Class Schedule

 

Jan. 17

Perception, Transformation and Education

 

Jan. 19

Educational Outcomes

 

Jan. 22

Assessment

Reading assignment: Educational Psychology, Ch. 13

Assessment PP Slides

 

Jan. 24

Assessment

 

Jan. 26

Behaviorism

Reading assignment: Educational Psychology, Ch. 7 (p. 204-218).

Behaviorism PP Slides

 

Jan. 29

Behaviorism

Reading assignment: Educational Psychology, Ch. 7 (p. 218-236).

 

Jan. 31

Behaviorism

 

Feb. 2

Dewey

Reading assignment: Dewey, The Child and the Curriculum (course pack).

Dewey PP Slides

 

Feb. 5

Dewey

Reading assignment Pugh & Girod, Learning and Teaching for Transformative Experience (p. 1-11) (course pack).

 

Feb. 7

Dewey

Viewing assignment: The Dead Poets Society

Reading assignment Pugh & Girod, Learning and Teaching for Transformative Experience (p. 11-29) (course pack).

 

Feb. 9

Dewey

 

Feb. 12

Dewey

 

Feb. 14

Review

DRAFT OF CASE STUDY ANALYSIS DUE (Behaviorism section only)

 

Feb. 16

EXAM 1

 

Feb. 19

Information Processing

Reading Assignment: Educational Psychology, Ch. 8 (p. 238-262).

IP PP Slides

 

Feb. 21

Information Processing

 

 

Feb. 26

Information Processing

Reading Assignment: Educational Psychology, Ch. 8 (p. 262-272).

 

Feb. 28

Information Processing/Piaget

Reading Assignment: Educational Psychology, Ch. 2 (p. 37-48).

         *Day for bringing kids in.*

 

Mar. 5

Piaget and Constructivism

Reading Assignment: Duckworth, The Virtues of Not Knowing; Watson & Konicek, Teaching for Conceptual Change (course pack).

Piaget PP Slides

 

Mar. 7

Piaget and Constructivism

 

Mar. 12

Piaget and Constructivism

YOU SHOULD HAVE THE COGNITIVE SECTION OF YOUR CASE STUDY ANALYSIS COMPLETED.

 

Mar. 14

Vygotsky and Social Constructivism

Reading Assignment: Educational Psychology, Ch. 2 (p. 48-56); Ch. 10 (p. 314-334).

Vygotsky PP Slides

 

Mar 19-23

SPRING BREAK

 

Mar. 26

Vygotsky and Social Constructivism

Reading Assignment: Educational Psychology, Ch. 10 (p. 334-348).

 

Mar. 28

Vygotsky and Social Constructivism

 

Apr. 2

EXAM 2

CASE STUDY ANALYSIS DUE

 

Apr. 4 –

May 2

Motivation Project

(A detailed schedule for the project will be passed out in class)

Reading Assignment (for Apr. 4th): Sections related to your topic in Educational Psychology, Ch. 5 & 6.

 

May 10

(10:45-1:15)

Final Exam Time

(You donŐt have an exam. Instead you will turn in the final part of your project and we will discuss the project)

 

 

*The information in this syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.