Practicing a Teaching Paradigm
Finding a Paradigm in 2nd Grade
**http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/constructivism/
The Constructive Viewpoint
Guiding Discovery Combined with Purposeful Intentions
With a keen sense of inquisitiveness, meandering through valleys, mountains, some seemingly volcanoes, I experienced joys, pleasures, miracles, and heartbreaks and cultivated schema and understanding of both, reality and fantasy. Predictably, I frequently create opportunities for children to meander, to pause, to question, to collaborate, and to confirm information for their design and their intent.
In constructivism, learners become participants in the process of learning (Flippin, 2012). Whether individuals seek to acquire knowledge, or groups desire the acquisition of knowledge, through constructivism, learning takes place whilst manipulating through the process and path of the lesson's ultimate to the goal of knowledge ("How does this Teaching," 2004).
Examples From Room 10
Responding to Literature and Expanding Ideas
Using Diagrams and Information to Compare.
Interpreting Captions
WhatWeThinkWeKnow-Confirm-MoreQuestions
Mooga Moment
Vocabulary Building, Fluency, and Sequencing
The Behavioristic Approach
Stimulus-Response, Responses-Conditioning, and Again ... repeat
Whole Brain Teaching & A Happy Marker
Not a performer, teacher. I'm not afraid to admit that my presence is not always enough to quiet the upmost important second grade conversation!
"Show me 5."
"Show me the speaker."
"Show me a 10-finger celebration."
"I need to see that you are all in this game!"
"Now, Friends, this is a ready class."
Earning a Smiling Face
File:Mr. Smiley Face.svg. (2015, February 7). Retrieved May 22, 2015, from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mr._Smiley_Face.svg
Marble Jars
Marbles, Jar, Marble, Glass, White - Free Image on Pixabay. (2015). Retrieved May 22, 2015, from http://pixabay.com/en/marbles-jar-marble-glass-white-697646/
Cheering and Celebrating
Eich, T. (2013, April 17). Sugar Blossoms: Classroom Cheers. Retrieved May 22, 2015, from http://sweetsugarblossoms.blogspot.com/2013/04/classroom-cheers.html
Bibliography
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File:Mr. Smiley Face.svg. (2015, February 7). Retrieved May 22, 2015, from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mr._Smiley_Face.svg
Marbles, Jar, Marble, Glass, White - Free Image on Pixabay. (2015). Retrieved May 22, 2015, from http://pixabay.com/en/marbles-jar-marble-glass-white-697646/
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