Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Constructivism in Practice

There are many teaching strategies that teachers use that are common elements of constructivism.
  • Connecting learns with prior knowledge
  • Modelling
  • Scaffolding
  • Coaching- Motivating and providing feedback
  • Encouraging students to articulate their ideas, thoughts, and solutions
  • Reflection 
  • Exploration and problem solving
  • Risk taking 
  • Teacher Flexibility
  • Stressing multiple realities 

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