Using What We Know: Applying Piaget's Developmental Theory in Primary Classrooms

The work of Jean Piaget has contributed much of the theoretical justification for the current move to developmentally appropriate education. Piaget, however, was a theorist, not an educator.

Using his mentor's work, Dr. David Elkind proposes educational practices for todays primary classrooms in Using What We Know. Filmed in three exemplary public school classrooms, the video deals with setting up a physical and organizational environment, making curriculum decisions, and assessing child growth.

The three classrooms are very different in the socio-economic status of the students, the personalities of the teachers, and the resources available to them, but have a commonality in their pursuit of excellence

Available As: Closed Caption DVD
Produced By: Davidson Films
Total Running Time: 35 minutes