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stated earlier around each student bringing their own individual knowledge
to the classroom. Instead it is through the connecting of each students
knowledge that we are able to create new learning. In the Reggio Emilia the
students are often groups with partners. (Fosnot, 2012) This creates
dynamics where the students are able to share and challenge each others
decisions. The students in working together are encouraged to create
justifications for their understandings. It is not a simple matter of a student
makings something, receiving a mark, and moving on to the next
assessment. Instead the students are in constant dialogue with each other
around their decisions and assumptions. I will admit to needing to do a better
job of this in my classroom. Often I find myself being the arbiter of
knowledge, instead I need to recognize that learning is social, and create an
environment where my students are sharing and creating knowledge
collaboratively.
Works referenced
Fosnot, C. T. (2013). Constructivism: Theory, perspectives, and practice.
Teachers College Press.
Smetana, L., & Bell, R. (2012) Computer Simulations to Support Science
Instruction and Learning: A critical review of the literature, International
Journal of Science Education, 34:9, 1337-1370, DOI:
10.1080/09500693.2011.605182