New Insights and Implications

Since my last post I have learned alot more about how to teach a constructivist classroom. I understand that as a teacher we must just allow the students to work through the problem and task at hand. With the use of manipulatives, students can explore math and critical thinking. I realize that children can teach their peers by having classroom discussion and encouraging students to try different ways to solve problems. I also understand that children can teach me. I may be introduced to a new solution that had never crossed my mind before. Also with what we have just learned and discussed about CGI, I can look back and remember my own progression through the order of development. By thinking back and being able to visualize my own development, I think I will better understand students movement through these developmental stages.