Watch for updates in the newsletter and please feel free to join the forum in writing. Letters, comments, and suggestions may be submitted to the newsletter before the last Friday of the month in Karen Quartz s envelope in the office. 9 Theoretical Understandings Learners learn what matters to them. The most significant learning arises from that which arouses the interest and meets the needs of the learner. Different Ways of Knowing enables you and your students to make choices about the instructional pathway you'll follow.
Learners construct meaning for themselves.
Different Ways of Knowing teachers understand that the most significant and enduring learning is constructed by the learner, with guidance and assistance provided by many people. Students learn best when they are actively engaged in planning, monitoring, and directing their own learning. The arts are critical to the process of making meaning. When children express themselves through the arts, they are involved deeply in thinking processes and discovery. They also become skilled in the various arts disciplines.