A Psychological Justification for a Child-Centered Approach

Session Details
Date: August 24th, 2024
Time: 9:00-10:30am
Format: Zoom (Online)

Fees
TAIP Members: ¥1000
Non-Members: ¥2000

Registration deadline
Aug 16, 2024

This workshop presented by David Paul will focus on:

• Contrast between behaviorist and constructivist teaching approaches
• Emphasis on the effectiveness of the constructivist, child-centered approach
• Benefits for all teachers in understanding key points from three constructivist psychologists: Jean Piaget, George Kelly, and Lev Vygotsky

Eligibility: This paid workshop is open to TAIP Members and the general early childhood education community.

About David Paul:

David Paul founded David English House in Hiroshima in 1982. By 1997, it had 50 staff in Hiroshima and similar numbers in franchises in Thailand and Korea. It taught over 100,000 students and contributed significantly to the community.

David also wrote best-selling books focusing on applying constructivist, student-centered ideas to the East Asian ELT classroom. He founded ETJ (English Teachers in Japan) in 1999, which now has about 10,000 members. He is currently president of Language Teaching Professionals, developing resources to support and train teachers of children

Learn more about David at: https://www.etbookservice.com/david-paul/