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Week
1: August 26
Introduction to
course
Remembrance of things past: the contexts of childhood
Week
2: September 2
Overview and application of child development theories
Prenatal development
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 3-31; 73-85
Gopnik, et al: ch 1; pgs 1-22
Homework: a) Library research
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Week
3: September 9
Physical development
Brain development
Developmental Theories Groupwork
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 98-118; 125-130
Gopnik, et al: ch 6, pgs 174-197
Homework: Find out about your own physical developmental milestones: at what age did you crawl, stand, walk, feed yourself, ride a bike, learn to swim, participate in team sports, etc.
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Week
4: September 16
Social/emotional development of infants and children
Attachment Theory Presentation
Video: "Flexible, Fearful, and Feisty"
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 403-437; 441-454; 466-468; 532-539
Gopnik, et al: ch 2, pgs 23-59
Homework: a) WebCT response #1- Erikson's stages
b) Decide on your top 3 choices for the Book Club, bring to clas
Week
5: September 23
Cognitive development
Cognitive Development Theory Presentation
Infants visit
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 191-228
Gopnik, et al: ch 3, pgs 60-91
Homework: Find 1 experiment described in Gopnik chapter & write a paragraph explaining its relevance to infant cognition.
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Week
6: September 30
Culture of preschools
Video: "The Power of Play"
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 358-361; 368-372; 374-378; 384-387; 390-395; 549-558
NAEYC Position Statement of Developmentally Appropriate Practice (on course website)
"One Teacher, 20 Preschoolers, and a Goldfish" (on course website)
Homework: Arrange to visit preschool this week
In-depth study proposal on WebCT
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Week
7: October 7
Language Development
Play and discovery in development
Socio-Cultural Theory Presentation
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 315-354
Gopnik, et al: ch 4, pgs 92-132
Homework: Preschool observation; bring notes and conclusions
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Week
8: October 14
In-class midterm exam
State of America's Children Research
Homework: Buy blue book
If you haven't registered to vote, the deadline is Oct. 20th
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Week
9: October 21
State of America's Children Presentation
Piagetian Clinical Interviews
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 182-184
State of America webpages
Begin reading your book group selection
Supplemental articles:
#1: reading on book handling
#2: reading on seriation and classification
#3: reading on conservation
#4: reading on drawing a person
#5: reading on memory
Homework: Bring information about a community resource agency
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Week
10: October 28
Information processing and theories of intelligence
Intelligence Theories Presentation
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 233-267; 277-304
Continue reading your book group selection
Homework: WebCT response #2 - Reflection on learning
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Week
11: November 4
Influences of families and culture on development and schooling
Book Group Discussions - Development in different contexts
Behaviorist and Social Learning Theories Presentation
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 147-166; 172-182
Complete your book group selection
Supplemental article on course website
Homework: Bring the written responses to 2 questions for your book group discussion: questions #1 and another decided within your group.
Book Group Discussion Questions:
The Glass Castle
Under Deadman's Skin
The Slant of Sun
Stealing Buddha's Dinner
True Notebooks
VOTE TODAY!
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Week
12: November 11
Veterans Day- No Class
Homework: View in SSU library: Video "In The Land of the Giants"(#4773 part 4 of Childhood series)
Write: First paragraph - how did the families depicted in the video support the children? ; Second paragraph - which families depicted in the video surprised you and why?
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Week
13: November 18
Presentations of in-depth studies
Due: In-depth study and abstract
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Week
14: November 25
Issues of Adolescence
Moral Development Theory Presentation
Influence of media, technology, and popular culture on children
Video: "Mickey Mouse Monopoly
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 119-124;131-136; 469-476; 515-525; 539-565
Supplemental articles on course website:
PBS Frontline Read the pages on: "Adolescent Brains are Works in Progress," "Anatomy of a Teen Brain," "One Reason Teens Respond Differently to the World"
Pages from the American Bar Association
Homework: WebCT response #3– Debate on juvenile justice
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Week
15: December 2
Exceptional children
Video: "Educating Peter"
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 136-141; 268-271; 304-310; 350-352 Supplemental article on course website
Homework: Complete course evaluation
Week
16: December 9
In-class final exam
Homework: Buy blue book; bring in SASE envelope
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