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Study “Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century”
By Catherine Fosnot
Professional DevelopmentMay 24, 2011
Measuring MelonsJason is selling fruit at the Farmers' Market. To attract
customers to his booth, he has made up a contest! He has these photos of combinations of fruit on display. His contest is
to find out how much each fruit weighs.
Melanie looks at his photos and tells him, "I know how much one melon weighs.“ How might Melanie have figured out how much one melon weighs? How much does each type of fruit weigh?
Let’s Get
Warmed Up
8.25 lbs. 9.5 lbs. 11.5 lbs.
Introduction Paragraph
& A Brief
Historical Look at
Constructivism and Its
Foundation
ReadEach group will do a Role Play showing what math learning and a classroom environment looked like in
their selected decade:• 60s• 80s
• Today
1960s• Video clip of “I Love Lucy” theme song
1980s• Video clip of “Cosby Show” theme song
Today• Video clip of “Two and a Half Men”
theme song
The Biological Foundation – Cells as Open
Systems &
The Cognitive Science
Foundation
Read Making Connections
Test each topic on your paper brain to determine which ones
stimulate mathematical connections (light up). Record your findings on the t-chart and
respond to questions.
Constructivist Pedagogy vs.
Constructivism as a Learning
Theory
ReadGet the “Gist”
Each group will write a brief gist (one sentence).