Introduction
Knowledge construction provides a rationale for giving young people an opportunity to move beyond memorizing facts and to develop their critical thinking and reasoning skills. This module introduces educators to the dimension of knowledge construction which helps learners build deep knowledge that they can transfer and apply in practice.
Learning objectives
- Determine why knowledge construction is important
- Define knowledge construction
- Understand the 21CLD Knowledge Construction rubric and decision tree
- Identify Microsoft tools that support knowledge construction
- Design learning activities that focus on knowledge construction