Miranda+McCaul's+Portfolio

Miranda's Useful Links I tend to view education from a Constructivist perspective. Constructivism is a theory of knowledge that argues that students generate knowledge and meaning from an interaction between their experiences and their ideas. I think the key to constructivism is the interaction with both experience and the cognitive process where as a lot of learning theories focus on the isolation of either experience or cognition and not the relationship between both. Jean Piaget's theory of constructivist learning has had an impact on learning theories and teaching methods and education. Piaget focuses on the development of individuals from birth to the teenage years. Technology is widely increasing in this era and it is important that students and teachers are up to date with the latest software programs. In addition, technology is becoming more important in job environments so it is crucial that teachers implement mass media into their lessons. Powerpoints, excel graphs, and web 2.0 tools can enhance lessons for students that have different learning styles then just reading out of text books.

**Lesson Plan: ﻿  ** ﻿**Spreadsheet:** **Photography Basics Assignment:**
 * Digital Microscope Activity:[[file:Miranda McCaul-Scope Exploration.doc]] **

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**Comic Strip: ** **XTRANORMAL Video:** []
 * ﻿BAWARE Website Evaluations:[[file:Miranda McCaul-BAware Website Evaluation.doc]] **
 * Micro Organisms Powerpoint:[[file:Miranda McCaul-Micro Organisms Part 1.pptx]] **
 * Constructivist Powerpoint: [[file:Miranda McCaul Constructivist Powerpoint.pptx]] **
 * In-Class Video: ﻿File Size is too large, see WebCT **