Designing Subject-specific Lessons in a Linguistically Responsive Way with the Help of Scaffolding

Exemplary Presentation of an Opportunity to Learn

Abstract

The opportunity to learn on the topic of scaffolding describes a session of the seminar “Linguistic Heterogeneity in School: Linguistically Responsive
Content Teaching” in a module on “Heterogeneity and Individualization” in the Bachelor’s program “B.A. Teaching and Learning” at Leuphana University Lüneburg. The learning object of the seminar session is the video vignette “Eine Pfütze am Himmel heißt nicht Pfütze” (Quehl & Trapp, 2020). The central scene shows third grade students who have conducted an experiment on the topic “water cycle” and are now supposed to share their observations in a “researchers’ conference”. The opportunity to learn is primarily assigned to the dimension of “didactics” and the facets of “macro”- and “micro-scaffolding” of the “DaZKom” model (Ohm, 2018). It offers a first insight into the concept of scaffolding and is suitable for students who have no to little prior knowledge; also, it can be deepened in terms of content as well as extended to other facets of the model if needed.