For decades Bloom's Taxonomy has helped to guide educators' approach to instruction, but as times change and students change, so too must the methods for teaching evolve. Introducing teachers to the new revised...

This tool, released by the Center on Instruction (COI) in February 2010, was created to help states determine where they are in the process of RTI implementation and to find resources for their current needs. The tool contains both an...

A cognitive rigor chart using the revised Bloom's taxonomy highlighting different levels of learning experiences relating to the story The Little Red Riding Hood.

An explanation of what the Substitution Augmentation Modification Redefinition Model (SAMR) Model is, and how it can be integrated with Bloom's taxonomy, as well as technology. Includes an extensive collection of slideshows, videos, and...

Part of a teacher workshop called "Making Civics Real," this section explains how to use questioning, especially Socratic questioning, in problem-based learning. For those not used to employing the Socratic method, the "Taxonomy of...

This 1997 article from the Journal of Design & Technology Education at Loughborough University in the UK looked at the problem-solving strategies young children use in design and technology tasks, both independently and when working...

Summarizes what is known about learning from research on the brain and suggests related strategies to use in the classroom. Also discusses the main techniques and strategies that are in wide use today including, for example,...

This article discusses why and how to encourage the development of critical thinking skills for students conducting research on the Web. The author even presents an overview of a project that you could adapt to your class.

Learn about the key elements and practices of visible thinking, a mode of inquiry that develops students' thinking skills by encouraging them to be active processors. Includes a lot of advice about the kinds of small changes that...

Discussion of the critical reading skills needed in Social Studies, although the skills discussed can apply to a variety of areas. This is part of a larger site containing numerous lesson plans for Social Studies, and this page is really...

What types of reading skills do students need to be successful? This informative site focuses on students with learning disabilities. Explore!

The cognitive domain Evaluating focuses on skills necessary to judge the value of ideas, techniques, products, or solutions. Students must evaluate the credibility or functionality of given content with clearly defined criteria and...