The Contructivist Lesson Plan

The constructivist requires the students to solve problems using the past and present experiences. They also expect students to involve in active learning. In the constructivist lesson plan the teacher is not the main focus, but the students are. The constructivist believes that the student learn better hands on than memorization of a subject. A constructivist teacher would likely use the technology more than any other because the technology gives the students a large source of information in order to build their understanding. The constructivist lesson plans is base on six elements which are Situation or Engage, Groupings or Explore, Bridge or Explain, Questions or evaluate, Exhibit, and Reflections.
In the situation elements, the students are involved or engaged in the process of learning in using the past and present experiences. In this element the teacher and the students are required to develop some goals. The teacher needs to anticipate some activities to catch student’s attention or to fully engage students in the current activities. Students needs to define all the questions necessary, and I the end come up with their own meanings.
The grouping element requires team work where small groups may be formed of two, three or more student according to the material using which also needs to be grouping according to students needs. Teamwork is important to build knowledge base in sharing information.
The bridge requires some activities in order to identify what was learned and can be learned. It is a connection between the prior knowledge and experiences to the present related concepts. In this element the student is giving for example an exercise to use their problem solving skills, also apply their understanding.
The question element purpose is to elevate the understanding and mistaken notion. This element can be found in each other element in order to create a relation between the activities and students understanding during the process. Student will ask questions and teacher will encourage them to come up with the own explanations.
The exhibit element creates the opportunity for others to understand one’s work in either explanations or model sample. The student could be asked to do a verbal presentation or make a play a role model in order demonstrate the switch from memorization to demonstration.
The reflection is the process of self evaluation. In this element, students focus on what they’ve learned and will keep with them when they leave the class. They also set goals for future learning.
In conclusion, the constructivism is a big part in our education today. Constructivist encourages teachers to know that learning styles are inconsistent between learners and they need to create different way of teaching in order to meet the needs of different level of understanding.