What is constructivist learning? Part 4

Following on from the last blog, this post also aims to support teachers use constructivist teaching approaches to set up learning environments. In this post we are conscious of the fact that it can be easy to lose sight of the reality that teaching is

• Embedded in a complex political space that affects the choices teachers make
• Involves key stakeholders who are both present in the classroom and outside the classroom
• Influenced by policy, admin, and cultural and political trends.

All of these factors play out in both teachers’ and students’ lives and can sometimes feel limiting of the creativity that students and teachers bring to learning opportunities.

Classroom organisation - Tempting as it is to put out all the supplies and place the desks and shelves where you want them and create all the displays before the students arrive, teachers are invited to find a way to step back and reflect on why they would make these choices and become alert to these reasons and the possible agendas they hold. In this post we will use the DIG model to explore a way of using constructivist approaches to see the HOW, WHAT and WHY of co-construcitng a learning environment. For a really practical hands-on approach involving students and informed by the constructivist approach to learning...

Go to Beconwiz.com for the practical ideas..

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