George W. Gagnon & Michelle Collay 
Designing for Learning [EPUB ebook] 
Six Elements in Constructivist Classrooms

Introducing CLD – Constructivist Learning Design – a new and different way of thinking about learning and teaching. Teaching and learning are two sides of the same coin; this ground-breaking book realizes that, and builds on the pioneering work of Piaget and Vygotsky to offer a new approach to the constructivist classroom. Learn how to organize groups, build bridges, ask questions, arrange exhibits, and invite reflection in the creation of whole new – and successful – teaching/learning designs. A major new work for students of teaching, teachers, administrators, and parents who want to know how to apply constructivist learning theory in the classroom.

Table of Content

Foreword – Richard A. Schmuck

Preface

About the Authors

Introduction: Constructivist Learning Design

1. Developing Situations

2. Organizing Groupings

3. Building Bridges

4. Asking Questions

5. Arranging Exhibits

6. Inviting Reflections

7. Productive Assessment: Not Just a Closing Activity

Conclusion: Teaching Learning Designs

Resources

References

Index

About the author

Michelle Collay is a School Coach for the Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools (Bay CES) in Oakland, California, a private non-profit organization supporting urban small school initiatives.  She supports school leader development and coordinates classroom-based teacher inquiry for the purposes of improving student achievement. Previously, she worked as a faculty member and administrator in teacher preparation and graduate teacher education in public and private universities.  Collay conducts seminars and workshops about professional learning communities, constructivist learning design, and portfolio development. Before completing doctoral studies in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Oregon, she taught music and mathematics in elementary and junior high school and continues to play the bassoon in local ensembles. She and her husband, George Gagnon, write, teach, and parent together and are parent leaders in their children’s neighborhood school in Oakland.