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Using Fairy Tales to Debate Ethics
by guest editor Elaine L. Lindy
What better way to spark a spirited classroom debate on ethics than by exploring the complex messages often found in fairy tales? In this Education World story, guest editor Elaine L. Lindy introduces three tales "Puss in Boots," " Jack and the Beanstalk," and a Tibetan tale, "From the Elephant Pit" -- that can be used for starters! Included: Tips for managing an ethics debate in the elementary or middle school classroom!


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Constructivism
An Online tutorial from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Constructivism, Technology, and the Future of Classroom Learning
A comprehensive set of resources from the University of Colorado at Denver School of Education

The Jean Piaget Society
Established in 1970, the Jean Piaget Society, has an international, interdisciplinary membership of scholars, teachers and researchers interested in exploring the nature of the developmental construction of human knowledge.

Mathematics Education -- Internet Resources on Constructivism
Selected sites on Constructivism from the Math Forum's Internet Mathematics Library

Critical Issue: Providing Hands-On, Minds-On, and Authentic Learning Experiences in Mathematics
This page from the NCREL Laboratory incorporates constructivist ideas into the teaching on mathematics

Constructivism in Education
Constructivism in Education is a compilation of writings of international educational scholars from the Alternative Epistemologies in Education Conference held in 1992. The focus of the conference, and thus the book, are in-depth discussions concerning Radical Constructivism and Social Constructionism as innovative learning and teaching strategies. Constructivism grew from the work of Jean Piaget. Much of Social Constructionism is based on the work of L.S. Vygotsky.

WWW Constructivist Project Design Guide
This is a guide to initiate experienced educators into designing constructivist, cooperative learning projects around the World Wide Web.

Radical Constructivism
An extensive resource on constructivist theory.

Constructivism, Technology, and the Future of Classroom Learning
From Columbia University

shape shifting
This page, by Elaine Winters, posits that  "The entire shape of education is about to change as we shift, slowly, from Objectivism to Constructivism."

Constructivism Web Pages
A short list of resources compiled by Dr. John Kachurick.



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