What does it mean to say that both Piaget and Vygotsky were “constructivists”?
Read Chapters 7-9 in Child Growth and Development , Paris, Ricardo, & Rymond · Read Mercer text: Part III · Watch Films Media Group. (1996). Growing minds: Cognitive development in early childhood [video, 25 min] (ESC login required): Filmed in 1996, this program examines the work of Lev Vygotsky and Jean Piaget, illuminating the similarities […]
Can a group exist without cohesion?
Group Cohesion Activities Students must Complete before Participating in This Task Students will reflect on the following question: · Can a group exist without cohesion? Next, they will answer the following question: · How? Students must submit a written response answering both questions to the course instructor by the deadline specified. Activities the Instructor must […]
Aligning the Curriculum
Review and reflect on the curriculum in a setting using the information in Chapter 3 and respond to the following questions: · Is your organization frontloading, backloading, or using alignment? What evidence can you provide to support your decision? My school uses frontloading · Is your organization “teaching to the test, or training to the […]
Instructor v. Administrator
Using the information in the Fullan’s text, write a summary of each of the following positions as they relate to educational change. Be sure that you use the reading to support your argument: • the instructor • the administrator Next, explain the possible friction between the two. Citation: Fullan, M. (2016). The new meaning of […]
Read and REFLECT on the article by Dr. Jane Piirto
REFLECTIVE CHAT #1: Twelve Issues: Implications of Post-modern Curriculum Theory for the Education of the Talented by Dr. Jane Piirto, 1997. Go to MODULES – Reflective Chats – Twelve Issues for the article. Chat Activity: Read and REFLECT on the article by Dr. Jane Piirto. Respond to: Dr. Jane Piirto discusses 12 issues which offer […]