The program will guide participants with the integration of technology into the curriculum in order to support Constructivist Learning Environments.
The following six descriptors taken from
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory highlight teacher practices that help
students search for their own understanding , rather than follow other people's
logic.
Learners
bring unique prior knowledge, experience, and beliefs to a learning situation
Learning is internally controlled and mediated
Knowledge
is constructed in multiple ways, through a variety of tools, resources,
experiences, and contexts
Learning is a process of accommodation, assimilation, or rejection to construct new conceptual structures, meaningful representations, or new mental models
Learning
is both an active and reflective process
Social
interaction introduces multiple perspectives through reflection, collaboration,
negotiation, and shared meaning