1. 7 The Constructivist Approach to teaching and learning

2. What is Constructivism?

3. Jean Piaget, 1896-1980

6. Concept maps help us begin with information we are familiar with and branch out to build new ideas.

7. To further Piaget’s thinking....

8. Piaget’s 4 Stages of Development are…

9. Lets move on, shall we? Can any one tell me one reason why constructivism is important?

10. How does the constructivist teacher make this style work?

11. What does student- centered mean?

13. What about the constructivist classroom? "Students should be presented with real life problems and then helped to discover information required to solve them" John Dewey

15. Important roles of the Teacher

16. In conclusion…

17. Resources