SOLO Taxonomy

Models, representation, mockeries, simulations, simulacra and SOLO Taxonomy.

7 7, 2013

On Exactitude in Science . . . In that Empire, the Art of Cartography attained such Perfection that the map of a single Province occupied the entirety of a City, and the map of the Empire, the entirety of a Province. In time, those Unconscionable Maps no longer satisfied, and the Cartographers Guilds struck a […]

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When I look at SOLO learning intentions I see broccoli

7 4, 2013

I have been thinking about SOLO differentiated learning intentions, and all those other serial self-similar patterns of complexity in everyday life. When you divide a fractal pattern into parts you get a nearly identical but reduced in size copy of the whole. Creating SOLO differentiated success criteria for SOLO coded tasks (aka learning intentions) is […]

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Feel the burn: Give yourself a SOLO cognitive workout

6 26, 2013

Nicola Richards (a fabulous PE educator in Christchurch) and I recently co-authored the latest SOLO resource this one supports teachers charged with helping students think more deeply in movement contexts in physical education. Our typescript has gone to the publishers but the ideas around movement contexts remain firmly lodged in cracks and crevices in my […]

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You could describe George as an expert scone eater …

5 5, 2013

I am writing this on a bleak Sunday night in the ‘Tron and posting via a dodgy internet connection that only works when I nudge up against the hotel room window. And yet the circumstances cannot dampen the raw excitement I feel about George. Firstly because I am at last smart enough to spell his […]

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Many ways to skin a cat.

3 26, 2013

Just thinking about SOLO Taxonomy and differentiation.

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It is a Nick Denton design unpacking the art in SOLO.

2 18, 2013

I commissioned the talented young Wellington designer Nick Denton to explore visual ways of representing SOLO Taxonomy to students I wanted something a little different from the usual this is a classroom resource poster something that captured both the eye and the imagination of young learners something powerful and beautiful. Nick worked on the project […]

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SOLO Taxonomy in the Early Years. Making connections for belonging, being, and becoming.

2 8, 2013

It helps us to learn. It helps you to think and do a few things that you want to do. Because it helps you connect ideas and learn to think in your head. Year 1 student, Halsey Drive School, New Zealand. Is fabulous to see the latest SOLO book SOLO Taxonomy in the Early Years […]

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SOLO Taxonomy: Making Meaning at ICOT13

1 22, 2013

Liz and I will be presenting at The Sixteenth International Conference on Thinking this afternoon. We are talking about how SOLO Taxonomy can be used to deepen understanding when making meaning of ideas and information through reading , listening and viewing. (Secondary English). You might like to see what we will be sharing with conference […]

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SOLO Hexagon Generator

1 19, 2013

I should be throwing black T-shirts into a bag before flying to Wellington for ICOT13 but I wanted to let you know that the first stage of the HookED SOLO Hexagon Generator app is live. The app allows teachers (and or students) to populate the SOLO hexagons with text, and generate a template for downloading […]

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A summer arabesque

1 12, 2013

One of the pleasures of living with others is that life can often take you on an unplanned arabesque this years summer holiday provided a rich example of living in (and with) the spiral. Things have gotten a little calmer in the last few days and I have had some time to look at the […]

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