Day 14: Taking a Closer Look at Constructivism

Objectives

• Students will be able to examine the main principles and precursor´s contributions of Constructivism.

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I. Presentation

II. Watch these short videos on Constructivism:

Video (John Abbott discusses the theory of Constructivism in learning)

Video (Ernst Von Glasersfeld on Teaching and Radical Constructivism )

Video (It´s a theory of knowledge I learned about  in College by MyelinationLibation)

Video (Caleb Gallemore, Ohio State University)

Video (Teacher Tony and his application of Constructivism)

Read about Vigotsky´s Social Development Theory here.

Homework

Finish your studying of Constructivism. Review Behaviorism, review Cognitivism.
Start building up a chart that compares these learning theories. You may use the one I gave in class and make it more complete.