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Week
1: August 25
Introduction to
course
Remembrance of things past: the contexts of childhood
Week
2: September 1
Overview and application of child development theories
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 3-29
Homework: Library research
and MOODLE profile and introduction forum
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Week
3: September 8
Physical development
The brain and early learning
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod; pgs 144-181; 189;
Supplemental articles on course website: Newsweek and How Babies Think
Homework:
a. List your top 3 choices for the Book Club; bring to class;
b. On MOODLE write 3 possible inquiry questions for your in-depth study assignment
c. Post 1 reading query on MOODLE
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Week
4: September 15
Emotional development
Psychosocial Theory: Erikson
Attachment Theory - Bowlby & Ainsworth
Video: "Flexible, Fearful, and Feisty"
Quiz #1
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 403-431
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Week
5: September 22
Development of identity and social understandings
Behaviorist Theory: Skinner
Social Learning Theory: Bandura
Identity Formation: Marcia
Library Research Workshop
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 443-459; 463; 466-470; 482-487
Supplemental Readings:
Skinner and Bandura
Homework: In-depth study proposal on MOODLE
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Week
6: September 29
Cognitive development
Constructivism Theory - Piaget
Socio-cultural Theory - Vygotsky
Quiz #2
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 193-227
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Week
7: October 6
Play and peers
Social Patterns of Play: Parten
Video: "The Power of Play"
Peer-editing groups
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 530-534; 554-559; 570
2+ articles for your in-depth study
Homework: Bring 3 copies of your Introduction to In-Depth Study - draft
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Week
8: October 13
Language Development
Piagetian Clinical Interviews
Quiz #3
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 313-344;
Begin reading your book group selection.
Supplemental reading on course websites;
Supplemental articles:
The Bilingual Advantage
Read your group's clinical interview task
#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
#6: reading on block building
Homework: Bibliography for In-Depth Study - draft (hard copy)
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Week
9: October 20
Cognition and Intelligence
Information Processing Theory
General Intelligence Theory: Binet, Spearman, Cattell, Sternberg
Multiple Intelligence Theory: Gardner
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 234-255; 273-301;
Supplemental reading on course website: The Creativity Crisis
Begin reading your book group selection
Homework: a. Multiple Intelligence Survey - print both pages, complete, bring to class - Pg 1 Pg 2
b. On MOODLE forum: Write a paragraph evaluating what you noticed from your MI survey; respond to a classmate's
c.
Post 1 reading query on MOODLE
d. Check out Teaching Tolerance’s webpage on Mix-It Up Day
e. Quiz Team Feedback on MOODLE (confidential)
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Week
10: October 27
Presentations of in-depth studies
Due: In-depth study and abstract • Bring hard copy of paper as well as submit to TurnitIn on MOODLE
Read: Continue reading your book group selection
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Week
11: November 3
Influences of families on children
Book Group Discussions – Development in different contexts
Bio-ecological systems theory: Bronfenbrenner
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 63-84; 92-96
Complete your book group selection
Homework: Bring the written responses to 2 questions for your book group: questions #1 and another decided within your group
Book Group Discussion Questions:
The Glass Castle
The Ride Together
The Devil in the Details
The Other Wes Moore
Funny in Farsi
True Notebooks
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Week
12: November 10
Societal and Cultural Effects on Children
Moral Development Theory: Kohlberg, Gilligan
Prosocial Behavior
Quiz #4 (quiz practice)
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Week
13: November 17
Influence of media, technology, and popular culture
Video - "Mickey Mouse Monopoly"
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 581-585
Supplemental articles on course website:
Homework: MOODLE – Debate on juvenile justice
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NOVEMBER 24 - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Week 14: December 1
Community Support for Families and Children
State of America's Children Research
Read: Children Now: California Report Card 2011
McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 578-581
Homework: Post Community resource agency report on MOODLE- Post on MOODLE and respond to a classmate’s
Week 15: December 8
Culture of schools
Exceptional Children
Video: “Educating Peter”
Quiz #5 (quiz practice)
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs182-185; 266-268; 303-308; 347-350; 435-437; 472-473; 571-577
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Week 16: December 15
Project Share
Due: From Theory to Practice Project
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