Traditionalist: -stays with curriculum
- all knowing teacher
- test based knowledge
- Teacher mainly speaks; student prompt
- rows of desks
- discreet skills
- worksheet after worksheets
- STRUCTURED
- behaviorist model
- passive learning
- IRE : Inquiry Respond and Evaluate
- Concentrates on what the children doesnt know rather than what
the chilren do know.

Constructivist: - asks for students' input
- teacher is relaxed
- circles, clusters
- curriculum based on students' needs/ relates to life experiences
- skills are connected
- Not looking for "right answer"
- environment is designed to promote literacy development.
- activist learning.
- learning centers based on small group interaction.
- a belief in their students/searches for the best ways to teach
based on who they are and how they see the world.
- open ended questions.
- flexible
- hands on creative learning
- students create their own environment
- Writing Workshops, stations