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Constructivist definition
- people construct their own understanding and knowledge of the world, through experiencing things and reflecting on those experiences (thirteen.org)
- In a practical sense, students use investigations to add to their knowledge, then assess how their understanding has change
- Build on prior knowledge, construct a model based on what they thought they knew before and change it
- Say reasoning for learning
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5 Es
- Engage
- Explore
- Explain
- Elaborate
- Evaluate
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Who came up with the 5E model?
- BSCS.
- Biological sciences curriculum study
- For Elementary settings but applicable to other streams.
- American organization
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Integrated curriculum model
- A combination of subjects
- An emphasis on projects
- Sources that go beyond textbooks
- Relationshiips among concepts
- Thematic units as organizing principals
- Flexible schedules
- Flexible student groupings
- 10 levels of curriculum integration
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Examples of Integrated curriculum model
- UNESCO, U of W is a candidate school
- UNESCO themes
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Argument Driven Inquiry
- Students need the core ideas and the concepts to understand the processes of scientific investigation
- It helps students make sense of natural phenomena and communicate in a scientific way
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Process of Argument Driven Inquiry
- Students generate arguments after you give them certain guidelines
- Come up with an experiment.
- Come up with arguments to support their ideas
- Group work drives their inquiry
- Not a curriculum, it’s an instructional approach
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