“What kind of teacher do I want to be?”
Certainly not the science teacher who will teach nomenclature, teaching parts of the body, diagrams with legends to memorize and assess students on their capacity to memorize nouns and names !
Thinking of Kerrie's lecture Module D about constructivism and authentic pedagogies and working on my own philosophy of teaching for ELPC Tutorial, it became evident that constructivism was the basis for research but also for teaching in science.
My passion for science came from its connection with life and the world: observing, asking the right questions, finding a way to answer them best, and finally adding my own little piece of knowledge in the big picture.
To keep their interest and enthusiasm high, science should be taught in a constructivist manner by teaching students how to follow a similar intellectual approach:
Explore: What are the important questions? Observe the world around you, read articles, think about your own experience, about previous lessons...
To keep their interest and enthusiasm high, science should be taught in a constructivist manner by teaching students how to follow a similar intellectual approach:
Explore: What are the important questions? Observe the world around you, read articles, think about your own experience, about previous lessons...
Construct: Design scientific experiments or projects (individual or collective), research articles in books, magazines, on Internet...
Communicate: Draw your conclusions, prepare written or oral reports, blogs, wikis...
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