I t seems like the lessons we have had in my courses are swinging more to a pragmatic style of teaching, where the learning is more student-focused and teacher-facilitated compared to the traditional lecture format that has been so common, where the teacher is the expert imparting information, and the students are the simple receptors and regurgitators of what they have been taught. On one hand, it seems like a lot more work for teachers, since they have to curate and manage lessons that can have many variables, including differentiation of delivery as well as differentiation of tools. I once had a friend who told me it would be easier to teach high school, since the teachers only have to plan a few lessons, since they repeat them for different groups throughout the day. From another point of view, it may ease the load teachers have when planning lessons, since the students are so involved with pulling meaning from their lessons. In the traditional form...
An Inquiry -Based Approach to Science & Social Studies