Jan. 7 Development of the Social Self. Diversity in physical development, gender and sexuality. Debrief "Feel the Difference." Read Cole & Cole (1993): Biological and social foundations of adolescence; Schwartz & Karge (1996): Human Diversity, Chs. 5 and 8.
Jan. 12 Identity development. Read Harter (1990): Self and identity development; Cain & Hilty (1993): Matika: "I picture myself as being this woman."
Jan. 14 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. 19 Friendship development. Read: Savin-Williams & Berndt (1990): Friendship and peer relations (+ page on Selman's theory of friendship development).
Jan. 21 Peer groups and peer culture. Read Finders (1997): When you're in junior high, everything's different; Lee (1996): What's in a name? Asian identities at Academic High School. Guest speakers: Dr. Lee Nelson and Dave McFarlane discuss sexual harrassment and related strategies for teachers.
Jan. 26 Intro to Special Education: Laws, IEPs, categories. Discuss upcoming field experience and Case Study #1 (Shadowing).
Jan. 28 Special education placement. In Banks & Banks, Ch 13: Heward & Cavanaugh (1997): Educational equality for students with disabilities; Danforth & Rhodes (1997): Deconstructing disability.
Mar. 2 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. 14.
Mar. 4 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:
Mar. 9 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:
Mar. 11 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. Minicases due.
Mar. 30 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. Case study #1 due.
Apr. 1 Personal choices: personality, content goals & instruction, social goals. Behavioral approaches to classroom management: Behavior analysis and skillstreaming. Wolfgang: Solving discipline problems: Preface, Ch. 1, 7, & 8.
Apr. 6 Causes of misbehavior: Assertive Discipline (Canter & Canter) vs. Social Discipline (Dreikurs) Wolfgang Ch. 10, Ch. 4
Apr. 8 Moral development and democratic education: Judicious Discipline (Gathercoal). Wolfgang Ch. 6.
Apr. 13 Special issues in classroom management: Sexual orientation and harassment. Guest speaker: Bob Plumb. Eder, et al (1995): Crude comments and sexual scripts; other readings TBA.
Apr. 15
Choosing (and revising) a classroom discipline approach. L. Colsant:
"Hey, man, why do we gotta take this . . .?" Wolfgang Ch 12 & 13. Last
day to hand in rewrites of case study #1: Friday, April 16.
May 18 Debrief field experience. Classroom management and adaptations review.
May 20-June 1 Various special topics: Guest speakers on: Teen pregnancy, parent conferences, suicide prevention, counseling students. Readings TBA.
June 3 Case studies 2 & 3 due.
All readings are in the reading packet or in the texts, available at the bookstore, except those found in Banks & Banks (1997), Multicultural Education: Issues and perspectives, which you purchased Fall quarter for Multicultural Education.