Ch 7 QTC

Make a list of the sequence of skills necessary for ultimate mastery of the content of your lesson through a constructivist approach

I believe that a sequence of skills necessary for ultimate mastery of content depends on the teacher. Curriculum planning and teacher planning are imperative for students to master content. If the teacher spends time planning and creating great lessons based off the curriculum, the students will have an easier time mastering the content being taught. An evaluation system needs to be in place so the teacher can track how well each student is progressing on his or her learning continuum. This can be used in formative or summative assessments. These assessments are important because the teacher will be able to visualize what students need to further their engagement in the learning and master the content. A support system, like Professional Learning Communities, are imperative for teachers to help students master content. For example, if Mr. Miller has great achievement in math, but low science scores, a learning community with the best science teacher would help Mr. Miller find out ways to help better teach science. There needs to be an environment which is conducive for the teaching and learning of higher-order thinking skills and which could facilitate mindful learning by students. 

Which of these learning activities/skills lend themselves to student’s individual or group construction?  How might you structure learning activities that lead students to discover these skills/these principles?

Evaluation system based on students is a good skill needed to help student construction. A learning activity may include a small group activity working on math manipulatives would be a great activity for a teacher to evaluate his or her students. Another skill needed would be strong planning for teachers for their learning activities. A teacher needs to spend time working on their lesson plan so the students can succeed in mastering content being taught. A strong lesson activity would help students master but also the teacher will be able to plan for assessing student skills. Students need to be constantly discovering so that they can master content.