Constructivism

M. T.

Hands-On learning Children construct learning Collaborative learning Progressive Education (Dewey)

educating whole child, not just brain Zone of Proximal Development

helping a child reach from learned ability and potential

Constructivism?

Jean Piaget

Lev Vygotsky Jerome Bruner John Dewey

Maria Montessori

Key People

Little lecture-based teaching Spiral Curriculum

Tailoring information to make appropriate for student

Zone of Proximal Development Assisting student along the way to achieve

potential Scaffolding

Temporary structure used to help a student learn (could be technology or other)

What the Teacher Does:

Hands-On activities Critical-thinking skills Computers and internet give hands on

experience for learners Collaborative Learning

What the Student Does:

http://www.learning-theories.com/

constructivism.html Images:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/josemota/3616863421/ http://historyofharis.blogspot.com/2012/10/piaget-

theory.html http://www.politifake.org/john-dewey-socialist-can-th

ink-for-themselves-politics-4599.html

http://whitemountainmontessori.org/montessori.html

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