Using McREL's Knowledge Taxonomy for Ed Tech Professional Development

Learning and Leading with Technology

In this article, which appears in the June/July issue, McREL Lead Consultant Elizabeth Ross Hubbell shares ideas for helping teachers embrace technology by applying McREL's Knowledge Taxonomy to technology integration in the classroom. The taxonomy is based on the assertion that teachers need to know not only what to do to improve student achievement (declarative knowledge) but also why (experiential knowledge), how (procedural knowledge), and when (contextual knowledge) to do it. For example, Hubbell helps teachers understand why technology is important with articles or videos that illustrate the stark contrast between a student's digital life outside and inside the classroom. Or she may use a logic model to help teachers think about their student "clients," identify their needs, and determine the best resources to meet those needs.

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