1. By: Sandra V.

2.  What is Constructivism?
 Key Figures
 Constructivism in a Classroom
 Constructivism in My Classroom

3. Constructivism:
 Idea that learners construct their knowledge
 Students learn by doing
 Students actively participate in their learning
 Students use critical- thinking skills
 Learning uses hands-on approach

4. Constructivism continued:
 Learner form what he/she comprehends or
learns
 Learner is self-directed, creative, innovative
 Learning is adjusting our mental models to
new experiences
 Student-centered

5.  Jerome Bruner
 Believed constructivist learners are participatory
learners
 Spiral curriculum: students continue building on
knowledge
 John Dewey
 Advocate for child-centered instruction
 Believed in progressive education

6.  Lev Vygotsky
 Russian educational psychologist
 Developed social cognition
 Believed children had a zone of proximal
development
 Anchored instruction: technology-based learning
 Scaffolding

7.  Jean Piaget
 Influenced constructivist movement
 Developed the cognitive learning theory with 4
stages
 Sensorimotor
 Preoperational
 Concrete Operational
 Formal Operational

8.  Jean Piaget continued
 Learners move through three mechanisms:
 Adaptation
 Assimilation
 Accommodation

9.  Teachers adapt to being facilitators
 Facilitators help students “uncover”
facts/ideas
 Facilitators ask, instead of giving students
information
 Facilitators provide guidelines to aid students
 Facilitators are in continuous dialogues with
students

10.  Facilitator and students equally participate in
learning
 Instruction is anchored with real-world context
 With technology students are more engaged
 Students are more cooperative and less
competitive
 Instructor uses: Web Quests, digital
media, videos, etc.

11.  Students will be engaged with tasks to solve
with their knowledge
 Students will be engaged in hands-on activities
 I will serve as a facilitator and guide
 Students will work collaboratively

12.  Students will work in groups
 Learning environment will support/challenge
students thinking
 Technology will be used as a form of
assessment

13.  Clip Art
 http://www.learning-theories.com/constructivism.html
 http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/co/Constructivism
 http://www.answers.com/topic/constructivism-learning-theory
 http://online.sfsu.edu/~foreman/itec800/finalprojects/eitankapl
an/pages/home.htm
 http://www.funderstanding.com/theory/constructivism/
 Teachers Discovering Computers: Integrating Technology in a
Connected World