Carol Stephenson- Professor at University of Toronto
Carol Stephenson
- Professor at University of Toronto
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This chapter focuses on the relations between spatial reasoning, drawing and mathematics learning. Based on the strong link that has been found in educational psychology between children’s finished drawings and their mathematical achievement, and the central importance of diagramming in mathematics thinking and learning, we wanted to study children...
The article discusses the use of blocks by children educator Carol Stephenson in her prekindergarten classroom to highlight the effectiveness of block play to teach such skills as spatial reasoning and social skills. It cites the major elements of the program, namely, the materials used, allotted time, and the use of space. Also cited are the effor...
Knowledge Building provides a model of education for a knowledge age—a model of collective responsibility for idea improvement. This article provides two examples of getting started with the pedagogy and the technology, one from Senior Kinder-garten, with students working together to understand why leaves change color in the fall, and the other fro...
