Thursday December 18, 2014

Thursday December 18, 2014


Circle: How stressed out do you feel right now?

Collect and go over Homework:
Locus of control

Future and past discussion


Writing exercise: What stresses you out?  Briefly explain what it is and how much control you have over it.  Do you have any control?

Activity:  Interview staff and students about stress around the holidays.
1. Questions:
a.Why do you think the holidays are so stressful for so many people? b.How stressful do you find the holidays?  1 to 10: 1 being not at all to 10 being incredibly stressful. c. What suggestions would you have to make the holidays less stressful for everyone?
2. Interview
3. Record age and sex
4. Record response



Handouts:
13-4
13-8

Tuesday December 16, 2014

Tuesday December 16, 2014

Circle: Who is someone you are grateful for and why?

Collect and go over Homework

Writing exercise: What stresses you out?  Briefly explain what it is and how much control you have over it.  Do you have any control?

Activity:  Interview staff and students about stress around the holidays.
1. Formulate question
2. Interview
3. Record age and sex
4. Record response

Stress and its implications

Handout: True/False
13-1  
13-4
13-8



Homework: Module 13 and Tri-Fold.  You will be quizzed over this module on Thursdsay.  You can use your homework on the test but the best grade you will receive is an 80.

Friday December 12, 2014

Friday December 12, 2014

Circle Question: What is something you know you need to do but have been avoiding.  Whats stopping you?  What do you have to do to get it done?

Extrinsic or Intrinsic?

Bower Bird

What have you done or seen that you can relate to the bower bird?

TED Talk Motivation with Dan Airely

Homework:  One simple thing you've been avoiding or putting off.  Write it down.  Explain how it is going to make your life better.  Tell the person beside you.  Tell someone else.  Briefly explain what you accomplished?

Wednesday December 10, 2014

Wednesday December 10, 2014

Circle: 
What motivates you?


Writing Activity:
Why did you do your homework?  What motivated you?  How difficult was it to get it done?  How did you feel when you completed it?  How did you help others?  How did it make you feel know that your grade was dependent on others?  Was your motivation extrinsic or intrinsic?  Is this a good way to get people to do their work?  What would be better ways to get students to do their work?  If you had to give credit to one person in the group for your success who would it be and why?

Optional Activity

Handout 11-5

Theories of Motivation:
Maslow's
Myers-Briggs
Evolution/Drives
Resiliency

Monday December 8, 2014

Monday December 8, 2014

Circle:
What is stressing you out right now?  Is it motivating?

TED Talk

What is motivation?

True/False 11-1

Evolutionary Psychology 11-3

Desirability of Control 11-11

Homework: Read module 11 and complete Tri-Fold.  How are we going to get this done?  We need to figure out a way to make sure that everyone reads this module and completes Tri-Fold.  IDEAS???????

Thursday December 4th, 2014

Thursday December 4th, 2014

Learning Target
Understanding Mental Illness

Collect Homework
Reaction paper to the Disorder Presentations

Circle
Share something you wrote in your homework about your reaction

Activity
Suicide Quiz Revised Review

Potential Presentation
Alana, Taylor

Schizophrenia and Dissociative Handouts
29-4
29-5

Video
Discovery Psychology: Psychopathology

Wednesday November 19, 2014

Wednesday November 19, 2014

Presentations

Monday November 17, 2014

Monday November 17, 2014

Presentations:
Presentations are due today.  Your presentation will be checked and given a completion grade.

Monday November 10, 2014

Monday November 10, 2014

Disorder Project Continued

Circle:
Why do you think people are reluctant to talk about their own mental illness?  Or why did you pick the topic you did?

Importance of being an adult when dealing with mental illness/Everyone needs to feel safe.

Disorder Questions to answer

Use of video/movie clip/interview/images

Presentation Rubric

Library


WEBSITES:
apa.org
nimh.gov
webmd.com
psychologytoday.com
http://allpsych.com/disorders/disorders_alpha.html

Thursday November 6, 2014

Thursday November 6, 2014

Circle:
Why do you think people are reluctant to talk about their own mental illness?  Or why did you pick the topic you did?

Importance of being an adult when dealing with mental illness/Everyone needs to feel safe.

Disorder Questions to answer

Use of video/movie clip/interview/images

Presentation Rubric

Library


WEBSITES:
apa.org
nimh.gov
webmd.com
psychologytoday.com
http://allpsych.com/disorders/disorders_alpha.html

Monday November 3, 2014

Monday November 3, 2014

Circle:
How do you feel about Question 1 about bear hunting on the ballot tomorrow?

Check Homework

Possible Quiz

Introduction to Disorders
MUDA
Maladaptive or Destructive to oneself or others
Unjustifiable-without rational basis
Disturbing-troublesome to other people
Atypical-so different to violate a norm

Breakdown of how disorders are classified
Dissociative, Schizophrenia and Personality Disorders
Anxiety and Mood Disorders

Create Questions to be answered in Presentation

Zimbardo Video

Bio-psycho-social activity

27-4

Homework: Choose a disorder, make sure it is recognized by the DSM-V and look up bring a brief definition of the disorder.

Homework:
Due Thursday:  Module 28 Tri Fold
Due Monday: Module 29 Tri Fold

October 30, 2014

Thursday October 30, 2014

Circle Question: 
What is your favorite holiday besides Christmas and Why?

Activity:
Finish the Decades of Life

Activity:
Thinking about Death

Activity:
Looking into how the different perspectives can effect our behavior.

Introduction to Disorders
MUDA
Maladaptive or Destructive to oneself or others
Unjustifiable-without rational basis
Disturbing-troublesome to other people
Atypical-so different to violate a norm

Breakdown of how disorders are classified
Dissociative, Schizophrenia and Personality Disorders
Anxiety and Mood Disorders

Create Questions to be answered in Presentation

Zimbardo Video

Bio-psycho-social activity

27-4

Homework: Choose a disorder, make sure it is recognized by the DSM-V and look up bring a brief definition of the disorder.

Homework After Vacation:
Due Wednesday  Module 28 Tri Fold
Due Friday Module 29 Tri Fold

Wednesday October 22, 2014

Wednesday October 22, 2014

Circle:
One thing you have always wondered about adults or being an adult?

Collect Homework:
Letter to your teenager

Letter Activity:
Get into your groups of four and share, if you are comfortable, what you wrote.

Introduction to Adulthood:
What do you think is the hardest thing about being an adult?
At what age do you think adulthood starts?
What does it mean to be an adult?
What are you looking forward(or been the best part) to about being an adult?
Would you ever want to go back to being a teenager?  Why or why not?

Homework:
Ask an adult the above questions and record their responses in writing.
This is due Tuesday October 28th.

Monday October 20, 2014

Monday October 20, 2014

Circle:
If you had to be a cat or a dog, which one would you be and what would be the best and worst about it?

Homework Activity: 
 Breaking into groups of four answer the following questions using the I Am results.
-What surprised you the most about what you read?
-Has it changed the way you see the students in our school?
-Why do you think students keep these emotions inside?
-Do you think this school would be better/worse if students were able to talk openly about their fears/concerns?

-Why do you think its easier to joke about what kids wrote rather than taking it serious?

Documentary: Inside the Teenage Brain
What are the implications of your inability to read adult emotions correctly?


Interview Teachers: 
One piece of advice they wished they had or listened to as a teenager.  It does not have to be school related.


Homework:
-Letter to your teenager.  We will begin this in class if time allows.

Thursday October 16, 2014

Thursday October 16, 2014

Circle: 
One place you have to visit before you die?

Activity: Analyze the I am pages and report out what you notice.  This will be done in random groups of four.
-What are some commonalities?
-What surprises you?
-What can you relate to?

-Why do you think its easier to joke about what kids wrote rather than taking it serious?

Documentary: Inside the Teenage Brain

Note-taking: What have we learned so far?

Interview Teachers:
One piece of advice they wished they had or listened to as a teenager.


Identity Formation Activity: 
What is it?  Why is it so difficult?

Homework:
-Write a reaction to the I am packet and the discussion we had in class.

For next time

Letter to your teenager

Tuesday October 14th, 2014

Tuesday October 14, 2014

Circle:
What do you think is the hardest or toughest part about being a teenager is?

Return Perpectives papers

Return quiz

Review notes from documentary

Documentary: Inside the Teenage Brain

Note-taking: Things you should be looking for:

1.FIVE things you always suspected about being a teenager and the movie confirms.
2.FIVE things you just learned about being a teenager that you never heard or thought of.


Homework:
Interview an adult or parent about what they thought was the hardest thing about being a teenager  when they were growing up? (First make a prediction) And what is the hardest thing they think teenagers face today? (First make a prediction)  After the interview share with them what you thought they would say.  Were you right?  If not, explain why you came up with different answers.  These responses must be written down.

Identity Formation:
Why is it so difficult?

For next time
I am
Letter to your teenager

Wednesday September 8th, 2014

Wednesday September 8, 2014

Circle:
What is something your parents or adults forgot about being a teenager?

Check off homework: 
Module 5 Tri-Fold

Quiz: Adolesence


Documentary: Inside the Teenage Brain

Note-taking: Things you should be looking for:

1.FIVE things you always suspected about being a teenager and the movie confirms.
2.FIVE things you just learned about being a teenager that you never heard or thought of.


Homework:
Interview an adult or parent about what they thought was the hardest thing about being a teenager  when they were growing up? (First make a prediction) And what is the hardest thing they think teenagers face today? (First make a prediction)  After the interview share with them what you thought they would say.  Were you right?  If not, explain why you came up with different answers.  These responses must be written down.

For next time
I am
Letter to your teenager

Monday September 6, 2014

Monday September 6, 2014

Circle:

Growing up what is something you thought was going to be different about being a teenager?  Are your teenage years living up to your expectations?

Hand Back Quiz

Diagram Module 5

Tri Fold Module 5

Set up homework.  You will be doing the questions and visuals in class.  Answers for homework.

Activity
True False Quiz
Handout 5-1


Inside the Teenage Brain
Preload questions 2 minutes

Notes on movie:
1.FIVE things you always suspected about being a teenager and the movie confirms.
2.FIVE things you just learned about being a teenager that you never heard or thought of.



Homework
Interview an adult or parent about what they thought was the hardest thing about being a teenager  when they were growing up? (First make a prediction) And what is the hardest thing they think teenagers face today? (First make a prediction)  After the interview share with them what you thought they would say.  Were you right?  If not, explain why you came up with different answers.  These responses must be written down.

Thursday October 2, 2014

Target: To understand how we develop as human beings?

Circle: What is a habit or quirk about yourself and how would you explain it using one of the perspectives?

Check off Homework

Quiz over Homework

Review Homework

Zimbardo Video

Debrief: As a result of the homework, video and discussion, what do you now know about child development?

Tuesday September 30th 2014

Circle: Who are  you more like?  Your Mom or Dad?

Finish T or F

Identifying Developmental Landmark Activity:
On you own, identify the age which you think average child can do the following:

Laugh

Pedal a tricycle

Sit without support

Feel ashamed

Walk unassisted

Stand on one foot for 10 seconds

Recognize and smile at mother or father

Kick a ball forward

Think about things that cannot be seen

Make two word sentences

After you have completed your an answers get together in groups of two or three and come to consensus about the answers.  You will be reporting out at the end.

Books in the house study:  After reading a study that showed a very strong correlation between the amount of books in a child's house and their academic achievement the Governor of Michigan started a program that gave books to every newborn born in his state.  How could the number of books in someone's house influence how someone does in school?

Biggest factors that determine how a child does in school?


Nature and Nurture Article

Homework: Tri-fold module 4

Friday September 26, 2014

Friday September 26, 2014

Circle: Do you want to be a parent?

Collect Papers:

K-Pax: What are the perspectives we've seen used so far?  Working with with a partner, create a list of where you think you see each of the six perspectives being used.  They don't all have to be with Prot.  You can use Dr. Powell, Ernie, Howie, Bess, Ms. Archer, etc.

Finish K-Pax

Start Child Development: T or F

Monday September 22, 2014

Monday September 22, 2014

Learning Target: Understanding the six perspectives

Circle: What is your earliest childhood memory?

Defining Psychology:  The study of behavior and mental processes.  Why people act the way they do.

Perspectives Paper Questions:

Perspectives Paper Product Descriptor

Introduce K-Pax
You are responsible for answering the following questions at the end of class.

What do you think is wrong with the main character?

What perspsectives are being used to diagnose him?

What do you think is going to happen?

Homework: Maxwell Smart and Jane Doe Paper is due at the beginning of class on Wendesday.

Thursday September 18th 2014

September 18th, 2014

Learning Target: Student will understand the six major psychological perspectives.

Question Activity You will be preparing questions for Mr. Springer.  Using what you know about the six perspectives, your teacher interviews, the articles you've read as well as the transcript analysis, create questions for Mr. Springer that will give you a better understanding of why some students are so successful while other struggle.  The expectation is that you will have a number of questions for Mr. Springer.  You will be taking notes to use in a more detailed report.

Note Organization  Using all your materials; Jane Doe and Maxwell Smart transcripts, notes, Springer interview, articles, teacher interviews, and perspectives create a document that addresses why you think some students succeed and others struggle.  Your paper should demonstrate an understanding of the six perspectives and how you believe they impact both positively and negatively on students success.  I would suggest that you break the paper up into six sections that individually address each perspective as well as an introduction and conclusion. This paper is due next Wednesday, September 24th.

In class writing time.

Tuesday September 16th 2014

Tuesday September 16th, Circle Question: If you could start HS all over again, what would you do different?

Article:

Poorer kids often depressed as teenagers

Drop out rates

Survey:  You will be interviewing one student in this class and ask them the following question; What do you believe is the one biggest factor in students success or struggles in school?  You will record your response in writing. 

Continue Transcript Activity

Breaking into groups you will investigate these transcripts.  What can you tell me about the person in each?  How do we explain their record in school?  What could influence them?  What might there home life be like?  Friends? Childhood? etc.

Transcript #1

Transcript #2

Activity forClass:

Interviewing adults in building about biggest influences in students academic achievement?  What can we really do about it?

You will be interviewing staff in the building using the questions generated the previous class.  Going out in groups of two or three you will conduct interviews using the transcripts.

For the interview process make  sure you do the following:

1. Introduce your self

2. Explain that this is part of your Psychology class

3. Use the transcripts as the basis for you questioning.

4. Make sure to record the staff responses.

5. Thank the staff for their time.

Homework:  Create a profile for each of the two transcripts:  What was their childhood like?  Parents?  Economic Status?  Relationship with teachers?  Friends?  Sports?  Drugs/Alcohol?  Personality?

Homework for Thursday: What do you believe  is the difference between students who struggle in school and student who excel?  Parents, intelligence, teachers, motivation?  Explain

Friday September 12th, 2014

Friday September 12th, 2014

Learning Target: Student will understand the six major psychological perspectives.

Circle Question: If you had a magic wand and could change one thing about this school (that is realistic) what would you change to make this a place where all kids could reach their full potential.

Check off Homework

Self Assessment Activity

Reflecting on your homework and school performance why do you think you do good, average or poorly in school.  You must use the perspectives to explain your behavior.  This should address grades, homework completion, relationships with teachers, relationships with peers, intelligence, self-confidence and outlook on your future.  Please use the attached sheet to complete this assignment.

Self assessment Templet

Activity: Using your homework how would you explain your success, mediocrity or failure as a student.  How much is you, your DNA, your upbringing, your environment, the schools, etc.
You will be broken up into groups.  You will first introduce yourself and find out what their favorite cartoon was as a child.  I will call upon you to introduce the people in your group as a well as their favorite cartoon.  After introductions you will talk about yourself as a student using the templet and share why you thing you are the student you are.

Article:

Poorer kids often depressed as teenagers

Transcript Activity

Breaking into groups you will investigate these transcripts.  What can you tell me about the person in each?  How do we explain their record in school?  What could influence them?  What might there homelife be like?  Friends? Childhood? etc.

Transcript #1

Transcript #2

Wednesday September 9th 2014

Circle Question:  What do you think the is the reason students either succeed or fail in school?

Create a profile of yourself based on your Myers-Briggs results.
Using results create a brief profile.

Perspectives Hand Notes
Ray and Janay Rice.  How would you describe the behavior of either or both using perspective.  


Perspectives Activity:  Generate a list of famous people who have acted in bizarre or inappropriate manners.  What was the behavior and how would you explain the behavior using the six perspectives.  You will be doing this in groups of 2-3 and you will put together a brief presentation explaining how each perspective would explain the behavior.

Self Assessment Activity

Reflecting on your homework and school performance why do you think you do good, average or poorly in school.  You must use the perspectives to explain your behavior.  This should address grades, homework completion, relationships with teachers, relationships with peers, intelligence, self-confidence and outlook on your future.  Please use the attached sheet to complete this assignment.

Self assessment Templet

Homework
Interview an adult and ask them why some people are "neat" while others are "slobs"?
Record their answer and explain which perspective they are taking and defend your response.

Monday September 8, 2014

Monday September 8, 2014

Check Homework

Jung Typology Test

Circle Question: What is something you learned or confirmed about yourself as a result of your Meyers-Briggs profile. 

Decoding Meyers Briggs: What the letters mean.  E/I S/N T/F J/P


How could this help you in life?

Perspectives Activity: New student comes to school.  Doesn't really make much effort to get to know people.  Sits by himself in class and the cafeteria.  Has poor attendance and doesn't do any homework.  Does not like to talk in class and refuses to work in groups to the point he becomes very agitated.  He is failing most of his classes and it appears that he is not using the best personal hygiene practices.  In other words, he smells. 

Textbook Activity
Tri-Fold Module 1

Homework
Finish Module 1 Tri-fold