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Constructivism Defined

Note from Pete: I found these definitions of constructivist learning posted in Don Mesibov’s, Institute for Learning Centered Education newsletter, very helpful in expanding my understanding of … more »

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Constructivism Defined

Pete Reilly wrote 2 days ago: Note from Pete: I found these definitions of constructivist learning posted in Don Mesibov’s, … more »

Tags: K-12 Education, inquiry teaching, Learning styles, how children learn, Institute for Learning Centered Education, Don Mesibov, project-based learning, Discovery Learning

My Daydream: A Student's View of One to One Computing — 7 comments

Pete Reilly wrote 1 week ago: I closed the cover of my Asus eee, tucked it into my backpack, and headed off to English class. I … more »

Tags: educational technology, Infrastructure, K-12 Education, Learning, One Laptop Per Child, student empowerment, Teachers, Transformation., virtualization

Using Music to Create Cognitively Challenging Activities

Pete Reilly wrote 1 week ago: Reprinted with permission from Don Mesibov’s Newsletter for the Institute for Learning Centere … more »

Tags: Institute for Learning Centered Education, K-12 Education, Learning, Learning styles, Constructivism, Don Mesibov, Lyrics, Music, <punctuation>

Failures Lead to Success — 1 comment

Pete Reilly wrote 2 weeks ago: Republished with permission from: The Institute for Learning Centered Education A well known actres … more »

Tags: administration, Institute for Learning Centered Education, K-12 Education, leadership, Learning, Mistakes, New Ideas, Teachers, Failure

Constructivism – a simple explanation — 2 comments

Pete Reilly wrote 3 weeks ago: I have asked for and received permission to reprint The Institute for Learning Centered Education … more »

Tags: educational technology, Institute for Learning Centered Education, K-12 Education, Learning, Practice, Transformation., Constructivism, Don Mesibov, Pedagogy

Constructivist Theory and the One Laptop Per Child Project — 2 comments

Pete Reilly wrote 2 months ago: Cross-posted at the ClassLink blog. Benjamin Mako Hill, in his recent article, “One Laptop per Ch … more »

Tags: K-12 Education, educational technology, One Laptop Per Child, Nicholas Negroponte, Open-Source

The Three "E's" — 5 comments

Pete Reilly wrote 2 months ago: In a recent post I laid out a host of strategies that have been put forth by educators in an attempt … more »

Tags: Learning, K-12 Education, educational technology, Student Leadership, Transformation., John Taylor Gatto, how children learn, student empowerment, Constructivism

The Joy of Teaching — 6 comments

Pete Reilly wrote 5 months ago: I’d almost forgot what the joy of teaching feels like; but this week I felt it again. One of t … more »

Tags: educational technology, K-12 Education, k-16 education, Learning, read-write web, Teachers, Web 2.0

Went to a Fight and a Conference Broke Out: Instructivism vs. Constructivism — 6 comments

John Rice wrote 7 months ago: One of my stat profs loved academic arguments. He enjoyed reading journal articles arguing different … more »

Tags: Game Discussion, Research, Video Game Research, Serious Games, game studies, Web 2.0, Making Video Games, Gaming blogs, usc

Teaching Requires Knowing Our Students — 8 comments

Pete Reilly wrote 9 months ago: “Miriam had taught eighth grade for years. She knew the required curriculum and the amount of time … more »

Tags: educational research, educational technology, how children learn, inquiry learning, K-12 Education, Learning, learning research, Learning styles, socratic method

Few School Align Learning Theory With Classroom Practice — 10 comments

Pete Reilly wrote 10 months ago: Today I am turning Ed Tech Journeys over to Don Mesibov of the Institute for Learning Centered Educa … more »

Tags: Children's Gifts, inquiry learning, inquiry teaching, K-12 Education, Learning, Practice, socratic method, Student Leadership, Transformation.

Papert-style education and locative media devices

pdxbob wrote 8 months ago: Seymour Papert, formerly an MIT professor and now at the University of Maine, is famous for his stud … more »

Tags: Education, technology, Papert


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