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School of Education presents
THE BEAUTY OF TEACHERS FACILITATING STUDENT LEARNING
Teachers can create the conditions for student learning in a variety of settings, allowing students the time, space, and safety to try on ideas, develop hypotheses and data, consider perspectives, and grapple with the cognitive dissonance that comes from the learning process.
Panelists will share examples of teachers from a variety of grade levels – elementary through secondary – facilitating student learning and providing them the opportunity to make meaning. Observing and listening to children and teens discuss upper-level ideas and their implications with their fellow students is as rewarding as it is necessary.
Panelists:
• Marilyn DePietto, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Technology
• Alan Flurkey, Professor of Literacy, Department of Specialized Programs in Education
• Gloria Wilson, Professor of Special Education, Department of Specialized Programs in Education
Moderator/Presenter: Andrea Libresco, Professor of Social Studies Education, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Technology
School of Education presents
THE BEAUTY OF TEACHERS FACILITATING STUDENT LEARNING
Teachers can create the conditions for student learning in a variety of settings, allowing students the time, space, and safety to try on ideas, develop hypotheses and data, consider perspectives, and grapple with the cognitive dissonance that comes from the learning process.
Panelists will share examples of teachers from a variety of grade levels – elementary through secondary – facilitating student learning and providing them the opportunity to make meaning. Observing and listening to children and teens discuss upper-level ideas and their implications with their fellow students is as rewarding as it is necessary.
Panelists:
• Marilyn DePietto, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Technology
• Alan Flurkey, Professor of Literacy, Department of Specialized Programs in Education
• Gloria Wilson, Professor of Special Education, Department of Specialized Programs in Education
Moderator/Presenter: Andrea Libresco, Professor of Social Studies Education, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Technology
