tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16814123.post116196511277389057..comments2023-08-02T09:58:02.508-06:00Comments on BH's Weblog o' blog: What a month!Hatakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12809409284770263323noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16814123.post-1161970161392631062006-10-27T11:29:00.000-06:002006-10-27T11:29:00.000-06:00Thanks for saving up all your questions for the mo...Thanks for saving up all your questions for the month and putting them in one post!<BR/><BR/>Remember, try to separate out constructivism (a learning theory) from teaching practice (a pedagogy). Constructivism would say that in Chemistry what the students currently know (whether it's correct or not) is going to greatly influence what the learn (whether that is correct or not as well). A constructivist approach to teaching and learning would say something along the lines of: assess what the students currently know and understand, then design activities that challenge that current understanding (create disequilibrium) to help them get to a higher level of understanding. Certainly you can still "deliver" some basic background knowledge in a more traditional method, but at some point you need to have them be chemists, not just learn about what some other chemists have already done. Think about what gets you excited about Chemistry and then do that with your students.Karl Fischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121548023409279686noreply@blogger.com