulary word.

Ask students to collaboratively decide if vocabulary word should be placed in a different category.

Once all vocabulary words are categorized, move on to slide 5

Health Care

Food ServicesHotel Services

Job-Related Vocabulary


Discussion Questions…What kind of activity was

this?

If you had to state in ONE WORD what you did in this activity, what would you say?


Using Bloom’s Taxonomy… What is the HIGHEST level of skill used to

complete this activity?

State the verb(s) for the highest skill(s) used:


Using Bloom’s Taxonomy… State the verb(s) for the 2nd highest skill(s)

needed to complete this task:

State the verb(s) for the 3rd highest skill(s) needed to complete this task:


Using Bloom’s Taxonomy… State the verb(s) for the 4th highest skill(s)


State the verb(s) for the 5th highest skill(s) needed to complete this task:


Using Bloom’s Taxonomy… State the verb(s) for the lowest skill(s)



Question 1…. Assuming your students has limited prior

knowledge of these vocabulary words in the context of work/jobs/career, what would be the learning objectives for your FIRST lesson?


Question 2 In teaching this first lesson, how would

you evaluate the students’ achievement before moving on?


Question 3 Once the student has been successful on

the first evaluation, what would be the learning objectives for the SECOND lesson?


Question 4 In teaching this second lesson, how would




the second evaluation, what would be the learning objectives for the THIRD lesson?


Question 6 In teaching this third lesson, how would




the third evaluation, what would be the learning objectives for the FOURTH and final lesson?


Question 8 In teaching this forth and final lesson, how

would you evaluate the students’ achievement before giving the student a summative assessment?


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