Constructivism in education is a theory that suggests that learners do not passively acquire knowledge through direct instruction. Instead,they construct their understanding through experiences and social interaction,integrating new information with their existing knowledge. This theory originates from Swiss developmental psychologist Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development.
Ellen Goldring is a professor of Educational Policy and Leadership at Vanderbilt University.
Outdoor education is organized learning that takes place in the outdoors,typically during school camping trips. Outdoor education programs sometimes involve residential or journey wilderness-based experiences in which students participate in a variety of adventurous challenges and outdoor activities such as hiking,climbing,canoeing,ropes courses and group games. Outdoor education draws upon the philosophy,theory,and practices of experiential education and environmental education.
Nadine Murphy Lambert was an American psychologist and educator. She founded the school psychology program at the University of California,Berkeley,created new instruments for school psychology use,and studied the course of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Lambert was a member of the board of directors of the American Psychological Association from 1984 to 1987.
Idit R. Harel is an Israeli-American entrepreneur and CEO of Globaloria. She is researcher of learning sciences and of constructionist learning-based EdTech interventions.
Barbara Rogoff is an American academic who is UCSC Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California,Santa Cruz. Her research is in different learning between cultures and bridges psychology and anthropology.
Constructivist teaching is based on constructivism. Constructivist teaching is based on the belief that learning occurs as learners are actively involved in a process of meaning and knowledge construction as opposed to passively receiving information.
Linda Darling-Hammond is an American academic who is the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. She was also the President and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute. She is author or editor of more than 25 books and more than 500 articles on education policy and practice. Her work focuses on school restructuring,teacher education,and educational equity. She was education advisor to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and was reportedly among candidates for United States Secretary of Education in the Obama administration.
Dame Patricia Collarbone DBE,FRSA is a British educationist,writer and speaker. She was the founding director of the London Leadership Centre and of Creating Tomorrow Ltd,a consultancy focused on leadership development and delivering self-sustaining change programmes. She was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1997 for services to Education.
A professional learning community (PLC) is a method to foster collaborative learning among colleagues within a particular work environment or field. It is often used in schools as a way to organize teachers into working groups of practice-based professional learning.
The University of Florida College of Education is the teacher's college,or normal school,of the University of Florida. The College of Education is located on the eastern portion of the university's Gainesville,Florida,campus in Norman Hall,and offers specializations in special education,higher education,educational policy,elementary education,counseling,teaching,and other educational programs. It is consistently ranked one of the top schools of education in the nation. The college was officially founded in 1906. In fiscal year 2020,the College of Education generated $102.8 million in research funding.
Classroom walkthrough is a model of professional development for teachers. Clinical supervision,or the practice of classroom observation and feedback has been one of the most often used tool in evaluating teacher performance,however the extent to which it helps teachers to improve their instruction is questionable. As a result,the classroom walkthrough,not designed for evaluation,but for the purpose of professional development,has gained increasing popularity.
Teacher leadership is a term used in K-12 schools for classroom educators who simultaneously take on administrative roles outside of their classrooms to assist in functions of the larger school system. Teacher leadership tasks may include but are not limited to:managing teaching,learning,and resource allocation. Teachers who engage in leadership roles are generally experienced and respected in their field which can both empower them and increase collaboration among peers.
Jeannette Louise Oakes was an American educational theorist and Presidential Professor Emerita in Educational Equity at UCLA's Graduate School of Education &Information Studies. She was the founder and former director of UCLA’s Institute for Democracy,Education and Access (IDEA),the former director of the University of California’s All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity (ACCORD),as well as the founding director of Center X,which is UCLA’s reform-focused program for the preparation of teachers and school administrators.
Viviane Marcelle Joan Robinson is an emeritus distinguished professor at the University of Auckland,specialising in organisational and educational psychology.
Mary J. Schleppegrell is an applied linguist and Professor of Education at the University of Michigan. Her research and praxis are based on the principles of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL),a theory derived from the work of social semiotic linguist Michael Halliday. Schleppegrell is known for the SFL-based literacy practices she has continuously helped to develop for multilingual and English language learners throughout her decades long career,which she began as an educational specialist before transitioning to the field of applied linguistics. As a result,her publications demonstrate a deep understanding of both the theories and practices related to teaching and learning.
Sonya Douglass is an American academic who researches educational inequality in the United States,social justice,and education policy. Douglass is a professor of educational leadership at the Teachers College,Columbia University.
María Luisa Legarra Urquides was an American educator and proponent of bilingual education. She spent her life in the US state of Arizona,but influenced national educational policies. Urquides served in local and federal roles,and received numerous awards and recognitions for her educational leadership and community work. She has been referred to as the "Mother of Bilingual Education" in the United States. She was inducted into the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame in 2002.
Mistilina Sato is Professor of Education in the School of Teacher Education at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. She researches educational policy,teacher recruitment and training,leadership and performance assessment. She was part of a team who won the US National Staff Development Council's Best Research Award for a three-year project on the impacts of teacher certification. She has published on the educational policies and systems in China.
Rima Karami Akkary holds the position of associate professor in Educational Administration,and Policy studies within the Department of Education at the American University of Beirut. Additionally,she serves as the program advisor for the Educational Management and Leadership program.
