Creating and Sustaining the Constructivist Classroom

Marlowe, Bruce A.; Page, Marilyn L.

ISBN 10: 0803965885 / ISBN 13: 9780803965881

Published by Corwin, 1998

About this Item

181 numbered pages; minor cocked spine; light wear to corners and edges of mostly orange softcover; minor fade to spine; light rub to cover; several minor dings/ minor marks to cover; weighs 10 ounces; measures 9 by 6 by .5 inches; 042925; Marlowe and Page bring together constructivist theory and step-by-step guidance to make constructivism work in your classroom.

Seller Inventory # 22770

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creating and Sustaining the Constructivist Classroom
• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803965885
• ISBN 13: 9780803965881
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Education

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Synopsis

Constructivist classrooms encourage students to become critical, empowered and independent thinkers. This book addresses the key issues that teachers raise about creating and sustaining constructivist classrooms, and provides practical guidance for step-by-step implementation.

About the Authors

Bruce A. Marlowe
Bruce A. Marlowe earned his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where he also completed two years of postdoctoral training in neuropsychological assessment. He is the co-author (with Marilyn Page) of Creating and Sustaining the Constructivist Classroom (Corwin Press) and of a 6- part video series entitled, Creating the Constructivist Classroom (The Video of Journal Education). He is also the co-editor (with Alan Canestrari) of Educational Psychology in Context: Readings for Future Teachers. He has taught at the elementary, secondary and University levels and is currently Professor of Educational Psychology and Special Education at Roger Williams University.

Marilyn Page is author (with Bruce Marlowe) of Creating and Sustaining the Constructivist Classroom (Corwin Press, 1998, 2005) and Creating the constructivist classroom, a six part video series for grades K-12 (The Video Journal of Education, 1999). She began her career in education as a high school social studies and Spanish teacher and has taught in every grade 7 through 12, at every academic level, in rural, suburban, and urban school systems in different parts of the United States. She has taught at the university level and worked with pre- and in-service teachers, grades K-12, for 20 years. She also directed a major and complex research project for the development of K-12 professional certification requirements in the State of Washington. In addition to full time university teaching responsibilities, she has been the technology coordinator for education programs at two universities and developed the first Middle School Teacher Preparation programs in the Vermont State College System. She earned her EdD from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst in Instructional Leadership and in Educational Media and Instructional Technology. She consults on novice teacher, reform, classroom management, and technology issues in education. She lives in State College, Pennsylvania.