JEROME BRUNER A PRESENTATION BY ERIC CLIFFORD SIERRA NEVADA COLLEGE

WHO IS JEROME BRUNER? BORN IN NEW YORK CITY, OCTOBER 1, 1915 DUKE UNIVERSITY – B.A. HARVARD UNIVERSITY – PhD AUTHOR – “THE PROCESS OF EDUCATION” AND MANY OTHERS WAS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE COGNITIVE REVOLUTION IN THE 1960’S

BASIC THEORY CONSTRUCTIVIST – STUDENTS BUILD UPON WHAT THEY ALREADY KNOW HANDOUT SLIPS "To perceive is to categorize, to conceptualize is to categorize, to learn is to form categories, to make decisions is to categorize.” – Jerome Bruner

APPLICATIONS FOR TEACHERS 1.INSTRUCTOR IS A FACILITATOR, ENGAGING IN ACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH STUDENTS 2.INSTRUCTOR SHOULD ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO DISCOVER PRINCIPLES ON THEIR OWN 3.INSTRUCTOR SHOULD TRANSLATE INFORMATION INTO A FORMAT THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR LEARNERS 4.CURRICULUM MUST BE ORGANIZED IN A SPIRAL MANNER SO THAT STUDENTS ARE BUILDING UPON WHAT THEY HAVE ALREADY LEARNED

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“LIFE’S A DANCE” – JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY CHORUS Life's a dance you learn as you go Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow Don't worry 'bout what you don't know Life's a dance you learn as you go

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