S
MON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Summer Session 2000
EDUC 379 - 4 ?
Dr. N. Gajdamaschko
ST: Vygotskian Psychology & Pedagogy
Office: TBA
(Catalogue #14544)
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Phone: 291-3395 (message)
Schedule: see
Days and Time
below ?
D01.00 ?
E-mail: nataliag@sfu.ca
Location: MPX 9511/12
PREREQUISITE
None.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Vygotsky's cultural-historical theory of human development and its contemporary applications in
psychology and pedagogy will be studied.
The course will start with an introduction to Vygotskian theory and a discussion of the Vygtoskian
texts. The second part of the course will be the conference, "Practicing Vygotsky in Schools: The
Gold Key Institute". It will provide students with an opportunity to develop critical, authentic
understanding of essential features of Vygotsky's work and its implications for their practice.
Students will be introduced to the process of applying Vygotsky's work in practical setting by
Vygotskian scholars with experience in Russian, Canadian and American schools. The Gold Key
Project is a contemporary implications of Vygotsky's ideas in education in Russia, which will be
represented at the conference by Dr. Elena Kravtsova, Lev Vygotsky's granddaughter and Director
of the project. Student's report about the conference will be considered as a mid-term paper for
evaluation.
Practical applications in pedagogy (curriculum development and instruction), educational and
school psychology (dynamic assessment), special education (cognitive remediation) and
developmental psychology will be discussed in follow-up the conference part of the course. Each
student will prepare an essay in the field of his/her interest.
REQUIRED READINGS (please read the following books before beginning of classes)
1.
Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes by L. S. Vygotsky,
S. Vygotsky, Vera John-Steiner (editor). Harvard University Press (1980). ISBN: 0674576292.
2.
Thought and Language by Lev S. Vygotsky, Alex Kozulin (editor). MIT Press: (1986).
ISBN: 0262720108.
Supplementary readings will also be placed on reserve in the library and/or could be downloaded
from the Website which will be developed for the conference and the course.
EVALUATION
• 25% on class and conference participation
• 25% mid-term conference report
• 50% essay and its presentation
DAYS
&
TIME
July 5, 6, 7 (from 9:30-13:20); July 10-14 (from 8:30-16:20); July 17-21 (from 9:30-13:20)
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Vygotskian Psiology and Pedagogy
July 5-21,2000 ?
SFU, Burnaby Campus, MPX 9511/12?
Instructor: Dr. Natalia Gajdamaschko?
(includes the Gold Key Institute)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Vygotsky's cultural-historical theory of human development and its contemporary
applications in psychology and pedagogy will be studied. Course times are: July 5-7 / 9:30-
12:30; July 10-14 / 8:30-4:20; July 17-21 / 9:30-12:30. It will start with an introduction to
Vygotskian theory and discussion of the Vygotskian texts. Some of the concepts include:
• the Zone of Proximal Development
• mediation and development of higher psychological functions
• the role of dialogue in language and consciousness
• interfunctional relations;
analysis according to units; and
"tool-and-result" methodology.
Nested in the second part of the course is the 5-day conference
"The Gold Key Institute:
Practicing Vygotsky in Schools"
in which students will be required to participate. The
conference will provide students with the opportunity to develop a critical, authentic
understanding of the essential features of Vygotsky's work and its implications for their
practice. Students will be introduced to the process of applying Vygotsky's work in a practical
setting by Vogotskian scholars with experience in Russian, Canadian and American schools.
A student's report about the conference will be considered as a mid-term paper for evaluation.
Practical applications in pedagogy (curriculum development and instruction), educational
and school psychology (dynamic assessment), special education (cognitive remediation)
and developmental psychology will be discussed following the conference part of the course.
Each student will have a chance to prepare an essay in the field of his/her interest.
REGISTRATION:
If you are already a student at Simon Fraser University you may register by telereg as long
as your $100 deposit for the Summer Semester has been paid. Standard university fees will
apply. There is a graduate registration enrolment ceiling of 10 and an undergraduate ceiling
of
5.
Students will have access to the course on a first come first served basis. 2000-2
registration starts on March 13. All graduate students are released on the first day of
registration.
Graduate Students - EDUC 711-5 (ST)
The Catalogue number for EDUC 711-5 is #60767. The course has no registration
restrictions on it - it is accessible to all education graduate students. To find out how it
impacts your program of study, please contact your assigned advisor or supervisor.
Undergraduate Students - EDUC 3794 (ST)
The Catalogue number for EDUC 379-4 is #14544.
Instructor:
The course instructor is Ms. Natalia Gajdamaschko (291-3395 or nataliag@sfu.ca
).
At this point we will not be taking either Special Students applications or Western's
Deans applications for this course.
REQUIRED READINGS:
Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes
L.S. Vygotsky, S. gotsky. Vera John-Steiner (Ed.), Harvard University Press. (1980)
ISBN: 0674576292
2.
Thought and Language.
L.S. Vygotsky. Alex Kozulin (Ed.), MIT Press. (1986) ISBN: 026270108
Course texts will be available in the bookstore in the
graduate course
section.
The Gold Key Institute:?
Practicing Vygotsky?
in Schools
July 10-14,2000 ?
Maggie Benston Conference Centre
?
SFU, Burnaby Campus
Like the hero in the
Russjanf' tale,
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the Gold Key
w i ll discover
learners
to
unlock
hidden potentials
The Gold Key Institute:
The Gold Key Project is a contemporary
application of Vygotsky's ideas in education
in Russia which will be represented at the
conference by:
•
Dr.
Gita Vygodskya
Lev Vygoisky 's daughter, Special Education
teacher and counsellor (retired)
• Dr.
Elena Kravtsova
Lev Vygotsky granddaughter Director
of
the
Gold Key Project
•
Dr. Natalia Gajdamaschko
Visiting Scholar, Simon Fraser University
•
Dr. Boris Gindis
Associate Professor Graduate School
of
Education & Psychology, Thum College. NY
•
Dr. Lannie Kanevsky
Faculty
of
Education, SFU
•
Dr. Linda LaRocque
Faculty
of
Education. SFU
The Gold Key Institute will be a highly
interactive, developmentally powerful
experience for all participants and speakers.
The sessions and schedule provide
opportunities for lecture and conversations,
questions and reflections in varied settings.
Registration:
The Institute has been designed for a
maximum of 60 participants. Registration
brochures will be available by the middle of
March. To register, request a registration
brochure, complete it and mail it back along
with your cheque for $350. You will receive
registration confirmation once your cheque
has been cleared.
