How would you currently describe your overall approach to teaching in your classroom: traditional, process mastery, or constructivist? What works well in your approach? What needs improvement?

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I would say traditional would best describe my approach. I keep the course moving. Some students may get bored before we move on, some may get done early, but I get to gauge the students progress. I do a lot of hands on work. I like to see students engaged. I don’t think lecture is king. I think hands on is with instruction in the process. I like the idea of some flexibility like a paper versus an oral report. Give the students some options. I think my assessment strategy need to be more varied.

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I would describe my overall approach to teaching is that of traditional, process mastery. I do build in critical thinking and problem solving with projects and hands on activities, however, at the primary level there are skill sets that need to be mastered in order for the child to be able to make selections for themselves in a reading workshop or writing workshop or STEM center. They need to be able to read, use context clues, comprehension strategies, they need to be able to write proper letters, correctly spelled words, complete sentences, and paragraphs. These skills need to be taught and practiced.