Links

• Theorists
• Active Learning
• Authentic Assessment
• Portfolios
• Self-Assessment
• Collaborative Learning
• Constructivist Learning
• Cooperative Learning
• Inquiry-Based Learning
• Learning Centers
• Learning Styles
• Project-Based Learning

Theorists

Bloom

• Learning Skills Program: Blooms Taxonomy
  Benjamin Bloom created this taxonomy for categorizing level of abstraction of questions that commonly occur in educational settings.

Bruner

• Jerome Bruner
  Describes the four major aspects Bruner believes constitutes a theory of instruction under the topic heading “Bruner’s Career and some of his Main Ideas”.

DeBono

• Six Thinking Hats®
  Various information and resources for using the Six Thinking Hats tool.
• Edward DeBono’s Web
  A brief description of DeBono’s theory with a weekly personal reflection from DeBono himself on learning theory.

Dewey

• John Dewey
  The Encyclopedia of Informal Education’s page on John Dewey, arguably the most influential thinker on education in the twentieth century.

Montessori

• Montessori Online
  The website of the Montessori Foundation and the International Montessori Council.
• Montessori Method
  The philosophy and practice of the Montessori Method of Education—for children from birth to age twelve, in the home and school.
• Montessori World
  Montessori World Ltd offers a wide variety of products and services and has brought innovation to the Montessori world with their storage units and computer software.

Piaget

• Human Intelligence
  A profile on Swiss biologist and child psychologist Jean Piaget.
• Jean Piaget Society
  The Society's aim is to provide an open forum, through symposia, books, and other publications, for the presentation and discussion of scholarly work on issues related to human knowledge and its development.

Vygotsky

• Vygotsky Resources
  A resource page with related links and information on Vygotsky.
  

Active Learning

• Active and Cooperative Learning
  A brief summary of the active learning and has many related links for active and cooperative learning.
• Active Learning
  How active learning engages students in doing something besides listening to a lecture and taking notes to help them learn and apply course material.
  

Authentic Assessment

• Understanding Authentic Classroom-Based Literacy Assessment
  A comprehensive report on authentic assessment.
• What Are the Different Forms of Authentic Assessment?
  A report on how if assessment is authentic, ongoing, and integrated with classroom instruction, then it is easy to see that it will take many different forms.
• Approaches to Authentic Assessment
  A report on how authentic assessment is any type of assessment that requires students to demonstrate skills and competencies that realistically represent problems and situations likely to be encountered in daily life.
  

Portfolios

• Student Portfolios: Classroom Uses
  An article on how portfolios are useful as a support to the new instructional approaches that emphasize the student's role in constructing understanding and the teacher's role in promoting understanding.
• Student Portfolios: Administrative Uses
  An article on what has been learned about using portfolios for administrative purposes, some of the problems involved, and some possible solutions to those problems.
• Self-Assessment in Portfolios
  Instructions to enable students to transform their reading notebook into a portfolio in an attempt to make literature more challenging, integrated, and meaningful.
  

Self-Assessment

• Structures for Student Self-Assessment
  A report on the importance of self-assessment to critical thinking.

Collaborative Learning

• What Is the Collaborative Classroom?
  An extensive report on how effective communication and collaboration are essential to becoming a successful learner.
• Collaborative Learning Enhances Critical Thinking
  An article on the concept of collaborative learning.
  

Constructivist Learning

• Theories of Child Development and Learning
  Describes constructivist theory and makes a connection among the theories of Piaget, Montessori, and Vygotsky.
• Constructivist Teaching and Learning Models
  Describes the 12 principles of brain-compatible teaching in constructivist theory.
• Constructivist Learning Design
  This paper represents a collaborative effort of two teacher educators to articulate a constructivist approach to "designing for learning" rather than planning for teaching.
• Constructivist Learning Links
  This page has links to several other web pages about constructivism or other learning related topics.
  

Cooperative Learning

• Cooperative Learning
  Cooperative learning descriptions answering such questions as “What is it?, How it works?, and Why use it?”
  

Inquiry-Based Learning

• Project, Problem, and Inquiry-based Learning
  A student-centered, active learning approach focusing on questioning, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
• Inquiry Page
  The Inquiry Page is a dynamic virtual community where inquiry-based education can be discussed, resources and experiences shared, and innovative approaches explored in a collaborative environment.

Learning Centers

• Learning Areas or Centers
  Describes possible organization and ideas for centers in the kindergarten to primary ages.
  

Learning Styles

• Multiple Intelligences: Different Ways of Learning
  Briefly describes many different types of learning styles and suggestions for parents.
• The Seven Learning Styles
  An article giving brief descriptions of seven different learning styles.
• LdPride.net
  A website offering especially for people with learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder.
  

Project-Based Learning

• Criteria for Authentic Project-Based Learning
  Guidelines and criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of problem- and project-based learning in the classroom.

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