https://padlet.com/klc_dancequeen/hc8qcuu17rnn Made with charm en-us 2017-04-29 15:11:13 UTC 2025-10-09 14:55:35 UTC hello@padlet.com klc_dancequeen https://padlet.com/klc_dancequeen/hc8qcuu17rnn/wish/169015597 How Does Constructivism apply to Dance?
Constructivism is all about how people learn. This theory is that people and students create their own understanding of knowledge of the world around them and by using their experiences and by being able to reflect on what they have experienced.  To be active in this theory, we must ask questions, explore, fail and succeed within our learning so that we can experience and gain our own knowledge of a subject. So how does this apply to dance? How could we use Constructivism in the classroom to promote learning and increase knowledge in dance classes? 

There are many different ways that Constructivism can point towards an outcome of knowledge. The most important thing, is being able to motivate and encourage your students to be active in their learning and to use the world around them as a reference and to take their everyday experiences and apply them to allow reflection and a change in their understanding. The best way to do this is to get your students to start asking questions. By continuously asking questions and reflecting on their experiences, students will discover ideas and complexities within the classroom that will help them to integrate new information and keep a natural curiosity about the world around them and how things work. 

The best way for you to really understand what constructivism is and what it means in your classroom is by seeing examples of it at work, speaking with others about it, and trying it yourself. Let's look at some examples of how we can implement this theory into our dance classrooms to help our students get the most knowledge as a learning outcome by asking questions, reflecting, problem solving and actively experiencing their education. 

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-working in groups 
-teacher guides students to tackle real life examples in the classroom 
-use of technology 
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