1. Constructivism
By Kendall Smith

2. What is constructivism?
Educational
Theory
Children build own understanding

3. Foundational theorists behind constructivism
Piaget – Construct knowledge
Dewey – Inquiry
Vygotsky - Social

4. How does constructivism differ from traditional ideas about teaching and learning concerning curriculum?
Use materials differently
Group learners
Add materials

5. How does constructivism differ from traditional ideas about teaching and learning concerning how students are viewed?
Students are not sponges!
Explorers
Student teachers

6. How does constructivism differ from traditional ideas about teaching and learning concerning how students work?
Students guide learning
Students gain knowledge
Independence

7. How does constructivism differ from traditional ideas about teaching and learning concerning the teachers’ role?
Assistant
Not a director
Evaluator

8. How does constructivism differ from traditional ideas about teaching and learning concerning assessment?
Not drill and practice
Change lessons
Inspiring

9. The PAR Model of learning
Three phases to learning
Constructing knowledge

10. A brief overview of each PAR model component.
Present - Information
Apply - Information
Review - Information

11. How does the PAR Model relate to constructivism?
New information is presented
Application takes place

12. Provide a scenario of a topic that you could teach using a constructivist approach.
Elementary jumping skills – Jumping objects

13. Format your scenario using the PAR model.
Discuss jumping
Children practice jumping
Review lesson

14. Resources
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