Volume 6, Issue 1

April 2018
Welcome to AERA 2018 in
New York, NY!
Dear Constructivist SIG business meeting will be to dis-
Colleagues: cuss the SIG’s vision with a goal
of increasing membership and
Like many of you, my partici- involvement. For example: a
pation in the SIG started with search of the Meeting’s sched-
reviewing submissions for the ule shows a number of papers
THE CONSTRUCTIVIST THEORY,

Annual Meeting. Becoming on constructivist theory, re-

more involved meant I met search, and practice in other
and worked with increasing SIGs and Division sessions.
RESEARCH & PRACTICE SIG

numbers of like-minded col- One issue to consider: how can

leagues to my benefit and we reach out to these col-
hopefully, to theirs as well. leagues to have them consider
this SIG as the place to net-
I hope you will consider start- work, share, and present their
ing or continuing your involve- projects and findings?
For those of you attending the
ment with the SIG as you
Annual Meeting this year,
develop your professional It’s been my pleasure to serve
please come to the Business
plans for the upcoming year. the SIG as program chair and
Meeting Sunday, April 15, in
Tingting Xu will assume the then chair these past two years.
the Park I room on the mezza-
chair as of May, 2018, and Thank you for the opportunity,
nine level of the Park Central
she and the new leadership and for the support you have
Hotel, from 6:30-8 pm. Food
team will appreciate your
Newsletter

and beverages will be served. given the SIG.

feedback, suggestions, and
offers to assist with the SIG’s With well wishes,
The main agenda item at the
activities. Susan Donohue, Chair

Constructivist SIG Sessions at AERA 2018

Constructivist SIG Business Meeting: Sunday, April 15 in the Park I room on the mezzanine
level of the Park Central Hotel from 6:30pm to 8 pm.

Roundtable Session: Constructivist Practices in Teaching

Date and Location: Monday, April 16, 10:35am to 12:05pm in the Park Central Hotel New York,
Ballroom Level, Forum

Chair: Quinn Burke, College of Charleston

A Social Constructivist Examination of the Use of Writing in Mathematics: A Fifth Grade Case
Study by Christie Lynn Martin, University of South Carolina

Facilitating Student-centered Learning via Teacher Reflections about Desired and Current Con-
structivist Practices by Walter S. Polka, Niagara University; Terrell M. Peace, Huntington Universi-
ty; Nancy P. Gallavan, University of Central Arkansas; Fredricka Bowles, University of Arkansas at
Fayetteville; Cathy J. Pearman, Missouri State University; Amanda L. Eller, Idaho State University
at Twin Falls; Sherry Goodvin, Norwich University; Kelly Lewis, Hiram University; Monica J. Van
Husen, Stafford County Public Schools; William M. Young, Oglala Lakota College; and Jennifer
Young, Jackson State University

"Research and Real Life Belong Together": A Yearlong Investigation into the Inquiry Processing
Cycle by Erik Jon Byker, Chris P. O'Brien, S. Michael Putman, Amy J. Good, Bruce Taylor, Deon-
dra Gladney, and Jessica Norwood—all from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Constructivist SIG Sessions at AERA 2018—Continued
Paper Session 1: The Role of Constructivism in Teacher Education

Date and Location: Monday, April 16, 2:15pm to 3:45pm, Park Central Hotel New York, Mezzanine Level, Park II Room

Chair: Jannah Walters Nerren, Sam Houston State University

Discussant: Rupam Saran, Medger Evers College - CUNY

Applying the Montessori Model in the Public Sector: An Evaluation in South Carolina by David J. Fleming & Brooke Culclasure,
Furman University

Educator Perceptions of Student Ownership and Self-Authorship by Brian A. Stone & Kendra Surmitis, Northern Arizona University

Multiple Goals of Mediated Action: Educational Tools as Sites of Conflict within a Learning Environment by Kathy L. Schuh & Salim
George, University of Iowa

Student Talk and Knowledge Construction: Insights from a Longitudinal Study of Teachers by Clive M. Beck, Clare Kosnik, Eliza-
beth Rosales, Yiola Cleovoulou, and Judy A. Caulfield, University of Toronto-OISE; Rosanne B. Brown and Tiffany MacKay, Peel
District School Board

The Role of Reflection in a Constructivist Curriculum: Exploring International Baccalaureate Diploma Programs in North America by
Jacqueline R. Stillisano, Kim Bodie Wright, Kayla B. Rollins, and Hersh C. Waxman, Texas A&M University

Paper Session 2: Constructing Cultural Experience in Teacher Education

Date and Location: Tue, April 17, 12:25pm to 1:55pm, Park Central Hotel New York, Mezzanine Level, Times Square

Chair: Rupam Saran, Medger Evers College - CUNY

Discussant: Kathy L. Schuh, University of Iowa

Critical Explorations in Teacher Education by Susan J Mayer, Critical Exploration Press and Mary Kay Delaney, Meredith College

Examining Teacher Learning through the Lens of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory by Patrick Jenlink, Stephen F. Austin State
University

Reconceptualizing Space in Teacher Education: Moving beyond Bricks and Walls by Clare Kosnik, Yiola Cleovoulou, and Richard
Messina, University of Toronto-OISE

Study Abroad as Constructivist Experience: Becoming Globally Competent Preservice Teachers by Erik Jon Byker & S. Michael
Putman, UNC Charlotte and Chris Paul Reddy & Lesley Lionel Leonard Le Grange, Stellenbosch University

"Becoming" a Teacher: How Mandatory Experiential Learning Programs Impact on Teacher Education by Gary James Harfitt, The
University of Hong Kong

Announcements
The John Dewey Society (JDS) invites you to their free Annual Meeting, which is on Friday, April
13, and Saturday, April 14, at the Crowne Plaza, Times Square, in the Act I and Act II rooms. The
theme for JDS conference is “Nationalism, War, and Peace.”
What are the challenges to a vibrant and healthy democratic life? In an essay late in life, “Creative
Democracy – The Task Before Us” John Dewey argued that democracy was more than a political
institution; it was a way of life - as dependent upon communication and mutuality within families,
friendships, schools, churches, workplaces, and strands of civil society as on the government. The
conference will consider anew how to reclaim democratic life and democratic education

For details, please visit: http://www.johndeweysociety.org/conferences/2018-new-york-ny/

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