Monday, July 18, 2011

Constructivism as a teaching Method.

By Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluating, the 5E lesson plan gives students enough autonomy to learn by themselves, but also has enough structure so that the students will stay on task. It is an excellent example of teaching pedagogy, and I would recommend trying it at least once in every class. Additionally, I think that it would be easier to implement within a classroom where there are no behavior management issues.

The 5E lesson plan differs greatly from the lesson plan rubrics that have been created at MSMC.  Our lesson plan focus on detial, time management, and staying very structured for the duration of a class period. The MSMC lesson plan does have a slight emphasis on the use of technology during every lesson, however much of the technology discussed in my undergraduate courses does not allow for the open ended questioning that the 5E model does.
Both lesson formats are great, because they are so different. I would recommend using the MSMC lesson plan first, just to set some of the ground rules of the classroom. As a teacher has bonded with the students, then I believe the 5E model can be implemented. 

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