1. Team 3
Erin G., John T.,
Noa F., Janet H., Lauren E.
2. Jean Piaget ~Developed the cognitive learning
theory
Jerome Bruner ~ Thought constructive learners are
participatory learners
Lev Vygotsky ~ Introduced social cognition and
collaborative learning
John Dewey ~ Believed that learning should engage
and expand the experience of learners.
Giambattista Vico ~Through Vico's writings that we
take the term “constructivist”.
3. New information is linked to to prior knowledge,
thus mental representations are subjective.
Knowledge is constructed by students, not
transferred from the teachers mouth to the
students ear.
Lets the students show they have learned in
different ways. Not just through written tests.
Let the students be active and do tasks that let
them construct their own knowledge.
4. Be Social
Kids
Learn the Thinking behind
Social Skills
Social - which emphasizes how meanings and
understandings grow out of social encounters.
Cognitive - how the individual learner understands things,
in terms of developmental stages and learning styles.
Students and teachers use both social and cognitive
constructivism to join together to “construct” new meaning
to the information presented.
5.
6. • If constructivism is teaching students through previous experiences
and by “doing”, many different technologies can be used
to make this happen.
• Many tools can be used in helping teachers effectively practice
constructivism in the classroom such as:
Wikis, Skype, Blogs, Prezi, Google Docs, PowerPoint, Virtual
Zoo, etc…
The possibilities are endless….
7. Confucius once said, “I hear and I forget. I see and I
remember. I do and I understand.” This is the basis of
constructivism.
When students learn by constructing the information it will
require them to usually be in collaborative groups.
The students will work on projects with teachers available to
assist but not give the direct answer.
The goal is for the student to discover information using
previous experiences, and by finding the answer
themselves by “doing”
Encourages students to be motivated to learn.
8. There are many models that teachers can follow while
practicing a constrictive way of teaching. Here are just a
couple ideas for creating lesson plans in the classroom.
Have students conduct a science project. The students would be
placed in groups, they would be required to research a specific
topic. They would interact with each other, gain the opinion of
others and analyze their own point of view, answer each other’s
questions, and one person from the group would present it to the
classroom.
Bring math worksheets to the classroom. The teacher would also
create a study guide. The students would solve the math
problems, while the teacher observes and monitor the students.
While monitoring the students, the teacher would guide the
student to the correct answer; however the student would be
required to use their own critical thinking skills to solve the
problem. This would create an active learning environment for
the classroom.
9. Constructivism is a way of teaching and learning.
Students acquire new knowledge and learning skills by
working on projects collaborating with peers and
drawing from recent experiences. The teacher
facilitates student learning by being supportive and
offering input.
Today this is a lot like online classes. The information is
presented and the students must create their own work
without a teacher being there to simply give the
answer.
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