Imitating your mentor teacher is not the same as understanding the theory behind what types of teaching works. Strong educators have more than just a bag of tricks they have collected over the years. They have a deep understanding of the theory and they can use that theory to adapt great teaching ideas to meet the needs of their own students. When you see the term

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Understanding Vygotsky for edTPA Success