What is Progressivism?
Is based on the positive changes and problem-solving approach that individuals with various educational credentials can provide their students. Progressivist educators are outcome focused and don’t simply impart learned facts. Teachers are less concerned with passing on the existing culture and strive to allow students to develop an individual approach to tasks provided to them.
The progressivist classroom is about exploration and experience. Teachers act as facilitators in a classroom where students explore physical, mental, moral, and social growth. Common sights in a progressivist classroom might include small groups debating, custom-made activities, and learning stations. Teachers typically walk freely among the groups, guiding them using suggestions and thought-provoking questions. - Edupedia
Progressivism
"Progressive Paradigm" in Exemplars of Curriculum Theory by ISBN: 9781930556706Publication Date: 2003-10-02
Thought Leaders in Progressivism
Progressivists believe that teachers should foster the development of the whole child through hands-on learning, experimentation and play. Thought leaders in this educational philosophy include: John Dewey, William H. Kilpatrick, Maria Montessori, and Rudolph Steiner.
Democracy and Education by ISBN: 9781775413585Publication Date: 2009John Dewey's Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education seeks to both critique and further the educational philosophies espoused by both Rousseau and Plato. Dewey found that Rousseau's ideas overemphasized the individual, whereas Plato's did the same with the society that the individual lived in. Dewey felt this distinction to be a false one, seeing the formation of our minds as a communal process, like Vygotsky did...
The Essential Dewey by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780253211859Publication Date: 2009-11-30Dewey's insights into the problems of public education, immigration, the prospects for democratic government, and the relation of religious faith to science are as fresh today as when they were first published. The Essential Dewey presents for the first time a collection of Dewey's writings that is both manageable and comprehensive.
- "Education and New Social Ideas" Speech by John Dewey in 1936Presents the speech of Columbia University professor John Dewey, broadcast over the radio station WEVD on January 14, 1936, dealing with education.
- "The Teacher and the Public" Speech by John Dewey in 1935Presents the text of a speech given by John Dewey, professor emeritus of philosophy at Columbia University, on January 16, 1935, which deals with teachers as workers.
- William H. Kilpatrick: "The Project Method"Kilpatrick describes "the project method," his practical implementation of Dewey's theories.
- John Dewey: "Progressive Education and the Science of Education" from American Decades Primary SourcesSpeech Dewey gave in 1928.
Streaming Videos
- The Montessori Method
Discover the ways in which Montessori classrooms differ from the traditional school setting in this enlightening documentary. Observe different levels of Montessori, including infants, toddlers, early childhood, and elementary, and how each utilizes the Montessori method. - Maria Montessori: Her Life and Legacy
Montessori's conception of the changing roles the classroom environment and teacher should play for students of various ages is presented with carefully shot film of toddler, preschool, elementary school and secondary classes at work in accredited Montessori schools - John Dewey: An Introduction to His Life and Work
This fully produced video introduces students to his philosophy and his critical studies of education, the arts and the implications of democracy for the lives of individuals and their communities. - Power of Physical Play
Examines how this type of play supports physical development from birth to seven-years-old. It also shows how physical play has such an important role in a child's ability to become an independent learner. - Living Montessori: The Parent Perspective
Parents discuss benefits of Montessori method.