Creating Collaboration

Initial Thoughts and Questions: Please discuss the following questions with one other person and be prepared to share with the larger group.

1. Are you familar with today's topic? Where and in what context have you heard about this topic?
2. What is your understanding of this topic?
3. How, if at all, do you think it relates to Inquiry Instruction? How would it effect lessons and instruction?
4. Any other thoughts on this topic?

Follow up Questions after the lesson:

1. What is still unclear about this topic?
2. What new questions do you have about this topic?

Notes on the Topic:

• Creating a collaborative space to learn
  • interaction with others help define self, and define meaning for individuals as they compare them to other ideas from other individuals.
  • rooted in Vygosky's "Zone of Proximal Development"
    • Illustration of Zone of Proximal Development

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