Date

Topic

Readings & Assignments Due

Jan 9

Course Introduction, procedures, and planning

Computer Lab time

None

Optional: Critical Pedagogy

Jan 16

Prep-presentation demo: Critical Pedagogy

Ed Psych Introduction/Development

Topics: Ed Psych Overview, critical pedagogy, introduction to resilience

Learning Centered Psychological Principles.

Berliner article, Halpern (http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb04/pc.html

Jan 23

Online component—team planning and discussions

Prepare team presentations

Prepare group leadership

Jan 30

Development

Resilience and development

Identity

Tatum, Chapters 1-4; Masten, Ng & Rury,

Individual Action Research Project Description (Optional short article about Ruby Payne--Rethinking our Schools)

Leaders: A

Feb 6

Development

Prep-presentation I:  Culture and motivation

Tatum Ch 5 & 6; , D’Arcangelo, Gurien, & Zull articles

Leaders: B

Feb 13

Motivation

 Ryan & Deci, Kohn, Erwin, Landfried articles;

Leaders: C

Optional reading: NYTimes article on using dogs to teach reading.

Feb 20

Motivation

Prep-presentation II:  Culture and learning

Margolis, Weinstein and Nieto articles

Leaders: D

Feb 27

Learning and individual differences

Information Processing

Gardner, Shearer, Sternberg (Examining intelligence)

Mar 6

Learning and individual differences

Intelligence

Prep talk III:  Culture and assessment

Sternberg’s Triarchic theory download, Sternberg & Grigorenko

Leaders: A

Mar 20

Learning and individual differences

Constructivism

Metacognition

Butler & Cartiere, Mayer, Glassman articles

Leaders: B

Mar 27

Assessment

Assessment for learning

Black, Black & Wiliams, Shepard articles

Leaders C

Annotated Bibliography & Summary

April 3

Assessment 

High stakes assessment

Linn and Popham articles

Leaders: D

April 10

Applications for school change: online course component

Hinde, O’Neil, and Carver articles

Pilot and Online discussion

April 17

Families

Family structure

Prep talk V:  Family and culture

Tatum Ch 9,

Bryan, Silverstein & Auerbach & Mapp articles

April 24

Families and course wrap-up

Pilot analysis, self-rating, and final completed by 4/29/07 @ 11:55 p.m.

What it takes to make a student (read for final exam)