[IAEP] Concise explanation of Constructionism from the LearningTeam

[Costello, Rob R]

I work in a real world school, and its not what it means there

The challenge is how to balance the need for lots of instruction while
preserving the spirit of inquiry 

Not entirely sure if you're just wanting to get a rise out of polarised
points of view, where accuracy or ability to see the whole isn't really
a priority 

If not, and you just happen to feel strongly on the issue, you might be
interested in this
http://www.learningtolearn.sa.edu.au/Colleagues/files/links/Teaching_and
_Learning_in_a.doc

sincerely 

Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Albert Cahalan [mailto:acahalan at gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, 16 August 2008 5:20 PM
> To: Costello, Rob R
> Cc: Education
> Subject: Re: [IAEP] Concise explanation of Constructionism from the
> LearningTeam
> 
> On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 2:30 AM, Costello, Rob R
> <Costello.Rob.R at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
> >
> > If constructionism means "the use of vague open-ended projects
without
> > instruction" then maybe more people would agree with you...
> >
> > But I can't see that anyone is really promoting that, except maybe
as a
> > paper tiger to shadow box with
> 
> In real-world schools, that is exactly what constructionism means.
> If you mean otherwise, then you'd best avoid using that word.
> If you can, blacklist it with a spell checker.

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