Abstract
What constitutes a 'constructionist' design? Five educators facilitated a low-tech 3D-geometry activity - collaboratively constructing a body-scale icosahedron - across different instructional contexts spanning preschool to professional development. Their testimonies suggest that this activity embodies key constructionist principles - it: (1) (re)introduces body syntonicity into mathematics; (2) fosters reasoning continuous with prior knowledge; (3) positions geometric concepts as a source of power to achieve personally relevant objectives; and (4) renders thought processes publicly shareable in culturally valued ways. Whereas Papert's educational legacy has been historically associated with students creatively building personally meaningful artifacts using digital technology, we believe his "space of mathematics educations"inspires designs for guided learning in diverse media.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of Constructionism, FABLEARN 2023 |
| Editors | Nathan Holbert, Paulo Blikstein |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9798400708961 |
| State | Published - 29 Oct 2024 |
| Event | 2023 Constructionism, FABLEARN 2023 - New York City, United States Duration: 7 Oct 2023 → 11 Oct 2023 |
Publication series
| Name | ACM International Conference Proceeding Series |
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Conference
| Conference | 2023 Constructionism, FABLEARN 2023 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | New York City |
| Period | 7/10/23 → 11/10/23 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- constructionist design
- Mathematics education