SAMR AND BLOOM'S |
SAMR is a model designed to help educators infuse technology into teaching and learning. Popularized by Dr. Ruben Puentedura, the model supports and enables teachers to design, develop, and infuse digital learning experiences that utilize technology. The goal is to transform learning experiences so they result in higher levels of achievement for students.
I feel teachers need to both create tasks that target the higher-order cognitive skills (Bloom's) as well as design tasks that have a significant impact on student outcomes (SAMR). My thoughts about the the model are further down this page.
I feel teachers need to both create tasks that target the higher-order cognitive skills (Bloom's) as well as design tasks that have a significant impact on student outcomes (SAMR). A visual to illustrate that follows.
Educators will argue they have seen redefinition tasks that only target the remembering level or have a creative assessment that is only at the augmentation level. Of course that is true, but I believe we should be planning for technology tasks, activities, and assessments that include both the higher levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy and the transformation area of the SAMR model.
My vision of how the Bloom's and SAMR models work together and intersect is below.
I feel teachers need to both create tasks that target the higher-order cognitive skills (Bloom's) as well as design tasks that have a significant impact on student outcomes (SAMR). A visual to illustrate that follows.
Educators will argue they have seen redefinition tasks that only target the remembering level or have a creative assessment that is only at the augmentation level. Of course that is true, but I believe we should be planning for technology tasks, activities, and assessments that include both the higher levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy and the transformation area of the SAMR model.
My vision of how the Bloom's and SAMR models work together and intersect is below.
You can download a PDF copy of the image for classroom use. | 
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Here are some useful SAMR links by others.
- Oxnevad -Using SAMR to teach above the line
- Anderson - SAMR flowchart
- Oxnevad - The SAMR ladder through the lens of 21st century skills
- Zita - SAMR Haiku Deck presentation
- Work - Models for understanding technology integration: SAMR
- Guhlin - Classroom activity learning rubric
- Brubaker - SAMR: Model, Metaphor, Mistakes
- Holt - SAMR Model and Starbuck's Coffee
- Tucker - Beyond SAMR: The Teacher's journey to technology integration
- Moroder - EdTech frameworks: Why I don't use TPACK and SAMR with my teachers
- Ward - Example of SAMR applied to online discussions
- Ward - SAMR lesson planning tied to Bloom's or Webb's DOK
- RHP123 - Applying apps to learning tasks with SAMR
- Cash- SAMR examples Prezi
- Swanson - Rethinking SAMR
- Cedarbur (WI): SAMR planning model and their lesson planning template
- Rich Colosi - The SAMR model explained by students
- Edutopia: SAMR a powerful model for understanding good tech integration
- Best: The SAMR model explained with 15 practical examples
COGS OF THE COGNITIVE PROCESS
I began to think about the triangular shape of Bloom's Taxonomy and realized I thought of it a bit differently.
Since the cognitive processes are meant to be used when necessary, and any learner goes in and out of each level as they acquire new content and turn it into knowledge, I created a different type of image that showcased my thoughts about Bloom's more meaningfully.
Here is my visual which showcases the interlocking nature of the cognitive process.
Since the cognitive processes are meant to be used when necessary, and any learner goes in and out of each level as they acquire new content and turn it into knowledge, I created a different type of image that showcased my thoughts about Bloom's more meaningfully.
Here is my visual which showcases the interlocking nature of the cognitive process.
Here is a link to a download of the cogs image. | 
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BLOOM'S AND TECH
Jen Roberts (@jenroberts1) has developed a great model that concentrates more on moving from traditional teacher-created tasks to student-centered, tech-infused learning. She calls it TECH. Her blog post about her development of it may be found here. I love this model and feel it is easier to implement and for educators to understand and learn from.
My version of how Bloom's and TECH work together is below.
My version of how Bloom's and TECH work together is below.
