3. In our subjects… KS4 GCSE ICT- Spread sheets: – Knowledge: What is a spread sheet? What can it do? What’s a cell reference? – Understanding: why would we use a spread sheet? – Application: use of formulas and functions to solve problems. – Analysis: What are the benefits of using a spread sheet? What are the drawbacks of using a spread sheet? – Synthesis: Planning and creating a spreadsheet model for a given purpose. – Evaluation: comparing the purpose of a spreadsheet with a database. What problems are there with spread sheets and how could these be overcome?

4. In our subjects… KS4 T&T- Sustainable tourism: – Knowledge: What is sustainable tourism? Methods of creating sustainable tourism. – Understanding: why is sustainable tourism important? Impacts of unsustainable tourism. – Application: Looking at examples of when sustainable tourism has been used/developed. Did it work or not? Why? – Analysis: What are the benefits & drawbacks of sustainable tourism? – Synthesis: Could sustainable tourism methods used in one destination work in another? What adaptations might need to be made and why? – Evaluation: Recommending & justifying methods of sustainable tourism for a destination or attraction.

5. Getting Blooms into lessons Success criteria: Differentiated tasks & focused group work Using assessment objectives and criteria ALL must be able to identify and explain the contents of a business plan. MOST should be able to explain the importance of creating a business plan. SOME could be able to analyse the usefulness of business plans to entrepreneurs and evaluate a business plan. ALL to identify roles that a learning support assistant has within Lord Grey School. MOST should be able to describe and explain the role and responsibility of a LSA and how they help the school to function. SOME could be able to compare the similarities and differences between the school’s Business Director and an LSA.

6. Practical Blooms activities for lessons Eggheads: stronger students to create questions based on the info in a case study, weaker students to answer Crosswords and puzzles: stronger students to create, weaker students to complete Learning grids & linking concepts together: In pairs, students roll the dice twice to get a cell reference. This is repeated so that so 2 cells are chosen & they then need to connect the two concepts together. Top Trumps: students need to use their thinking skills to put their best feature forward. Could be used with business ownerships or operating systems Thinking hats…

7. Thinking hats 1.Stimulus material shared with the entire group 2.Groups and hats issued. Each group has a specific focus. 3.Time given for them to have discussions & share ideas. Perhaps provide some starting points for discussions.

8. Thinking hats 4. Feedback so that the whole class then has an informed view. 5. Review questions, building in Blooms.