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Portfolio Part: Embracing “not knowing”

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Developing Your Learning Langauge

Embracing “not knowing”

Step One

Consider the words and phrases that come to mind when you describe what you think learning should look and feel like. In the space below, record as many words and phrases that come to mind. Do not limit yourself to what you think is acceptable or generally “approved” as words to describe learning.

what I think learning should look at feel like: joyous, empowered/ empowering, collaborative, boisterous, quiet, contemplative, exciting, on the edge of scary students working together to apply concepts or solve problems, but also individuals creating their own paths & solutions laughter creativity, risk-taking, engaged synthesis of experience, classroom content, prior learning to create something new or evolve toward new understandings teacher as guide, a more experienced learner, not necessarily the expert or the one with the knowledge an unfolding process undertaken together embracing “not knowing” in order to learn

Step Two

Now, review Bloom’s Taxonomy of Measurable Verbs (from Utica College) and compare the words and phrases in that document to the ones you chose. Below, fill out the sections based on what you chose and what you see in that document.

Words that appear on both lists

Apply Create/creativity Problem-solving (my term) implies a number of Bloom’s words — appraise, assess, interpret, evaluate, combine, create

Words that are all my own

Pretty much all of the above

Words that I would add from the document. . .and Why?

WordWhy
I’m usually drawn to words in the “synthesis” and “evaluate” columnsBecause they imply a dynamism and energy, the emergence of something new and possibly unexpected

Words that I disliked from the document. . .and Why?

WordWhy
I’m rarely drawn to the words in the “knowledge” columnThey seem staid and stuffy, implying rote repetition rather than stimulation of thoughts or creativity
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