Dewey
Background
Developmental Stages
Central Tenants
American educator born in Burlington Vermont 1859. Comes from three generations of farmers.
Married one of students, Alice Chipman. Chipman was interested in social problems and how they impacted education. Which led to them both working together.
Five Part Processing Model
Investigate
Create
Discuss
Reflect
Teachers teach students how to live in society.
Ask
Believed that children learned best when they interact with other people.
Attended to the university of Vermont studying philosophy Got PHD at John Hopkins University leading to his job at the University of Michigan. .
Interests based lesson plans
Believed that as long as you are alive that you are a constant learner
In 1894 they moved to University of Chicago , where he took a position teaching philosophy.
Student's "learn by doing"
Teachers must be sensitive to the values and needs of families.
McKinnlee Ashley
Tanaya
Madison Destiny Makinley
His Dewey's Laboratory School established the University of Chicago as the center of thought on progressive education.
