VYGOTSKY


 * [|Vygotsky theory and compared to Piaget] Vygotsky was onced quoted: "Through others, we become ourselves." **

**Social Constructivism:** how knowledge is constructed in the human being when information comes into contact with existing knowledge that has been developed by experiences and social interactions.
 * Did you know that both Piaget and Vygotsky were born in the same year? Both were constructivists, however, Vygotsky saw social interaction as the primary cause of cognitive development. (For Piaget, it was the other way around: cognitive development makes social development possible). **

[|KIDS ARE AWESOME] VIDEO YOUTUBE

Questions: 1. Think of a game you played when you were younger. Who taught you how to play it?

2. Think of a tradition or skill that you learned from someone. Who taught you? How did they teach you?

3. Did you ever teach someone else this same skill and pass down the cultural tradition?

4. What was one of the hardest things you learned to do with the help of someone? Was it successful?

4. What is an object or cultural tool that has helped you learn better on a daily basis?

[|How is learning like SCAFFOLDING?]

[|SCAFFOLDING STRATEGIES - TRY THESE!]

media type="custom" key="23816190"
 * [|Zone of Proximal Development and Scaffolding, application of Vygotsky's theory] **



//**"In play, a child is always above his average age, above his daily behavior; in play, it is as though he were a head taller than himself."** //- Lev Vygotsky
 * [|Playing to Learn] **


 * [|BPMES schools modeled on Piaget and Vygotsky] **

[|cultural tools]

[|Sugata Mitra - HOLE IN THE WALL]