EDN 203: Foundations of Teaching

An Introduction to Educational Psychology

Identify 3 facts about teaching and/or learning that you can confirm.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?db=dictionary&q=fact

What’s the source of your facts? What evidence for your points can you

cite?

Facts about teaching and/or learning NC College rankings:

http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/1129876/ http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/02/colleges.

html

NIH Science education funding : http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid

=60252

Identify 3 opinions about teaching and/or learning?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/opinion

What’s the source of your opinions? What’s the basis for these opinions?

Opinions about teaching and/or learning Facts & Opinions: Herring/community colleges:

http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070106/NEWS/701060409/0/Business

NC State superintendency issues: http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ

%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_ColumnistArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149192527847&path=%2Fopinion

Opinion: NC School funding

http://www.lincolntribune.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5711

What questions do you have about teaching and/or learning?

What has caused you to ask these questions?

How might you find information to help you answer your questions?

What educational psychology contributes toward answering questions about teaching

and/or learning…

The role of Theory http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/theory

The role of Research http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/research

How Theory and Research support Instructional Decision-making and Activities

Theory in relation to education: FSM: http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/168629 TIP Database: http://tip.psychology.org/ Educational Theory on the Web:

http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/EPS/Educational-Theory/journal_contents.asp

Teachers Guide resources: http://www.theteachersguide.com/EducationalPsychology.htm

Teaching & the Web: http://tommarch.com/writings/theory.php

How Theory and Research support Instructional Decision-making and Activities

Research in Education: Research news: Facts and Research: http://www.emaxhealth.com/50/8917.html Teen health and development: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/

2007/01/070108114438.htm Ed Week Quality Counts site:

http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2006/01/05/index.html