2. Skills & Concepts Skill: ability to complete a task/concrete application Concept: understanding of an idea, meaning, or thought/understanding: how, why, what, when
3. Think-Pair-Share Think (2 minutes): How do you develop conceptual understanding? Pair: Find a partner to pair with Share (2 minutes total): Share your thoughts/each person take 1 minute to talk and 1 minute to listen
4. Constructing Conceptual Knowledge Concepts develop based on experiences Conceptual development happens naturally through: observation, thinking, mistakes, reflections, gaining information, application Cycle: new experience brings new information; reflections produce more questions & explorations; mastery of skills allows for better & deeper understanding/new knowledge; better & deeper understanding/new knowledge allows for new experiences
5. Children’s Knowledge Construction Discuss: •How children learn •What adults do to help children learn Note: Write group member’s names & a brief summary of your discussion
