• Introduction
  • Welcome!
  • My Philosophy
• Background
  • Introduction
  • Resume
  • Transcript
  • Bag Speech
• Psychology Concentration
  • Introduction
  • Child Development
  • Senior Thesis Project
• Issues in Education
  • Introduction
  • Disparities in Special Education
  • Promoting Positive Adjustment for Struggling Students
• Experiences in Education
  • Introduction
  • Exploration Summer Programs
  • JBFCS Child Development Center
  • Sauquoit Valley Elementary
  • Middle Settlement Alternative Academy
• Resources
  • Introduction
  • Student Motivation
  • Classroom Management
• Next Steps
  • What's ahead?

Background

TRANSCRIPT

Though I have taken a broad range of classes, my focus has largely remained on Psychology and Education. My coursework in psychology has helped me to understand the processes behind learning, while in my Education courses I learned about teaching. Understanding student learning from both the neurological perspective and the logistical perspective has been quite valuable for me. Additionally, many of my classes have examined the self from various perspectives and fields of study (sociology, philosophy, and psychology). I am particularly interested in the ways that an individual’s perspective is formed, based on the myriad factors present in the individual’s life. My courses in Social Psychology, Child Development, Gender and Education: Sociology, and Self in Society: Sociology have all taught me valuable lessons regarding the complex formation of personal perspective.

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I have also included several course descriptions of classes that I found particularly valuable and meaningful:

Issues in Education: EDUC 200 - Exploration of the cultural foundations of the American Public Education system. Study of the impact of key education reform movements on today's dynamic and often troubled pre-K through 12th grade classroom environments. Consideration of several contemporary educational issues from historical, philosophical, scientific, multicultural and pedagogical perspectives. Includes lecture, discussion, multi-media projects and small-group interaction.

Social Psychology - Theoretical and methodological understanding of the study of the self in social psychology. Topics include organization of self-concept and its effect on information processing; self-awareness; self-esteem maintenance processes; cultural influences; stigmas; and self-regulation.

Child Development: PSYCH 351 - An introduction to the science of child behavior and the principles of child growth and development from conception to early adulthood. Focuses on integrating the physical, cognitive, social and emotional domains of development.