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From Texas Rep. Drew Springer, District 68 HB 1568 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2013 CONTACT Travis McCormick (512) 463- 0526 Travis.McCormick@house.state.tx.us REP. SPRINGER FILES HB 1568 TO PROTECT TRADITIONAL FAMILY VALUES AUSTIN, TX. — Today, Rep. Drew Springer filed HB 1568 to protect family values and the definition of [...]
What is Progressivism and Social Constructivism Part I: Defining the Terms by Cathy Wells As we discuss CSCOPE, the terms “progressivism” and “social constructivism” keep popping up. Parents might be curious about these terms and want to know what, exactly, the big deal is with them. One of the things that we find repeatedly in progressive [...]
Traditional Type #1 Education vs Progressive Type #2 Education 1.22.13 To listen to the 25-minute interview, please click below the title where it says in light print, “Click to play.” WOMEN ON THE WALL RADIO TAKES ON CSCOPE WITH DONNA GARNER Monday, 1.21.13 — Alice Linahan and Rebecca Forest, co-hosts SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: [...]
CSCOPE is taking the Life out of Teaching From a Teacher’s Heart by Mary Bowden Jan. 03, 2013 When I taught a methods course called, “The Emerging Reader,” at Texas State, I explained to my students who were all future teachers that by the end of the course I wanted them to emerge with a [...]
What CSCOPE Stands for: Constructive, Socialistic, Curriculum of Progressive Education
CSCOPE is a constructivist teaching philosophy. With CSCOPE, students have self-directed learning, which is called discovery learning. Do you want your children to direct their own learning or would you prefer a teacher directed learning environment? Traditional (Classical) Type #1- TEKS and STAAR/EOCs based on Type #1 (fact based) Teaching Philosophy Progressive (Constructionist, Discovery, Authentic) TYPE #2 CSCOPE [...]
CSCOPE Lower Order Thinking
Progressivism and Social Constructivism Part II: You’re Out of Order By Cathy Wells Social constructivist philosophy tries quite hard to produce what is deemed “higher order thinking skills.” Another semantical game is being played here because, honestly, what parent is going to say, “I don’t want my child to have thinking skills!” Indeed, I can also say [...]