https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7 Padlet created for EDU 6000 about Constructivism. en-us 2020-09-29 00:46:26 UTC 2020-09-30 05:24:35 UTC hello@padlet.com kkrause0020 https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786317293 Constructivism is an approach to learning in which students gain knowledge through meaningful experiences with their environment.]]> 2020-09-29 00:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786317293 kkrause0020 https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786340167 One of the goals of constructivism is to develop students' problem-solving capabilities. Having students solve real-life problems encourages them to make deeper connections to what they are learning.]]> 2020-09-29 01:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786340167 kkrause0020 https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786340981 Constructivism encourages students to become critical thinkers! Students should not just passively consume information to be later regurgitated. Instead, students should learn with the goal of being able to take their knowledge and apply it to the real-world. 
Students should actively engage in their learning in order to improve their conceptualization, analytical, and evaluation skills!]]> 2020-09-29 01:07:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786340981 kkrause0020 https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786341160 Learning is a SOCIAL process!
Allowing students to frequently collaborate with one another allows them to teach each other and hear different perspectives that they may not have considered otherwise. 
Think back to the Zone of Proximal Development! Collaboration allows more capable peers to help push their lesser capable peers. ]]> 2020-09-29 01:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786341160 kkrause0020 https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786341350 Communication is an integral part of constructivism:
-Teachers need to be able to effectively communicate with students so that students understand the WHY of their learning
-By the end of a project, students should be able to effectively communicate to the teacher, and to others, what they have learned
-Students get to learn how to communicate amongst their peers. They learn how to communicate and defend their own ideas
-The classroom as a whole benefits from communicating with the community! Interaction with the students' community will help them connect to their learning.]]> 2020-09-29 01:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786341350 kkrause0020 https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786341564 Constructivism stresses that learning most be presented in a meaningful context! 
Have you ever sat in class and wondered, "When am I ever going to use this in real life?" Well, a constructivist teacher would aim to answer that question! By providing knowledge in a meaningful context, students learn the significance of what they are learning.]]> 2020-09-29 01:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786341564 kkrause0020 https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786341767 An important aspect of constructivism is that students use their prior knowledge as the foundation for their learning. By using their prior knowledge, students are able to make connections to what they are learning and are able to build upon (CONSTRUCT) or modify what they already know. They are ACTIVELY connecting their past to the present and future!]]> 2020-09-29 01:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786341767 kkrause0020 https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786344740 You can utilize the idea of "PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING"!
In this practice, a teacher would challenge students to answer/solve a real-world problem using a multi-step process. 
For example, let's say you are teaching your students about engineering concepts. Well, since you live in California, you could ask them to test hypotheses regarding what structures are the most earthquake resistant. You could then have students group up and recreate those structures. You could then test their creations during class!  ]]> 2020-09-29 01:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786344740 kkrause0020 https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786351656 YES:]]> 2020-09-29 01:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786351656 kkrause0020 https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786362766 NO:]]> 2020-09-29 01:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786362766 kkrause0020 https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786391183 -Students can take a field trip to a location/facility that relates to their problem
-Students can gather data from the outside world (observations, surveys, info-tracking, etc.)
-Put students in groups so that they can be exposed to different ideas
-Students can use different resources (books, internet, experts, etc.) to research solutions to their problem
-Students can choose how to demonstrate their solutions (Powerpoint, Book, PSA, etc.)
-Student work can be put on display so that students may become experts and teach others]]> 2020-09-29 01:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786391183 kkrause0020 https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786450097 -Role-playing/simulating a historical event
-Debating current events
-Socratic seminars
-Putting students in groups to allow for multiple perspective taking
-Allowing students to prepare in real-world activities (internships, volunteering, community service, etc.)]]> 2020-09-29 02:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786450097 kkrause0020 https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786470332 Constructivism encourages students to reflect on their experiences!
-How can you use what you know to solve a problem?
-What more do you need to know in order to be more knowledgeable on a problem?
-What other point of views might people have? ]]> 2020-09-29 02:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786470332 kkrause0020 https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786480339 Rather than basic memory-oriented tests, constructivist learning environments encourage presentations of learning! How else can students show what they learned?
-They can make a group video
-They can create a themed escape room
-They can write their own skit
-They can create a magazine or book
-They can design an advertisement
-They can create a website
-THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS!!!]]> 2020-09-29 02:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786480339 kkrause0020 https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786488881 A practice encouraged  by Piaget and Bruner. Discovery learning encourages students to learn through doing. Teachers facilitate the learning process as students construct their own knowledge from their own experiences.]]> 2020-09-29 02:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786488881 kkrause0020 https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786500336 -Encourage problem-solving
-Develop higher-order thinking skills
-Have students engage with one another through collaborative work]]> 2020-09-29 02:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kkrause0020/goiq0811331716x7/wish/786500336