
(S4,Ep89) Building a concept vs. starting with definitions
Holbrook Mahn illustrates an idea with an interesting anecdote about grammar The full chat is here: http://tiny.cc/q5umuz Notes for teachers on Holbrook's Academic Literacy for All (ALA) Protocol: ...
23 Dec 20212min

(S4,Ep88) Bridging 'Everyday' to 'Academic' Concepts
Holbrook Mahn illustrates some question prompts and the thinking behind them. These ideas come from his "Academic Literacy for All (ALA) Protocol." The full chat is here: http://tiny.cc/q5umuz Not...
23 Dec 20212min

(S4,Ep87) The origins of concepts are important
Holbrook Mahn comments on the origins of concepts, including Vygotsky's notion of potential concepts. The full chat is here: http://tiny.cc/q5umuz
23 Dec 20213min

(S4,Ep86) When is dialectical logic advantageous?
Holbrook Mahn on Vygotsky's interest in the unity of learning and development. The full chat is here: http://tiny.cc/q5umuz
23 Dec 20212min

(S1,Ep24) Holbrook Mahn on Teaching & Learning with Concepts
Vygotskian scholar Holbrook Mahn helps to illuminate the essence of concepts and how they might be purposefully developed. Highlights include: 1:40 - Holbrook's role in (and relationship to) the "V...
23 Dec 20211h 20min

(S5,Ep 15) Some teaching-related concepts
Some concepts from Peter Smagorinsky's glossary, via his (2011) book Vygotsky and Literacy Research: A Methodological Framework http://tiny.cc/cy4muz
2 Dec 202119min

(S6,Ep21) Memory vs. Understanding (re: concept development)
Nikolai Veresov on how the "leading function" of memory can create the illusion of concept development. Excerpted from http://tiny.cc/da2muz
30 Nov 20211min

(S6,Ep19) 5 key aspects of ZPD for a deep understanding
Nikolai Veresov discusses ZPD's role in Vygotsky's conceptual system. Excerpted from http://tiny.cc/da2muz
30 Nov 20212min



















