Module 1
This week's readings were from Chapters 1 and 2. Chapter 1 talks about learning and teaching Educational Psychology. The chapter breaks down student's diversity today, and the standards that teachers are held to. The chapter then talks about what makes a good teacher. Effective teachers prepare and plan, create a great classroom environment, meet all instruction requirements, and complete profession responsibilities. It also talks about the role of Educational Psychology, that it is not just common sense. That it can be conducted in many ways, through experimental research, case studies, and many other ways. Woolfolk ends with ways that Educational Psychology can be used teaching, like using and understanding development, learning, motivation, and teaching. Chapter 2 focuses on cognitive development. Woolfolk by first explaining the human brain, from neurons to white and gray matter, to lopes and cortexes. She discusses then development of the brain and the connects it make ...