Bloom's Taxonomy: An Essential Component of the Teacher's Toolkit

Sara Trickey
ITT professional tutor and ECT mentor

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49 min

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This webinar will provide you with expert insight into Bloom’s taxonomy, one of the most widely used classifications of learning, and how it can be used consistently to develop, teach and assess pupils' understanding and track their progress.
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For: Teachers and teaching assistants 

Aim: This webinar will provide you with expert insight into Bloom’s taxonomy, one of the most widely used classifications of learning, and how it can be used consistently to develop, teach and assess pupils' understanding and track their progress. 

Rationale: Bloom’s taxonomy is used to support the creation of high-quality lessons and helps you to measure how to understand whether ideas or concepts can be applied and used to inform teaching. As a teacher or teaching assistant, integrating Bloom's Taxonomy as part of your teaching practice will help children and young people strengthen their critical thinking skills and engage them in a more constructive manner. 

Expert: Sara Trickey

Outcome 1:

Understanding the history and the aims of Bloom’s Taxonomy and why it was developed and used within classrooms

Outcome 2:

Recognising the three domains within Bloom’s Taxonomy and how they are used

Outcome 3:

Realising the importance of incorporating Bloom’s Taxonomy into your teaching

Outcome 4:

Identifying the 6 levels of cognitive functions and what this means in practice

Outcome 5:

Understanding the affective and psychomotor domains and applying this knowledge to your teaching

Sara Trickey

Sara Trickey began teaching in 2004 as a Business and ICT teacher. In 2006, she became a subject lead for ICT and then, in 2011, she became a Head of Department for Computer Science. Since 2019 she has been the Head of Faculty for Business, Computing and Media Studies. Sara is a member of the Chartered College of Teachers, has completed her NPQSL and MA, and is passionate about teaching & learning. She has been a lead member of a Teaching & Learning Team and led SMSC and Pupil Premium. At present, she is the ITT professional tutor & training coordinator and ECT mentor and training coordinator.