Definition: Engaged, meaningful learning occurs through questioning, reflection, risk taking, searching and evaluating, and synthesizing.
Key Theorists: Vygotsky, Serafini, Keene, Dewey, Kulthau
Epistemology: Knowledge is achieved through high level thinking. Construction of knowledge is active and driven by questions.
Role of Teacher: guide and docent, co-learner
Role of Student: question, reflect, collaborate, engage, pursue
Situatedness of Curriculum: This philosophy exists in the context of the learner.
Metaphor: Doorways open the way to possibilities. We don't always know what's behind the door; sometimes we find the expected, other times the unexpected. What door would will we pick?
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