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Derek
L. Piper M.A
Spring 2004: Monday periods 4 and 5, Wednesday
period 5
Office Hours: Wednesday 4th period, Friday 4th
and 5th, or by appointment
Office: 348 Norman Hall (392-0726 ext. 280)
E-mail: dlpiper@ufl.edu
This general survey course is designed to introduce students to the major areas ofchild development including the biological, psychological, social and emotional changes that occur during this period. The primary goal is to enable teachers to use their understanding of child development to design learning experiences that promote the development of all the children in inclusive classrooms. The readings, assignments, and class activities are designed to help students to integrate developmental theories with both develomental research and with educational practice. Interaction and collaboration will be stressed through the use of small group discussion activities, naturalistic observation, and projects.
My personal objectives include:
Meece, J. L. (2002). Child and adolescent development for educators, 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: McGraw Hill.
Unlike
other child and adolescent development textbooks, Child and Adolescent
Development for Future Educators by Judith Meece is written specifically
for teacher education majors and for professionals in the field of education.
It focuses entirely on the development of school-age children and youth,
and provides deep coverage of those topics of most immediate concern to
teachers such as cognitive development, social and emotional development,
language development, literacy, individual differences in development,
and children with special needs. Few texts provide this depth of coverage.
The author is an expert in teacher education, having taught child and adolescent
development to education majors for over fourteen years. Child and Adolescent
Development for Future Educators also helps students to see how developmental
research can be applied in educational settings. Each chapter discusses
the implication of research for teaching, and the text includes pedagogical
features focusing on teaching applications. It is the only development
textbook that emphasizes applications to educational settings in this way.
For the revision, new material has been added throughout the text, including
a completely new chapter on peers and families and the expansion of the
content on personal, social and moral development into two chapters. By
the end of the text, students will have a clear understanding of the important
role of schools and teachers in childrens lives.
Daniels, D., Beaumont, L. J., & Doolin, C. A. (2002). Understanding children: An interview and observation guide for educators. Boston, MA: McGraw Hill.
This
hands-on guide for interviewing and observing children in educational settings
is a supplement for child development courses taken by elementary and middle
school education majors. It includes a rationale for interviewing and observing
children as a way to understand their behavior, learning, and development
and makes connections to the work of major developmental theorists and
educational researchers. It provides practical tips for incorporating observations
and interviews of children into teachers’ busy schedules and discusses
the analysis of observational data and its uses for guiding educational
practices (e.g., instruction, cooperative grouping, and parent conferences).
The guide’s organization follows the topical organization of most child
development textbooks.
Click on the books to view text web sites!
Outside
Readings.
We will utilize outside readings. They will be at Target
Copies.
....don't even think about what you could be doing outside!
General:
Home of the World Champion Denver Br...err...former World Champion Denver Broncos!
* I have no idea how this link got here -- it is beyond my control.
Education Week is a good resource for current events in the field of education.
Search "Ask Eric" for professional journals and other primary resources.
Student Resources recommended by Dr. Stienberg.
If you are ever interested in my background (LOL....No B.G, you are not being indoctrinated!)
More
Specific Resources:
A site by the Kaiser
Foundation about how parents can address tough issues.
Talkingwithkids.org
ADOL
Adolescence Directory On-Line
- An electronic guide to
information on adolescent issues from violence to mental health.
Youth
info was developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS)
-
This site is chalk full of information and has other links regarding child
and adolescents issues.
Childstats.gov is a site that provides oodles of statistical information about children and their families.
AboutOurKids.org
provides lots of information about kids in general.
- This site devotes a lot of space
to mental illness and parenting.
The
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- The federal government's
take on a very serious issue. I have a hard copy of their 1999 report.
Monitoring
the Future
- An ongoing study of
American secondary school students, college students, and young adults.
- Each year (since the mid
1970s) they have surveyed over 50,000 people primarily about drug use.
Center
for Disease Control (CDC)
- A huge data base about anything
related to health. They have many reports geared toward developmental
issues.
Primarily Education Stuff:
The United
States Department of Education
- You never really know from election
to election if they will be around or not.
Afterschool.gov A web site set up by the DOE to provide information for teens. Any opinions?
National
Center of Education Statistics
- Many folks don't even realize
a site like this exists.
- If you are looking for quantitative
information on schools here is your site.
Florida
Department of Education
- Florida has a pretty active and useful
education web site with info from FCAT scores to the SSS.
Job
Opportunities in Florida School Districts
- This site should give you an idea
of what is out there if you are looking into education.
- Keep in mind that it isn't comprehensive
and may have a dead link or two...or three...or four.
Please e-mail me if you run into
a "dead" link on this page.