Cognitive Science Dictionary
http://web.psych.ualberta.ca/~mike/Pearl_Street/Dictionary/entries.html#top
The website contains an alphabetical listing of terms relating to cognitive science with links to definitions and discussions of each.
Constructivist Learning Design
http://www.prainbow.com/cld/cldp.html
This website describes a 6-point model for effectively incorporating constructivist principles in the classroom and instructional design, as well as a brief discussion of assessment and proposed applications of the model.
Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education
http://www.uni.edu/coe/regentsctr/index.html
This site is devoted to developing, implementing, and disseminating information about constructivist education and contains a wide variety of resources, links and information.
The Schools for Thought Web Site
http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/projects/funded/sft/overview/welcome.html
This website provides information about the Schools for Thought Project in Nashville, Tennessee which promotes instructional strategies that use constructivist principles. The site provides information about the background of the project, the curriculum, testimonials, and resources for learning communities.
Constructivist Learning Environments
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/~elmurphy/emurphy/constructivism.html
This site contains a brief overview of the goals and instructional principles of constructivist instructional design with links to constructivist sites and textual resources.
Situated Cognition and the Culture of Learning
http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/ilt/papers/JohnBrown.html
This web page contains a version of the paper "Situated Cognition and the Culture of Learning" by John Brown, Allan Collins, and Paul Duguid, well-known educational psychologists in the field of situated cognition.
Cooperative learning
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/OR/ConsumerGuides/cooplear.html
This web page defines cooperative learning, gives examples of strategies (Group Investigation, STAD, & Jigsaw), and gives examples of specific programs based on cooperative learning principles.
Cooperative Learning: Response To Diversity
http://www.cde.ca.gov/iasa/cooplrng.html
This document presents cooperative learning as a powerful educational approach for helping all students attain content standards and develop the interpersonal skills needed for succeeding in a multicultural world. It provides a brief overview of cooperative learning and presents selected resources at the end of this document.
The Essential Elements of Cooperative Learning in the Classroom
http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed370881.html
This web page discusses the difference between cooperative group tasks and cooperative learning, emphasizing a need for more true cooperative learning in the classroom.
