Chapter 3 Constructivist Teaching

        Constructivist teaching is based on the belief that learning occurs as learners are actively involved in process of meaning and knowledge construction. It has different features, authentic activities and real-world environments, multiple perspectives, wholistic Integrative, self-direct learners, and meaningful learning. Constructivist teaching involves different approaches such as, interactive, collaborative, and integrative and inquiry based. Wherein, interactive means the interaction of students and teachers or it could be the interaction of students to students. With that, it reminds us that there should be an interaction for us to learn. Collaborative is an approach which involves group of students working together to solve a problem, complete a task or create a product. Collaborative give students or learners the opportunity to share knowledge and work together in pursuit of a common goal. Integrative teaching and learning is a discipline wherein we put together a separate discipline to make whole. This affirms the boudarylessness of discipline. Integrative learning is transdisciplinary. This means connecting lifeless subject matter to life itself. It is also done when you integrate knowledge, skills, values and lesson. Lastly is the Inquiry based teaching.  This is a teaching that is focused on inquiry or question. It denotes investigation, exploration, search, quest, research, pursuit and study. It covers a range of activities such as, field-work, case studies, investigations, individual and group projects and research project.

            Constructivist Teaching gives us so many ways in imparting knowledge to students. I n teaching we had so many ways in integrating learning to students. It taught me that interactive is a two way process wherein we have the teachers and the other learners in the class. Collaborative learning is an educational approach that involves group of students working together. Integrative means integrating or putting together separate discipline to make whole and the inquiry based wherein it focuses on questions and investigations.

           These teaching and learning approaches are applicable to students and teachers. As a future teacher I will use these beneficial approaches in integrating knowledge to students. These four approaches will surely bring a big help. Using interactive where there will be a good communication between students and the teacher. We should make the interaction clear. There should be no sarcastic remarks. Collaborative where students are given a total free will to express and to share their side. Make sure that every student can share something. Integrative where two knowledges are combined together and make it as a whole and the inquiry-based where there is investigation and searches that are being used. I will apply this method and approaches to my future students, because I am pretty sure that it will bring a big impact and is effective. As a future teacher, I will use this different method in imparting knowledge and ideas to my students. For constructivist method possessed strategies that are helpful to students. By this method, it will surely help me in gaining and achieving my desired goal. This will surely help student congregate ideas while having fun in learning. With this which, students would be able to express and utter ideas that is base on their own understanding. It gives the students the opportunity to connect what they have learned to real life scenery. With collaboration, students will be given a chance to interact with their co-learners. They were given the opportunity to share their learnings in the class. Integrating two ideas and making it as a whole knowledge means letting the students learn once with two ideas. This will surely help the students in gaining knowledge. Having basis or reference with exact research about the topic would be beneficial. For us to produce competence students that will help to change the world, this approaches will surely help in attaining it. With the proper use of it, learning while having fun will be easy as pie.