Traditionalist/construcivist

Constructivist
Student input
Teacher is relaxed
Circles, Clusters
Facilitator teacher
Students needs Meaningful/life
Skills- Meaningful
engagedment
kidwatchers
facilitators
learner centered
environment is designed to promote literacy development(reading and writing literacy)
learning stations
writing workshop
desk in cluster or circle.....
students are risk takers
open-ended questions
creativity
sitting one-on-one
conferencing with student
flexibility
hands on(active learning)
students create their own enviroment

Traditionalist
Stays w/currlculium
all knowing teacher
test based eval.
teacher speaks-passive model
students prompt
row of desks
guidelines
rules
routine
Worksheets alot
Boring
Structured-
discreet skills
behaviorist model
IRE-INQUIRY,RESPOND,EVALUATE
spelling test all the time
rote memorization
classic literature
blooms taxonomy based ( create,evaluate,analyze,apply,understand,knowledge)
prescribed curriculum
strict
focus on what the child doesnt know
studnets have to stay quite