Saturday, September 12, 2009

Educational Psychology

Course Contract

List 2-3 specific goals you have for this course:

Understand Educational Research better

Gain a better grasp on how to tune my lessons to the adolescent mind

Pass this class with a B- or better

Describe your weekly preparation plan. Be specific. What will you do each day of the week to prepare for this course:

Check the calendar daily for updates.

Complete all assignments, including reading, before class

Outline the study strategies that you will use to understand the material:

Taking notes during class, effective reading strategies, participate in class.

Explain the process you will follow if you do not understand a topic: Additional reading and research from indexes glossaries and the internet. If I still don't understand then I talk to classmates and the teacher.

Complete the following statement:

I will reach my goals in this course by attending class regularly, completing my assignments on time, and actively participating in class.