Reflection Entry 7

In the Project Construct book, there is a section on the Sociomoral Domain. One of the goals in the social development is to "cooperate and collaborate as a member of a learning community" (55). This is important as it relates to constructivism because if students feel safe and have a sense of respect for one another, they are more likely to take risks in the classroom and ask questions and will be better able to construct learning. As a teacher, I work very hard to build a classroom community so that this can happen. We do a lot of work at the beginning of the year, and this year, I created a program "Team Building Mondays" where each Monday we do a team building or cooperative activity involving the kids working together. I think it is a positive thing to do, and it was working well so far.