Jennifer Plamann is a teacher at a public charter in Wisconsin integrates Progressive learning. She gives tips for integrating alternative teaching into a traditional classroom:
-Adopt the philosophy of one or more the progressive movements presented. A paradigm shift, a belief that education can be different,
and can be student-centered.
- Be willing to experiment. Experimentation involves taking
some risks, trying new things, and fielding questions/skepticism
fromsupervisors and colleagues.
- Start small. Attempting to change everything at once
can be detrimental to the process.
- Be willing to reflect. Stop, think, review, and ask for
feedback. Then develop new strategies/goals based on
the review.
-Connect with others who areinterested
in innovating. Change is much easier
with a support network.
All in all, teachers must be motivated
and have a direction, this will help
to lead down the road to success.
Progressive learning stresses a sense of community among students, problem-solving individuals, retaining meaningful information, eliminating standardized testing and competition, working with teachers to plan and organize, and valuing the ideas of the student.
Constructivist learning is individual based; students reflect on their ideas and ask questions to further their learning, and teachers act as guides for the students ideas. It gives the student ownership and builds their ability to effectively communicate.
Behaviorist learning is a system of rewarding good behavior and reprimanding bad; some of these techniques include negative reinforcement, positive reinforcement, punishment , and modeling
In Cognitivist learning the teachers are encouraged to take the process as well as the final product into account. Students must also focus on listening to the ideas of others. The human is innately egocentric and exchanging ideas helps to break down these barriers.
Holistic Learning:
Holistic education strives to cover a broad range of topics and teach kids about the world by giving them hands-on experiences. Community is encouraged so students can co-create and build their future with those around them while furthering
their education.
Sudbury:
Students can decide what they want to learn, how they want to learn it, and how fast they want to learn. Students do not participate in standardized tests and mainly rely on self-assessment. The schools also
cannot veto votes and have
equal vote in the laws passed.
Froebel:
This style encourages children to play and use their imagination to solve problems and to closely connect their home learning with their in-school learning. The most central play pieces are the
and mediums that children
can interact with to learn about
architecture and movement.
froebel gifts, a set of blocks
boast a participatory democracy
where staff members
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