Main Text
Sternberg, R., and W. Williams. Educational Psychology. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2002. ISBN: 9780321011848.
Suggested Readings
Costa, A., and B. Kallick. Assessment in the Learning Organization: Shifting the Paradigm. Washington, DC: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1995. ISBN: 9780871202505.
Fried, R. The Passionate Teacher: A Practical Guide. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2001. ISBN: 9780807031438.
Marzano, R., D. Pickering, and J. Pollock. Classroom Instruction That Works. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 9780131195034.
Senge, P. Schools That Learn. Strawberry Hills, Australia: Currency Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780385493239.
Tomlinson, C. Differentiated Instruction. Florence, KY: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005. ISBN: 9780805894219.
Wilen, W., M. Ishler, J. Hutchison, and B. Kindsvatter. Dynamics of Effective Secondary Teaching. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2004. ISBN: 9780205464937.
Wong, H., and R. Wong. The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher. Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publishers, 2004. ISBN: 9780962936067.
Zmuda, A., and M. Tomaino. The Competent Classroom: Aligning High School Curriculum, Standards, and Assessment - A Creative Teaching Guide. New York, NY: Teachers College Press, 2001. ISBN: 9780807740224.
Gerver, R., and R. Sgroi. "Creating and Using Guided Discovery Lessons." Mathematics Teacher 96, no. 1 (2003): 6.
Schedule of Readings
Course readings.
WEEK # | READINGS |
1 | "Cognitive Development." Chapter 2 in Educational Psychology. |
2 | "Personal, Gender, Social and Moral Development." Chapter 3 in Educational Psychology.
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3 | "Individual Differences: Intelligence, Cognitive and Learning Styles & Creativity." Chapter 4 in Educational Psychology. |
4 | "Individual Differences: Exceptional Children." Chapter 5 in Educational Psychology.
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5 | "Motivating Students." Chapter 10 in Educational Psychology. |