Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) & Scaffolding
Learners do their most consequential cognitive work in the zone between what they can do alone and what they can do with help from a more capable other
For: International school teachers · IB / MYP coordinators · Heads of department · AI leads
Learners do their most consequential cognitive work in the zone between what they can do alone and what they can do with help from a more capable other — and the temporary, contingent, fading support that lifts performance into that zone is what Wood, Bruner and Ross called scaffolding.
Inside this handbook: the framework distilled, the AI-integration question that matters now, and the one move you can run Monday.
Free to print, share inside your school, or adapt with attribution.
By Vivek M Agarwal · EDodo.app · 2026