Lev Vygotsky & Differentiation

Vygotsky theory is referred to as "social constructiveness " The main idea of this theory is that children develop their thinking based off of exposure through their parents, teachers, elders, etc (whoever is more knowledgeable than the child). The development occurs through a process called internalization. Internalization occurred when children knew that their knowledge existed outside of themselves first and that eventually they brought it internally and made it part of their own skill sets. 

Here is an activity that my teacher provided that is an example of how cultures can impact our thought processes. 



Some scaffolding techniques my teacher gave to help us in our classrooms:

Other Scaffolding Resources:

Edutopia

Emerging Perspectives

From Now On

Here is an activity my teacher had us do to see if we knew the differences between Piaget's & Vygotsky's Theories:

Differentiation:

ASCD.org had this great video about differentiation. Granted this video is an elementary level but it shows to me how I can try to differentiate my classroom so that I am targeting every student in the classroom.