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Education - Just for Teachers: Pedagogy and Theory

This research guide will help you as you prepare your edTPA portfolio, your resume and job search, and gather the resources and lesson plan ideas you need to survive your many years of teaching!

Lev Vygotsky and the Zone of Proximal Development

 

Watch the video below in order to gain a better understanding of the Zone of Proximal Development from the sociocultural theory of Lev Vygotsky.

Howard Gardner

Jonathon Kozol

Pedagogy and Theory

Within the context of this page, you will be linked to various texts from authors introduced in the Historical, Philosophical, and Multicultural Foundations of Education.  There are also additional texts from these authors provided for your further reading.

Changing Education Paradigms

This RSA Animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA's Benjamin Franklin award.
Watch this lecture in full here: https://www.thersa.org/events/video/ar...

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Diane Ravitch

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