Getting started. Education. Constructivism (learning theory) Jean Piaget: founder of Constructivism In past centuries, constructivist ideas were not widely valued due to the perception that children's play was seen as aimless and of little importance.
Jean Piaget did not agree with these traditional views, however. He saw play as an important and necessary part of the student's cognitive development and provided scientific evidence for his views. Personal Learning Networks. A personal learning network is an informal learning network that consists of the people a learner interacts with and derives knowledge from in a personal learning environment. In a PLN, a person makes a connection with another person with the specific intent that some type of learning will occur because of that connection.[1][2] The following is an excerpt from Dryden's and Vos' book on learning networks:[4] Learning, Innovation and Society. Stephen Heppell - Child Led Learning. Lesson Plans. Lesson Plans - Who Am I?
Grades K-2 Overview: In this lesson, students will learn about many different animals that live in deserts .
