Pedagogical Principles

• Constructivism

  Knowledge is not passed intact from teacher to student - it is influenced by the student’s prior conceptions and attitudes
  

• Collaborative Learning

  “The extensive research comparing these student-student interaction patterns clearly suggests that cooperation among students produces higher achievement, greater motivation to learn, more positive relationships among students...”
  
  Johnson, Johnson and Holubec Cooperation in the Classroom, Interaction Book Company.