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Another week and another blog…
In my last entry, I had mentioned that my family and I were taking a trip to the Celtic Classic in Bethlehem, PA. We had a fantastic time listening to Celtic music and dance, browsing the crafts and other items, eating traditional food, and watching “Highland Games.” The event spanned 3 days and had a reported 270,000 people in attendance from across the country. The music was fantastic featuring bands that included The Glengarry Bhoys, Munnelly Flaherty Masure, and many others. My daughter loved watching the traditional dance competitions and did her best to dance down the aisles. The food was interesting to say the least and I tried some haggis, pastys, and shepherd’s pie. Finally, for the shopping I had to buy myself a black kilt from AmeriKilt’s stand and, of course, my daughter had to have one to match. (more on AVID and Video Games after the break.)
Well this week I missed you all in class. We had our Back to School night at Commercial Township, which actually was relatively successful compared to previous years. This year, 20 of our 60 students in seventh grade had a parent attend. Its always nice to start the year off on a positive note.
While searching for information on the theories in the book I came across this paper which summarized many of the theories that are prevalent throughout Instructional Design. I also found the following model of constructivism to be pretty spot on…
