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Life-SpanDevelopmentAnimationsBooksGold, R.S. (1981). Point of Departure: 19 Stories of Youth and Discovery. New York: Dell Publishing. Assigned Stories (chosen because they best illustrate developmental principles) 1. Split Cherry Tree 2. The White Circle 3. A&P 4. A Company of Laughing Faces 5. The Eclipse 6. Seventeen 7. Sucker 8. Snowfall in Childhood Submitted by Laird R. O. Edman, Ph.D. to the Society for Teaching of Psychology Discussion list I would recommend "Ender's Game" and/or its sequel, "Speaker for the Dead" by Orson Scott Card--absolutely wonderful books. Ender's Game is about young children being trained as soldiers--full of insight into family relationships, group processes, violence and love, and manipulation. Speaker for the Dead is even deeper, and digs into all kinds of human motivations and relationships. (These two novels are the first and only to date to win, for their author, back to back Hugo and Nebula awards--the highest awards given for sci fi). Ender's Game has the advantage of being currently "in the works" as a movie directed by Wolfgang Peterson (director of Das Boot; Airforce One; Troy). It is "hot" for young people right now. Cartoons'Simpson's Portrayal of the Stages of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross' Stages of Death and Dying'submitted by Rich Froman RFroman@jbu.edu'' My favorite depiction of Kubler-Ross' five stages is in Homer Simpson's response to hearing he was dying in the 11th episode of the second season of the Simpsons: "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish". http://smartpopbooks.com/allbooks/previews/PsychologyofSimpsons.pdf. Offers a preview of a book which aims to explain psychological principles in terms of Simpson episodes. Dr. Hibbert: Now, a little death anxiety is normal. You can expect to go through five stages. Dr. Hibbert: The first is denial. Homer: No way! Because I'm not dying! [hugs Marge] Dr. Hibbert: The second is anger. Homer: Why you little! [steps towards Dr. Hibbert] Dr. Hibbert: After that comes fear. Homer: What's after fear? What's after fear? [cringes] Dr. Hibbert: Bargaining. Homer: Doc, you gotta get me out of this! I'll make it worth your while! Dr. Hibbert: Finally, acceptance. Homer: Well, we all gotta go sometime. Dr. Hibbert: Mr. Simpson, your progress astounds me. Classroom ActivitiesClass DemonstrationsHomework ideasSubmitted by Stephanie L. Brooke, Ph.D., NCC stephanielbrooke@aol.com I did an exercise in my child development class which I called ethnography. I asked the students to pick a child development theory and then pose some hypotheses of what they would see, according to the theory. Then they would visit the center, recording all of their observations. The paper they would write up would cover the introduction, hypotheses, setting, and analysis. They also did a oral presentation on what they found. It seemed to be a fun activity for them. Submitted by Amy Sweetman amysweetman@earthlink.net Construct a Timeline for Life span development. You must include prenatal development, language development, moral development, psychosocial development and cognitive development stages, and an aging time line. Becreative, you may use pictures. listservsMoviesDocumentary: A Century for Living HBO- Details the life-spans of individuals. Submitted by Jeff Platt plattjef@niacc.edu I show clips from a show that was on the Discovery Channel a few years ago about feral children. The show was called "Wild Child: The Story of Feral Children." This show has a nice recreation of Victor the wild child referred to in may developmental textbooks. It also has segment on Genie and a few other modern cases. After viewing a few of the clips, students and I engage in a discussion about nature vs. nuture and other relevant topics (e.g., research design, research ethics) typically found in the first chapter of a development text. Students seem to really enjoy this activity because many of them have never heard of feral children and find the topic interesting. NewslettersOnline ActivitiesOnline Articles
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Poems and stories'The Missing Piece Meets the Big O' A nice story about relationships- The book is by Shel Silverstein Submitted by Steven M. Davis, Ph.D. to the Teaching of Psychology Listserv Gold, R.S. (1981). Point of Departure: 19 Stories of Youth and Discovery. New York: Dell Publishing. Assigned Stories (chosen because they best illustrate developmental principles) 1. Split Cherry Tree 2. The White Circle 3. A&P 4. A Company of Laughing Faces 5. The Eclipse 6. Seventeen 7. Sucker 8. Snowfall in Childhood TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking . As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat. We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank Kool-aid made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because, WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING! We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem. We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computer! s, no Internet or chat rooms....... WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them! Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL! If YOU are one of them…CONGRATULATIONS Questionaires
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Technology resourcesWebsiteshttp://www.DevPsy.org Developed by K.H. Grobman A great resource that has a variety of information including web design. This quote is from a post from the author There is a lesson on language development, parenting styles, confirmation bias, Piaget, and a guide for how to give a psychology talk. For child development and psychology of women, there's a moral development lesson plan including detailed excerpts from Gilligan's "In a Different Voice." One focus of excerpts is how gender bias influences psychological research and theories. |