ZPD Activity
A Way to Envision ZPD
Sleep Zone
Challenge Zone
Freak-out Zone
Put Yourself in the zones
Singing in front of 10,000 peopleWashing the DishesDriving in rush hour trafficWriting a 20 page paperSpeaking in a language other than EnglishCooking for your familyLearning calculus
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Having to ride a bike for 25 milesReading a novel (for fun)Reading challenging text for schoolStudent teachingWatching T.V.Watching T.V. in a language other than
English and wanting to understand what’s going on
So why did I do this?
What zone do you think you should be in while in school?
What zone do you want your students to be in?
Why do we want them in this zone?What is necessary to get them/us in this
zone?◦Pre-assessment◦Support them – they will be uncomfortable
Tools and support