Foundations of Constructivism

FOUNDATIONS OF CONSTRUCTIVISM: A GUIDEBOOK FOR EDUCATORS 

This textbook, Foundations of Constructivism: A Guidebook for Educators, is initiated as a collaborative writing project for a Webster University graduate course on the Foundations of Constructivism.


 * /Preface/


 * 1) /Introduction/
 * 2) Major Contributors to Constructivist Theory
 * 2.1. John Dewey
 * 2.2. Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky
 * 2.3. Seymour Papert
 * 2.4. Ernst von Glasersfeld
 * 1) Fostering creativity and student self-expression
 * 2) Authentic (real world) learning
 * 3) Dialogue, collaboration, reflection & personalization of learning
 * 4) Case Examples in Teaching with Constructivism
 * 6.1. Learning About Constructivism by Authoring a Wiki Textbook
 * 6.2. Constructivism in Chemical Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, (CBRN)
 * 6.3. Constructivism in Reading Instruction
 * 6.4. Constructing through construction/ A unit on construction for prekindergarten children
 * 6.5. title here
 * 6.6. Literature (A fresh look)