(S6,Ep1) Lenin's Tomb (feat. Mike Cole)
This brief clip raises a number of questions, including: where are 'the buds'? - what are the qualitative reorganizations here? why are the buds (e.g., of volition) not yet present for the 3 year...
12 Aug 20202min
(S4,Ep47) Vocabulary Games - a fun, metacognitive, generative approach
Peter Smagorinsky describes some of his most beloved lessons -- competitive vocabulary games. Resources to each of these games are available for free at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/TEBD/Books/Voc...
10 Aug 20202min
(S4,Ep46) Which educational idea is most overlooked?
Peter Smagorinsky makes a case for constructivism, offering some definitions along the way. (Originally published August 9, 2020) The full interview, "Insights & Inquiries with Peter Smagorinsky" is ...
10 Aug 20202min
(S4,Ep45) "All teaching is local"
Peter Smagorinsky shares a bit of advice based on numerous decades spent teaching, researching, and training future teachers. (Originally published August 9, 2020) The full interview, "Insights & Inq...
10 Aug 20202min
(S4,Ep44) Did a "cultural mismatch" stop this student-teacher from succeeding?
Or were other factors more salient? In this clip, Peter Smagorinsky relates an interesting case study from his recent book, "Learning to Teach English and the Language Arts: A Vygotskian Perspective o...
10 Aug 20202min
(S3,Ep13) What is important about "the crisis of age"?
Andy Blunden weighs in. (Originally published Aug 8, 2020) More from Andy on this topic here: https://www.ethicalpolitics.org/wits/... Also here: http://tiny.cc/ltrmsz
8 Aug 20207min
(S4,Ep43) A bridge (Vygotskian research and classroom teaching)
These three clips have captured my attention. (Originally published Apr 25, 2020) Clip 1 - Vygotsky's "Law of 4 Stages" Clip 2 - How this law can help teachers and students Clip 3 - A memory game (...
8 Aug 20207min
(S4,Ep42) The Key to Unlocking Vygotsky?
Nikolai Veresov says that understanding dialectics is a prerequisite for grasping the depth of Vygotsky's project, since "cultural-historical theory is the result of the application of dialectics into...
7 Aug 20202min
