Using Visible Thinking Strategies in the Classroom
What is Visible Thinking? Having students externalize their thoughts through speaking, writing, drawing or other methods The Ted Talk below goes into more detail about […]
Constructing a Better Classroom with Constructivism
Imagine a set of lego blocks just like the ones below. Now imagine two different scenarios in your classroom: 1) Students are given a worksheet […]
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 […]
Rethinking Thinking: Constructivism in the Science Classroom
“Tabula rasa.” This is what my teacher used to say to us in my 10th grade drama class. He’d tell us that everything we knew […]
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 […]
A Better Classroom with Constructivism
Are you teaching your students in the way they learn best? If you aren’t using Constructivism then the answer is no!!! In their article 2001 […]
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 […]
Group Work vs. Teamwork: There’s A Big Difference
It is common knowledge that group work is encouraged in high school classrooms. More group work means better connections and more engagement, right? Well, what […]
Cooperative Learning: There Is No I In Team (But There Is One In Interdependence)
Are you tired of group work? Does the idea of working with other people make you groan? Will your group members actually do their work […]