SOLO Taxonomy

SOLO Taxonomy: Making Meaning at ICOT13

January 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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A summer arabesque

January 12, 2013

One of the pleasures of living with others is that life can often take you on an unplanned arabesque – this year’s 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 […]

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SOLO Taxonomy and Making Meaning Bk 1, 2 and 3.

November 24, 2012

I met with the fabulous Liz McNeill when I was working in Christchurch this week – we have recently co-authored three new secondary English resource books – the SOLO Taxonomy and Making Meaning series – using Google docs. We created and proofed the three manuscripts working from Christchurch and Auckland respectively – Google docs, email […]

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The use of SOLO Taxonomy in UK classrooms – TES Kerra Maddern.

August 25, 2012

Kerra Maddern – reporter for TES – has written a thoughtful piece on the use (and usefulness) of SOLO Taxonomy in UK classrooms. A repeated complaint about the education system is that it gives pupils superficial understanding. Under pressure to get them through exams, teachers can find themselves taking classes through the required material bit […]

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SOLO Scheme of Work: Science – Living Things and Life Processes

July 21, 2012

This science SoW from @Jamie_Venning uses SOLO Taxonomy to unpack learning intentions for Living Things and Life Processes. It provides a powerful and practical pedagogical example of how SOLO can make the success criteria for differentiated learning outcomes visible to students. You can read more about the author here y7 Living Things and Life Processes

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Creating SOLO infographics and rubric posters.

July 21, 2012

I am enjoying the many different SOLO posters, infographics and self-assessment rubrics created using Piktochart and Comic Life Here is a SOLO Poster from @JamesTheo in the United Kingdom – constructed using Piktochart A #SOLO poster for display ready for next year. Will add to the dropbox later. #SOLOarmy twitter.com/JamesTheo/stat… — James Theobald (@JamesTheo) July […]

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HookED Teacher Reflective Question Rubrics

July 12, 2012

Leonard: So, Sheldon. How ya doing? Sheldon: That’s how you start a psychotherapy session. How am I doing? I was promised a riverboat journey into the jungles of my subconscious. Instead I get the same question I hear from the lady who slices my baloney at Ralph’s. For examples of SOLO Reflective Question Rubrics and […]

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HookED SOLO Self Assessment Tool

July 10, 2012

It is great to be able to announce the arrival of the latest addition to the HookED SOLO Learning Applications Collection. HookED SOLO Self Assessment Tool The HookED SOLO Self Assessment tool uses SOLO Maps and self-assessment rubrics to help students monitor, regulate and reflect on their own task understanding. Figuring out “where to next” […]

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HookED SOLO Describe++ Map

July 4, 2012

The latest HookED SOLO Map – the SOLO Describe ++ Map has been getting some great feedback from primary and secondary teachers alike. @arti_choke @NixRichardsbeen usingdescribe++ to death, backing up erg ideas behind critically evaluate and been getting wonderful work. — Kate Lefever (@kjlefever) July 2, 2012 Secondary teachers are commenting on the deeper insights […]

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HookED SOLO Learning Intention Generator

July 1, 2012

Learning intentions – [verb] [content] [context] Learning Intention Generator — HookED via kwout The HookED Learning Intention Generator is used by teachers (and students doing inquiry/research) to effortlessly construct differentiated learning intentions (goals or tasks) at any level of SOLO. Unpacking a concept, achievement objective or achievement standard has never been easier. Why is this […]

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