Reflection 2

The Behaviorist lesson plan is an eight step lesson plan designed for the teacher, so that he/she may be able to see the change in behavior of the student. The Constructivist lesson plan is a six step lesson plan designed also for the teacher, and it enables them to get the student to explain a specific situation. There are eight steps to the behaviorist lesson plan and it is relatively different from the six steps to the consructivist lesson plan. Step one in the behaviorist lesson plan is Purpose/Objective; what is the intention of the lesson. The first step of the constructivist lesson plan is situation; what situation is the teacher going to come up with for the students to explain. Notice that the behaviorist plan is more reflective as appose to the contructivist plan which in more jumping right into the planning. The second step of the behaviorist plan is more like an icebreaker, to get the student's full attention before the teacher begins the actual lesson. The construtivist lesson plan's next step leaps right ino grouping the students then bridging, which is an activity to make a connection between the student’s prior knowledge and what the teacher wants them to learn by explaining the situation. The behaviorist plan then uses vocabulary, skills, and concepts to finally get the lesson started, once the lesson is started, the teacher will model what the end of the lesson should look like. The constructivist plan allows the student to be more free, not giving specific instructions but does give guidelines. The constructivist plan's next step is questioning. A method used to tie in all of the previous steps while setting up for the steps to come. The teacher is leading the students every step of the way in the behaviorist plan as oppose to the constructivist plan where the teacher is not always in the picture. The behaviorist plan then goes into a guided practice where the teacher leads the students through the necessary steps to perform the skill. Then it checks for understanding using questions. Then finally the teacher permits the student to perform the skills by themselves and lastly the teacher closes the lesson by reviewing all the material in the lesson. The constructivist lesson plan's fifth step requires the student to create an exhibit to present to explain to others what their thought process was as they explained the situation and the last step is reflection. This is where the student basically express their thoughts on how they felt while presenting and how they felt about the exhibits of their peers. The Behaviorist lesson plan is a more supervised, step by step lesson plan that doesn't allow the student to really be on their own and cares more about the student completing the assignment. The constructivist lesson plan is more open and it leaves room for creativity of the student. It allows the student to work in groups and the teacher is not so protective. But both lesson plans get the point accross.