Educational Psychology (Ed
310) Course Page
Spring Semester 2008
Spring Teaching Schedule: Ed 203, Period 3, and Ed
310, Periods 4 and 5, Days 2-4-6.
Office Hours: 10-11 daily or by appointment
Textbook:
Snowman and Biehler (2006). Psychology Applied to Teaching (11th Edition).
Boston: Houghton-Mifflin.
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Go to the Ed 203 Course Page
Go to the complete
ED 310 syllabus
Go to Educational Resources and Lesson Plans
Annotated Course Outline and Calendar:
Click on the underlined text below for appropriate links to course
documents and related Internet sites.
I. Course Overview and Introduction to
Teacher as Decision-Maker Model
Date: 1-15
Reading: Chapter 1
II. Introduction to Learning Theories and Associated Models
of Teaching
Date: 1-17 Click here to access the
Emerging
Theory/Philosophy rating scale.
Please note that drafts of Application Letters are
due 1-21 for
in-class editing. See sample letters
one, two,
and three. For help with formatting your letter, go to
Business
Correspondence: Overview, or Business Letter Format.
For help with punctuation, see Basic Rules for Using Commas and Semi-Colons.
III. Learning and Instruction
A. Behaviorism
and Direct
Instruction
Dates: 1-21 and 1-23 (Application Letters are due 1-23. See the
scoring rubric). Also, please go to American
Educational History and find information on Faculty Psychology for class
discussion on 9-5.
B. Computers
and Teaching
Date: 1-25 (Software evaluations are due)
C. Cognitivism
1. Introduction to the Cognitive
Model, Discovery/Constructivism,
and Information
Processing
Dates: 1-29 and 1-31
2. Information Processing,
Expository Teaching, and the
Lecture
Date: 2-4
D. Humanism
1. Introduction to Humanism,
teacher as learning facilitator, and the
Responsive Classroom.
Date: 2-6
Note:
The
Elementary Immersion Experience is
scheduled for February 7 - 13. Class will not meet during this two-week period. Refer
to Assignment 2 prior to this week.
2. Confluent
(Holistic) Education,
Cooperative
Learning, and
Teaching
Through Discussion
Dates: 2-14 and 2-18
E. Summary and Synthesis of teaching models
Date: 2-20
Test 1 (Scheduled for 2-26)
February 21 and 22 are
FREE DAYS!!
IV.
Accommodating Different
Learning Styles, Multiple
Intelligences, and
Diversity
For links to multicultural lesson plans, click here.
Dates: 2-28 (Jigsaw activity)
V.
Classroom Motivation
Dates: 3-3 (Intro and Discussion) and 3-5 (Jigsaw and Application Activity: The
Four Factors)
Reading: Chapter 11
VI. Classroom
Management
A. Introduction, Common Sense Ideas, ASCD Videos
Dates: 3-7, 3-11, and 3-13
Easter Recess is 3-17 to
3-24!
B. Behavioral Approaches to Classroom Management, Punishment, and Assertive
Discipline
Date: 3-27 and 3-31
(Paper 2 is due 4-4. Drafts due for in-class
editing 4-2. See sample papers
2A,
2B, and
2C, or see the
scoring rubric).
For writing help, go to the
Writer's
Handbook or
Writing
a Basic Essay. For help with punctuation, see
Basic Rules for Using Commas and Semi-Colons.
C. Humanistic Approaches to Classroom Management including
Cooperative Discipline
Date: 4-2
D. Summary and Application of Approaches to Classroom Management
Date: 4-4
Test 2 (Scheduled for 4-8)
VII. Assessment Concepts
A. Introduction to Assessment
Date: 4-10
B. Descriptive
Statistics and Interpreting
Standardized Test Data
Dates: 4-14 and 4-16
C.
Bloom's Taxonomy and Assessment
Date: 4-18
D.
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Jigsaw Activity
Date: 4-22
E.
Reliability and
Validity
Date: 4-25
(Drafts of paper 3 are due 4-25 for
in-class editing. See sample papers
3A,
3B,
3C,
and 3D or see
the Scoring
Rubric.) For writing help, go to the
Writer's
Handbook or
Writing
a Basic Essay. For help with punctuation, see D.
Basic Rules for Using Commas and Semi-Colons.
(Final drafts of Paper 3 are due 4-29)
VIII. Constructing Assessments and Assigning Grades
A. Objective Assessments
Date: 4-29 Final drafts of Paper 3 are due today!
B. Essay Assessments
Date: 5-1
C. Performance/Authentic Assessments
and Rubrics
Date: 5-5
D. Keeping Records and
Assigning Grades
Date: 5-5
Final Exam (See exam schedule for
date and time)