| DATE | TOPIC | TASK FOR THE WEEK | CHAPTER |
| Week 1-1/29 | Introductions; History | Search in a magazine or news article about prenatal or child development and prepare to discuss in groups. | CH. 1: Frameworks for Development
SHENK: CH 7, INTRO |
| Week 2-2/5 | Research Methods
Genes and Development |
Bring in on your article about prenatal or child development and prepare to discuss in groups.Complete Research Methods Assignment. | CH. 2: Studying Child Development and its Contexts
CH. 3: Genetics and Biological Development
SHENK: CH1
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| Week 3-2/12 |
HOLIDAY – NO CLASS
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| Week 4-2/19ONLINE THIS WEEK | Prenatal Development | Watch Prenatal Development video online
National Geographic: In the Womb and complete assignment In the Womb.
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CH 4: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn
SHENK: CH 4
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| Week 5-2/26 | Prenatal Development and Summarize Part 1EXAM 1 (Ch. 1, 2, 3, 4)
Brain Development |
Read article, Music and Cognition and complete assignment “Music and Cognition”
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CH 6: The Brain |
| Week 6-3/6 | Brain Development
Perceptual Development |
In-class group discussion on music and cognition (article 1). | CH 6: The Brain
CH 5: Perceptual Development
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| Week 7-ONLINE THIS WEEK3/12 | Perceptual Development | Watch online lecture/podcast
Complete Discussion Thread on Chapter 5 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT IDEAS DUE; Blackboard ONLINE |
CH 5: Perceptual Development |
| Week 8-3/19 | Language Development | Watch Short Video on Genie the Wild Child | CH 10: Language Development
SHENK: CH.2 |
| Week 9-3/26 | Summarize Part 2.EXAM 2 (CHAPTERS 6, 5 & 10) | ||
| Week 10-4/2 | Motivation |
CH 9: Intelligence, Motivation and Schooling
SHENK: CH 5 |
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| Week 11-4/9 | Cognitive Development | CH 7: Piaget and Vygotsky | |
| Week 12-4/16 |
SPRING BREAK |
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| Week 13-4/23 | Info. Processing/Core Knowledge | Chapter 8: Core/Info Processing Knowledge-
SHENK: CH. 3
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| Week 14-4/30 | EXAM 3 (CHAPTERS 7, 8, 9)
Socio-emotional development
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Draft 3 page Paper of Individual Project, Due by Blackboard |
CH 11: Social and Emotional Worlds of Infants and Young Children SHENK: CH 9 |
| Week 15-5/7 | Self-IdentityMoral Development | Watch Preschool in Three Cultures and complete-assignment for three preschools. | CH 12: Self and Identity
CH 14: Moral Development
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| Week 16-5/14 | Families; Parenting Styleand Summarize Part 4 | CH 15: ParentsSHENK: CH 8 | |
| Week 17-5/21 | Presentation of Individual ProjectsFINAL (CHAPTERS 11,12,14, & 15)
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Presentation of Individual Projects
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Presentation of Individual Projects |
