Hello everyone! So glad you are back. This week I learned about constructivism and would love to share. Constructivism is really a theory about how people learn. It says that people learn and gain knowledge from the world through past experiences and by reflecting on those experiences. Then that theory was applied to teaching. So the idea is that student's learn best by building on past experiences and making connections in their mind. This teaching method comes from combining theories from Vygotsky, Piaget, Bruner, and Dewey and Constructivism was born. It proves that learning should be social, based on real experiences, it builds on past experiences, and finally it should be active.
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This week I was tasked with learning about flipped classrooms. All I can say is wow, and I am jealous. :) If you are like me, and thought flipped classrooms was something to do with a new physical education class, let me share some of the knowledge I have attained this week. Flipped classrooms is a teaching technique where the roles for learning are essentially reversed. Students are given at home assignments, that typically would take place in the class. They learn through a wide variety of mediums which in include but are not limited to online lectures, textbook reading, watching videos, internet searching and much more. Students are given the tools and responsibility to initially learn lessons at home. And in turn, class time is available for more "home work" type activities, hands on learning, group activities, and one on one help from the teacher. It moves the teacher from the lecture stage, to teaching and guiding one on one. I would personally have loved this teaching style as a student, and I can only imagine that digital natives would especially love it. I have a 7 year old son, and I truly hope that his future teachers will use this technique as well.
I am majoring in educational design and I am excited to learn more about flipped classrooms and use this in designing educational content. This teaching technique also uses many 21st century skills and helps prepare students for future jobs. The at home lessons encourage student responsibility, and critical thinking skills. While teamwork, creativity, and oral communication can be used during in class activities. I am including a video I made as well to further explain flipped classrooms. youtu.be/jO9Vm24lLO0 Until next time.... Tiffany |
AuthorHi, I'm Tiffany. I am a wife, mom to a 7 year old son, and currently seeking a degree in Educational Design. Archives
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