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Theorists that have influenced my teaching

" Anything that is worth teaching can be presented in many different ways. These multiple ways can make use of our multiple intelligences."

                                                     - Howard Gardner
 

Howard Gardner

 

Multiple Intelligences- Humans have several ways of processing information (musical, visual, verbal, logical, etc.)

"What a child can do today with assistance, she will be able to do by herself tomorrow."

                                                    - Lev Vygotsky

Lev Vygostsky

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Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)- The range of skills that are a little bit more difficult than what a student can do independently.

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Scaffolding- Changing the level of support to meet the ability of the child.

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