Tag: instruction
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Using formative assessment to think in stairs, spirals, and scaffolds
Setting a foundation for thinking is important for helping students build toward success. One of my favorite frameworks I learned in teacher school as an undergrad was the Zone of Proximal Development. It comes from educational theorist Lev Vygotsky’s (one of my most beloved thinkers) work in learning development, particularly his theory of sociocultural cognitive […]
Patrick R. Johnson, MJE 