Jan. 8 Development of the Social Self. Identity development. Read Harter (1990): Self and identity development.
Jan. 13 Diversity in physical development, gender and sexuality. Read Cole & Cole (1993): Biological and social foundations of adolescence; Schwartz & Karge (1996): Human Diversity, Chs. 5 and 8.
Jan. 15 Friendship development. Read: Savin-Williams & Berndt (1990): Friendship and peer relations(+ page on Selman's theory of friendship development).
Jan. 20 Peer groups and peer culture. Discuss upcoming field experience and Case Study #1 (Shadowing). Read Finders (1997): When you're in junior high, everything's differernt; Lee (1996): What's in a name? Asian identities at Academic High School.
Jan. 22 Being "different": Ethnic identity, disability and identity. Read: Nelson-Barber & Harrison (1996): Bridging the politics of identity in a multicultural classroom; Stainback, et al. (1994): A commentary on inclusion and the development of a positive self-identity by people with disabilities; Wilson (1993): Misconceptions of self and identity; Callahan (1997): Advice about being an LD student.
Jan. 27 Intro to Special Education: Laws, IEPs, categories.
Jan. 29 Special education placement. In Banks & Banks, Ch 13: Heward & Cavanaugh (1997): Educational equality for students with disabilities; Danforth & Rhodes (1997): Deconstructing disability.
Mar. 3 Debrief the field experience. Inclusion. Read: in Banks & Banks, Ch. 14: Meyer, Harry, & Sapon-Shevin (1997): School inclusion and multicultural issues in special education; N. Zigmond: Rethinking secondary school programs for students with learning disabilities; review Stainback, et al, from Jan. 22.
Mar. 5 Individual Difference and Adaptation: Individual differences in cognitive and language development. Read: Adamson (1993): Academic competence,Ch 1 & 2; review Cole & Cole pp. 609-624 from EDTEP 561. Guest speaker on ESL: Alex Shih.
Mar. 10 Instructional adaptations for cognitive differences. Adamson (1993): Academic competence, Ch 5; Assessment accommodations from the Commission on Student Learning; Edgar & Polloway (1994): Education for adolescents with disabilities: Curriculum and placement issues; Retish, et al (1991): Students with mild disabilities in the secondary school.Guest speaker on ESL: Alex Shih.
Mar. 12 Sexual harassment in schools; WEA video on appropriate teacher conduct. Eder, et al (1995): Crude comments and sexual scripts. Minicases due.
Mar. 30 Classroom environments and adolescent development. Moral development; creating environments for social & emotional development. Cole & Cole pp. 623 632; Bardige, et al (1988): Moral concerns and considerations of urban youth; Elias, et al (1997): Promoting social and emotional learning, Chs. 1-6. Case study #1 due.
Apr. 1 School context and classroom management: What are we teaching students through management strategies? P. Noguera: Preventing and producing violence; L. McNeill: Defensive teaching and classroom control.
Apr. 6 Behavior modification (Skinner & others) and Assertive Discipline (Canter & Canter). Edwards Ch. 2, 3 & 4.
Apr. 8 Assertive Disicpline, cont.; Logical consequences and democratic classroom management (Dreikurs). Edwards Ch. 5.
Apr. 13 Dreikurs, cont.; Control theory and reality therapy (Glasser). Edwards Ch. 8
Apr. 15 Choosing (and revising) a classroom discipline approach. L. Colsant: "Hey, man, why do we gotta take this . . .?" Edwards Chapter 11-12 Last day to hand in rewrites of case study #1: Friday, April 17.
May 18 Debrief field experience. Classroom management and adaptations review.
May 20-June 3 Various special topics: Guest speakers on: Teen pregnancy, parent conferences, suicide prevention, counseling students. Readings TBA.
June 8 Helping students prepare for college. Case studies 2 & 3 due.
All readings are in the reading packet or in the Edwards text: Classroom discipline and management, available in the bookstore, except those found in Banks & Banks (1997), Multicultural Education: Issues and perspectives, which you purchased Fall quarter for Multicultural Education.