Lots of reading today about co-constructivist theory.
How does it apply to what I learned yesterday?
Some thoughts...
- Co-constructivism and the 'genex' theory emphasise importance of social interaction.
- Co-constructivism encourages children to make their own meaning, with the help of a 'more knowledgeable other' to guide the discussions. This is at the very heart of teaching creative thinking! You can't be creative for other people, you can only give them the tools to do it for themselves. But at the same time, my definition of creative thinking would be more about expanding horizons than about the simple construction of meaning.
- BUT, does this mean I should not teach the tools explicitly, and instead let children construct their own tools? If so, how do I do that?
- I still don't understand how this fits into teaching things like maths. It feels just out of my grasp....
There seem to be 2 main thrusts to my learning at the moment. I think going forward I will need to:
- Define what 'creative thinking' means
- Define the purpose of 'creative thinking'
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