Journal #9

"A New Bloom",
Jane Cochran and Jack Conklin
February 2007
This is an article discussing a great multicultural experience for her students. Sussanah Modin had her students learn about Finland Culture before they wrote to some students their, through a pen pale system. Here students had virtual tours of Finland and learn neat aspects of Finland culture. IT gave them the opportunity to learn web site tactics and also learn about different cultures. What method did Modin Use to maximize students learning? She used Blooms Taxonomy. Here, teachers can focus on students behavior, cognitive learning skills to reach their students More effectively. Blooms taxonomy gets teachers to ask deep questions making sure that students are thinking at a more profound level. What questions do students learn to ask themselves through Blooms Taxonomy? When you hit a road block what tactics do you usually use to help stay on track, again working with cognitive learning methods. What did you learn about your way of thinking that will help you in future lessons? again a way o teaching kids to learn through self reflection. This article was posted because it promoted multicultural activities and used 21st century technologies.