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During the first week of ELDL 5364 Teaching with Technology, I have learned at lot about the Constructivism style of teaching and how it is supposed to work in the classroom. One of the articles in particular, "If I Teach This Way, Am I Doing My Job: Constructivism in the Classroom" (Sprague & Dede 1999) really touched on the feelings that many teachers have about Constructivism. Because it appears as though the students are socially interacting, instead of learning many are against this style of teaching. I think that many teachers are against this style of teaching because it is totally against anything that we have learned or even witnessed in our own educational upbringing. Thinking back to my own time as a student, I don't remember being in a learner-centered environment. Even in my as early as 1st grade, I mainly remember a more lecture style of teaching. The teacher spoke and we listened. So it is very interesting to learn and implement in my own classroom, the newer techniques of teaching. I hope this will aide in how I instruct my students. Sprague, D. & Dede, C. (1999). If I Teach This Way, Am I Doing My Job: Constructivism in the Classroom. Leading and Learning 27(1). Retrieved February 26, 2011 from the International Society for Technology in Education at []