Reflection 3

Constructivist Lesson. Plan

The constructivist lesson plan is basically learning through problem solving. This lesson plan consists of six steps that is learner centered, in order to solve the problem. What I mean by learner centered is that the constructivist lesson plan believes that you construct your own knowledge; so it sets up an environment for the students where they can expand on what they already know to solve a problem, and the constructivist lesson plan uses six steps to successfully solve the problem at hand. The first step is called situation. The teacher creates a situation or a problem for the students to solve. The second step is called groupings and in this step the teacher is to divide the students into groups and is to assign each group a specific part of the topic at hand. In this step the students have a chance to collaborate their ideas and brainstorm within that group to come up with the end result. The third step is called bridging and in this step the teacher is using what the student already knows and is connecting it to what he/she wants them to learn. The fourth step is called questions, the step in which I believe is the heart of this lesson reason being this lesson is a thought base lesson and one way that you can guarantee that someone is thinking is when questions are asked. This step allows the students as well as the teacher to ask questions. The teacher may answer the question without actually giving the student the answer, once again forcing the students to think. The fifth step is called exhibit and in this step the student or group is given the opportunity to share their thoughts with the other classmates through a presentation or something in that fashion. The last step is called reflections in which the student thinks about the entire process that he/she just went through to solve the problem. Hence, another step to enhance thinking or construct their knowledge even further based on what they have learned. This lesson plan allows the student to work on his/her own and not be so dependent on the teacher. In the constructivist lesson plan the teacher is there to assist and supervise while the students solve the problem on their own.