Theoretical Foundations for Constructivist Teaching

I am going to focus on Vygotskian who mentions social settings as a tool in learning. Reasoning and talking through scientific problems can help iron out kinks in a student's reasoning. I know personally, when I talk through the problem I take the time to piece each component of the problem together by asking questions and revisiting the subject. Like Vygotskian says, this is a valid approach in teaching and proved by the story of the child and the nature of light.

I also was drawn to the section concerning the scaffold approach. Another fear of mine is that I won't properly teach a subject in the way that students have to also independently think through the question. I'm afraid I might provide too much information or give away the answer. Therefore, learning this brand new term was very useful. I'll have to work at acting as a facilitator or mediator while solving problems with students.

Vygotskian's societal, interactive, and collaborative teaching skills all provide useful information!