| IMPORTANT:
It is now planned to run this
course in 2011. All 21 other courses will run
as planned in summer 2010 and all are approved
for 3 EPV days, please return
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 In
this self-paced on-line course we
look at Constructivism as an approach for Teaching
and Learning. We will explore the concept that is
constructivism and look at how this theory differs
from traditional ideas about teaching and learning.
We will look at what constructivism has to do with
your classroom. We follow the history of constructivism,
and how has it changed over time, examine some critical
perspectives and try to identify the benefits of constructivism
as a valuable approach to learning.
As any classroom is full of questions – those
the teacher asks and hopefully the children are asking
questions too, we need to be sure we are ‘Asking
the Right Questions’. Bloom’s taxonomy
can help us ask better questions and questions that
develop childrens’ thinking skills.
Later we ask ‘What is inquiry-based learning?’
An old adage states: "Tell me and I forget, show
me and I remember, involve me and I understand."
The last part of this statement is the essence of
inquiry-based learning. Inquiry implies involvement
that leads to understanding and is explored in module
4.
In the module on Cooperative and Collaborative Learning,
we'll focus specifically on how this technique for
using small, cooperative groups in education can help
improve learning in your class.
The course concludes with a look at ‘Interdisciplinary
Learning’ as one of many ways to learn over
the course of a curriculum.
The on-line format of the course enables you to study
when and where you want to learn. Content
is divided into 5 modules which you can complete in
any order between July 1st and August 27th
2010.
Participants are encouraged to interact with one
another using the communication tools (forum, chat,
e-mail) provided by the CPD College learning system.
Active facilitation throughout the course provides
expert interaction, guidance and feedback for all
participants. Assignments and questions which call
for critical reflection, self-analysis and a reasoned
response punctuate this highly interactive web based
course.
On completion of the course the participant will
be presented with their own time record, excercise
content and approval by the course facilitator as
their CPD record to keep.
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Summer Courses for Primary Teachers
