Constructivism by Leah Panther

Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

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Meeting students where they are! Differentiation at its best!

ZPD is the space between what a learner can do on their own and what they can do with help from a teacher, peer, or guide. It’s the “sweet spot” for learning—where tasks are challenging enough to promote growth but not so hard that the learner cannot succeed with support.

social practices

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When individuals engage with others, external interactions lead to internalization. These continual interactions over time become refined and develop into shared norms.

ex: when you meet someone, you stand, shake hands, and look them in the eyes

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Cultural Historical Activity Model (CHAT)

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https://lchc.ucsd.edu/Pubs/lchc.encyc.pdf According to the Laboratory for Comparative Human Cognition, University of California, CHAT is a comprehensive theory of teaching and learning developed by Lev Vygotsky to describe how learning happens: 1. Mediation of experience through artifacts 2. Activity as the center of analysis 3. Cultural organization of human life that surrounds the mediation and activity 4. The essential role of social interaction and 5. the historical context of the experience. In the photograph 1. a multilingual learner interacts with an artifact: a children's picture book, markers, and tape. 2. She begins reading and making meaning from the book. 3. Through her cultural experiences, she does not connect with the book or make meaning from it. 4. with a more knowledgeable other encouraging her, she begins changing the book to reflect herself and her life experiences. 5. creating a new book based on prior experiences with books in relationship with her life experiences.

Internalizing vs. Externalizing

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Internalizing: action + processing + negotiating meaning= User

Enternalizing =action + processing + negotiating meaning = adaptation of actions/transformations

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Example of a teacher using ZPD in the classroom, which is a key concept in Vygotsy's Zone Of Proximal Development theory.

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