What it Means to be Exemplary in Teaching Science
Going above and beyond for your students is the perfect example of what it means to be Exemplary in Teaching Science. Let us take a […]
Constructivism
Put it in Drive!
I’m sure everyone remembers point-grubbers in high school. These were the people who obsessed over every last point, and would fight with the teacher over […]
How to Construct Your Classroom With Constructivism
In the article Constructivism in Classroom: Theory into Practice (1999), Naylor and Keogh explained that the “central principles of this approach [constructivist view] are that […]
Constructivism: The Power of Prior Knowledge
Imagine you are a science teacher about to start a new unit about Cellular Respiration and you are dreading it. You know that this is […]
Applying Constructivism to the Laboratory Experience
“Why should friction act on a sphere rolling down an incline differently than on a block sliding down that same incline?” “Why should an object […]
Construct your teaching with Constructivism!
One of the greatest ways that you, as a teacher, can ensure your students are grasping concepts in order to apply and analyze them is […]
Allowing Constructivism Into the Classroom
An Overview of “Constructivism and Conceptual Change, Part I” Alan Colbern provides his definition of constructivism and applications of it towards philosophy, learning styles, and […]
Providing Intellectual Soil and Nutrients so the Roots of the Trees of Knowledge will be Deep
Introduction Back when I started teaching and even now, I had no idea of the importance of a thing called constructivism. I didn’t even […]
Construct Your Understanding
What can make you a successful science teacher??? CONSTRUCTIVISM Don’t know what that is? Well, I’m here to guide you through the practices and theory […]
Constructivism; Rebuilding the Classroom
Constructivism is… Constructivism is a theory in education that holds a few central ideas about learning. In “Science Education: An International Course Companion” by Keith […]