Home | Educational Psychology | Updated 04/23/2004

Cobb County Staff Development
Learning and Human Development

Instructor Art Russell, M.S.
Office Room 861, College of Education
Telephone See the instructor during class
Email artrussell@mindspring.com (Primary contact method)
Class Location Haven Academy, 1595 Hawthorne Avenue, Smyrna, GA
Mandatory Class Dates April 19, 26
May 3, 10, 17, 24
Optional Class Dates April 20
May 4, 5
Class Time 4:30PM - 9:00PM

Contents

Syllabus
Class Schedule
Handouts
Outlines

Syllabus - The syllabus presents my concept for course objectives and requirements. Note - syllabus content is subject to change, although I will attempt to notify class participants whenever a change is made to the syllabus. A copy of the syllabus is available here in Adobe portable document format (PDF). Note - Adobe Acrobat (PDF reader) is available for free from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html .

Class Schedule

Date
Topic
Notes
April 19 Introduction
- Chapter 1. History, Theory and Research Strategies.
- Chapter 2. Biological and Environmental Foundations.
Physical Development
- Chapter 3. Prenatal Development.
- Chapter 4. Birth and the Newborn Baby.		 Mandatory Class.
April 20 Groups meet to discuss and research Group Discussion and Presentation Project. Optional Class.
April 26 Physical Development ­ Continued
- Chapter 5. Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood.
- Chapter 8. Physical Development in Early Childhood.
- Chapter 11. Physical Development in Middle Childhood. 		Mandatory Class.
Approval of Group Presentation Topic
May 3

Physical Development ­ Continued
- Chapter 14. Physical Development in Adolescence. Cognitive Development
- Chapter 6. Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood.
- Chapter 9. Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Mandatory Class.
May 4 Open. Schedule if additional contact is needed to meet design objectives. Optional Class.
May 10 Cognitive Development ­ Continued
- Chapter 12. Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
- Chapter 15. Cognitive Development in Adolescence 		Mandatory Class.
May 17 Emotional Development
- Chapter 7. Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood.
- Chapter 10. Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood. 		Mandatory Class.
May 24 Emotional Development ­ Continued
- Chapter 13. Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood.
- Chapter 16. Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence. 		Mandatory Class.
Group Discussion and Presentation
May 25 Open. Schedule if additional contact is needed to meet design objectives. Optional Class.

Handouts

Syllabus
Group Presentation Rubric
How to Identify Research Articles

Outlines

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16