Creating and sustaining the constructivist classroom / Bruce A. Marlowe, Marilyn L. Page.

By: Marlowe, Bruce A [author.]Contributor(s): Page, Marilyn L [author.]Material type: TextTextThousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, 2005©2005. Edition: Second editionDescription: xi, 153 pages : illustrations. ; 27 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781412914512 (paperback)Subject(s): Constructivism (Education) | Active learning | TeachingLOC classification: LB1590.3 .M37 2005
Contents:
The novice teacher: armed and dangerous -- Foundations of constructivism: forging a way back to the future -- What do the experts say? Listening to the research and professional teachers' organizations -- Self assessment: look before, while, and after you leap -- Standards and assessment: back to the real basics? -- Models: getting your feet wet -- Diving in: teachers tell their stories -- Technology: untangling the web -- Multiculturalism: making the most of the classroom mosaic -- Inclusion: rejecting instruction that disables -- Epilogue: redemption and bon voyage

Includes bibliographical references (pages [139]-146) and index.

The novice teacher: armed and dangerous -- Foundations of constructivism: forging a way back to the future -- What do the experts say? Listening to the research and professional teachers' organizations -- Self assessment: look before, while, and after you leap -- Standards and assessment: back to the real basics? -- Models: getting your feet wet -- Diving in: teachers tell their stories -- Technology: untangling the web -- Multiculturalism: making the most of the classroom mosaic -- Inclusion: rejecting instruction that disables -- Epilogue: redemption and bon voyage