CHATting Across the Pond: Implementing Vygotskian-Based ECE Curricula in the U.S. and Russian Federation (Table 4)

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Saturday 1:30 pm Four Seasons Ballroom 1

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

The symposium will discuss the issues associated with the implementation of Vygotskian-based ECE curricula in Russia and the US. The first presenter will use an example of a Vygotskian-based Russian curriculum PROdetey [PROkids] to discuss some of the general issues associated with the implementation of a child-centered curriculum in a “system-centered” educational environment. The second presentation will focus on the successes and challenges of scaling up the implementation of a Vygotskian-based ECE curriculum Tools of the Mind. The third presentation will focus on a lesser-known aspect of development-oriented education rooted in the Vygotskian and post-Vygotskian framework: its potential for serving as therapy for young children with trauma while at the same time promoting their learning and development.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Cultural-Historical Research

Chairs

• Gary Glen Price, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Elena Bodrova, Tools of the Mind, Inc

Papers

• PROdetey: Building an Educational Ecosystem to Implement a Child-centered ECE Curriculum - Elena Yudina, Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences

• Scaling-up a Vygotskian-based curriculum: Social-cultural aspects of implementation - Elena Bodrova, Tools of the Mind, Inc; Deborah J. Leong, Tools of the Mind, Inc

• Therapy Through Development: Implementing the Vygotskian ECE Program in Russia and the USA - Vera Brofman, Touro College; Inna Rabinovich, Touro College; Boris Masterov, The Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences; Zalina Tekoeva, The Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences