Teachers generally behave in a didactic manner, disseminating information to students. Teachers generally behave in an interactive manner, mediating the environment for students. Teachers seek the correct answer to validate student learning. Teachers seek the students' points of view in order to understand students' present conceptions for use in subsequent lessons. Students primarily work alone.
Students primarily work in groups.
The Case for Constructivist Classrooms . Alexandria, VA, 1993. The ideas presented here lead to a school much different from the egg-crate, factory production model we are used to. It may be helpful to think of the school and the spaces within it as a knowledge studio . The space needs to be adaptable to various sized groups and learning resources need to be both rich and plentiful.