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Guest blog by Shelley Wright/Washington Post
My first confession is that I didn’t know I was a constructivist. Once I realized this, it’s become easier to make intentional decisions about my classroom. So what is a constructivist? Adherents of constructivism essentially believe that children learn by being actively engaged in and reflecting on their experiences, children learn through social interaction with others, they have different ways and modes of learning, and they develop higher-order thinking through guidance at critical points in the learning process. Of course, this is a simplified view of it; entire books have been written on constructivist classrooms. But for my purpose, what’s most important is the view that learning is an active, participatory venture. So what does this have to do with my classroom? Well, it forms the theoretical foundation for all that I do. There’s much talk today about the condition of education. (more...)
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