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EDF 4210 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: DEVELOPING LEARNERS SPRING 2007 Tuesday & Thursday 12:30-1:45 P.M. CLICK HERE to find Carothers Hall LINK OF THE WEEK: It's a new world for students with learning disabilities; technology is providing some of the help. Read the inspiring story of one motivated student with dedicated parents and helpful teachers and consultants who helped this young woman succeed HERE For more information about the FTCE, the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations CLICK HERE |
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Department of Educational
Psychology and Learning Systems
Florida State University
We were so glad to meet with you today.
Welcome to the community of educators: your experiences and goals reflect
the many teachers who want to make a difference in the lives of their students!
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Professor Susan Carol Losh
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INSTRUCTOR: Margareta Pop We are hoping: 308 Stone Building!!  mp04g@fsu.edu |
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Our course text is Dr. Anita Woolfolk's
Educational
Psychology (with MyLabSchool), 10/E. Allyn and Bacon, 2007.
ISBN = 0205493831
Please be sure to check for the correct edition number.
We know it's not cheap. But you will
not only want to read this book throughout the semester, you will want
it as a reference for certification exam study and to consult when you
are in the classroom.
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We are working to find a room in the Stone Building for our Educational Psychology Teaching Assistants. In the meantime, Margareta will be glad to meet with students after class in our room (301 Carothers Hall.)
Here’s how I (Susan) can be reached:
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850-644-8778 VOICE MAIL AVAILABLE CLICK HERE for Campus Map Location
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After class in our room and
Thursday 2:30-5 P.M. and by appointment I will be in my office other times too, so please see me about alternative times for an appointment. We can also meet just before or just after class. An excellent way to reach me to set up an appointment is through email: |
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We are a "Web-assisted course" with a Web site on the Internet. The Blackboard url is:
However, I find it easier to just remember: http://campus.fsu.edu (the site will forward you to the url above.)
Enter your GARNET or MAILER username and password to enter Blackboard. For example, I would enter "slosh" ONLY and omit the "@fsu.edu" part.
If you DON'T have an FSU ID and account, you need one NOW! Go to the Academic Computing and Network Services site:
Follow the links to register online for your FSU account. It typically takes 24 hours to process your request. (You can always forward from your FSU email account to another email account that you use the most often.)
Please check our class Web site AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK for:
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Be sure you log into Blackboard AT LEAST twice weekly to check for any updates. Topics and assignments will be linked in to this page you are reading so that it can act as an alternative course portal.
This site is formally:
Because we also in a technology-enhanced
classroom, we can check in with the Internet and our course url during
class, as well as view videos and display PowerPoint presentations.
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You can link to our current syllabus HERE.
Watch for updates and topics inserted below.
Tentative Schedule (subject
to change with notice).
Remember to check Blackboard
for updates.
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| January 9 -11 | Introduction, getting acquainted.
Please obtain and become familiar with the overall plan of the Woolfolk text. |
| January 16-18 | Teachers, Teaching and Educational Psychology
Woolfolk, Chapter 1
GUIDE ON METHODS USED IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH |
| January 18 | HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE: PLEASE CLICK HERE |
| January 23-25 | Cognitive Development and Language Woolfolk,
Chapter 2
LECTURE NOTES Chapter 2 POWER POINT Chapter 2 See the SAMPLE QUIZ for Chapter 2 |
| January 23 | HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT 2 DUE PLEASE CLICK HERE |
| January 30-February 1 | Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Woolfolk, Chapter 3
GUIDE ON EARLY, MIDDLE CHILDHOOD, ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT LECTURE NOTES Chapter 3 See the bullying video HERE WATCH FOR THE JEROME KAGAN VIDEO ON CHILDHOOD |
| February 6-8 | Learner differences and learning needs
Woolfolk, Chapter 4
There is a QUIZ coming! Woolfolk materials chapters 2 3, video, class discussion QUIZ WILL BE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 6 |
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February 13-15 |
Culture and Diversity Woolfolk, Chapter
5
SEE the Gender Power Point Presentation HERE View some important terms from Chapters 4 & 5 HERE |
| February 20-22 | Behavioral views of Learning Woolfolk,
Chapter 6
View the Basic Power Point presentation HERE View the second Power Point presentation HERE REVIEW material on reinforcement theories HERE |
| February 27-March 1 | 
QUIZ SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 27 Woolfolk Chapters 4 & 5
Cognitive views of Learning Woolfolk, Chapter 7 See the Power Point presentation HERE See the Quiz 2 questions and feedback with answers HERE Learn more about lesson plans HERE |
| March 5-9 |  Spring
Break! |
| March 13-15 | Complex Cognitive Processes Woolfolk,
Chapter 8
See the Higher Level Skills Power Point presentation HERE HERE IS a presentation on Concept Mapping |
| March 20-22 |
QUIZ SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 22 Woolfolk Chapters 6 & 7 + web
materials
Review presentations for weeks of February 20 & 27 and review terms HERE Social Cognitive and Constructivist views
of Learning Woolfolk, Chapter 9
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| March 27-20 | Our PRACTICE VIDEO CASE STUDY will
be held March 27
Motivation in Learning and Teaching Woolfolk, Chapter 10 See the Motivation and Affect presentation HERE See the Cognitive Factors in Motivation presentation HERE |
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QUIZ 4 SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 5 Woolfolk Chapters 8, 9 & 10
+ web materials
Review presentations for weeks of March 13, 20 & 27 and review terms HERE Teaching for Learning Woolfolk, Chapter 13 (note out of "sequence" please!) See the Instructional Strategies Presentation HERE We will show the
final
(for a grade) video case study April 3.
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April 9-13 |
AERA Meetings! No class
AERA is the American Educational Research Association. It is generally THE association for educators--including action research teachers and teacher-educators. Over 13,000 professionals (including students) attend these competitive refereed research sessions. Margareta and I are both (separately) presenting our research at the conference in Chicago this year. BUT read over: Engaged Learning: Cooperation and Community Woolfolk Chapter 11 |
| April 17-19 | Creating Learning Environments Woolfolk, Chapter 12 |
| April 17 |
GRADED VIDEO CASE HISTORY PAPER DUE
Pull up the video case history for this
assignment HERE
These are the questions you need to answer HERE See the Classroom Management presentation HERE Watch the Bullying Power Point Presentation HERE Please see Blackboard under VIDEO CASE
FINAL for submission directions to the Gradebook..
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HOMEWORK #3 FINAL LESSON PLAN DUE (graded)
The Lesson Plan directives are the same as Assignment 1. Please review HERE Here's one helpful site HERE but see lots more in Blackboard! Please see Blackboard under LESSON PLAN
FINAL for submission directions to the Gradebook..
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PLEASE SEE COURSE POLICY ON E-MAIL AND SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS. CLICK HERE!
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE: PLEASE CLICK HERE
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT 2 DUE PLEASE CLICK HERE
QUIZ 2 QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK PLEASE CLICK HERE
WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LESSON PLANS? CLICK HERE
QUIZ 3 QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK PLEASE CLICK HERE
QUIZ 4 QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK PLEASE CLICK HERE
FINAL VIDEO CASE
STUDY FILM AND ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
FOR THE VIDEO CLIP, CLICK HERE
FOR THE QUESTIONS, CLICK HERE
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We use plus and minus grading.
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