March 31, 2015

Tuesday March 31, 2015

Circle Question: 
Do you think more good or harm comes from social media?

Social Media Pod Cast/Public ridicule.

Activity:
Thinking about Death

Activity:
Looking into how the different perspectives can effect our behavior.
Look up a mental illness and describe its symptoms.

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

March 27, 2015

Friday March 27th, 2015

Circle:
At what age or event do you believe you'll be an adult and why?

Collect Homework:
Letter to your teenager

Letter Activity:
Get into your groups of four and share, if you are comfortable, what you wrote. How different was your letter than the letter you read in class?  What are the commonalities among the letters?  How do the genders differ?  What was one piece of advice that stood out to you?

Fact or Falsehood 6-1

Decades of Life

Thinking about death


Introduction to Adulthood: Predict First.
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, March 31.

March 25, 2015

Wednesday March 25th, 2015

Circle: One thing you've always wondered about being an adult. 

Interview Teachers: 
One piece of advice they wished they had  listened to or wish they had got as a teenager.  It does not have to be school related.  Please ask them to be specific, not generalize, like "study more".  We will compile advice and critique it. 

Documentary: Inside the Teenage Brain

What are the implications of your inability to read adult emotions correctly?

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

March 23, 2105

Monday March 13rd, 2015

Circle:
What was your favorite cartoon in elementary school?

Group Activity: 
 Breaking into groups of four answer the following questions using the I Am results.
-Do you believe teachers are aware/remember how the teenage years can be difficult?
-How much do you believe other students in our school understand whats going on with our classmates?
-Why do you think students keep these emotions inside?  Why do you?
-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 March 19, 2015

Thursday March 19th, 2015

Circle: 
What is something you remember from kindergarten?

Fill out I Am sheet

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?

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


Documentary: Inside the Teenage Brain

Note-taking: What have we learned so far?




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

March 17, 2015

Tuesday March 17th, 2015

Target:Understanding how we develop as humans.

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.

March 10, 2015

Tuesday March 10th, 2015

Circle:  
Who are you more like, your mom or your dad?

Test: K-Pax Perspectives Sheet Practice Test

T or F Activity

Activity:
What do you think played a bigger role in determining who you are as a person, your genetics or how you were raised?

Nature and Nurture Article

Homework Due: Tri-fold module 4

Zimbardo Video

March 6, 2015

Friday March 6th, 2015

Target: Understanding Six Psychological Perspectives/Childhood Development.

Circle:
What do you think the hardest part about being a parent is?

Questions about K-Pax

K-Pax Perspectives Sheet Practice Test

Success Indicators for Children
Breaking into groups of four, introduce yourself, how many children you'd like to have, and what kind of parent you think you'll be?  Authoritative, Permissive, Totalitarian. In you group explain why you think birth weight, socio-economic status of mother and first teacher are widely held to be three of the most critical factors in how a child will do in life?

True or False 4-1

Developmental Landmarks Sheet

Homework:
Module 4 Tri-Fold

Test Next class

Wednesday March 4th, 2015

Wednesday March 4, 2105

Target: Understanding Six Psychological Perspectives

Circle:
What is you earliest childhood memory?  How old were you?

Finish K-Pax

K-Pax Perspectives Sheet Practice Test

True or False 4-1

Developmental Landmarks Sheet

Homework:
Module 4 Tri-Fold

Monday March 2, 2015

Monday March 2nd, 2015

Circle:

If you were given 10 thousand dollars that you had to spend today, and could not give it away, what would you buy?  And no cars.

The Dress and perception

Learning Target:
To understand the the medical model of the six perspectives.

Difference between using Psychology to understand ourselves and as a medical tool.

Prediction
In your notes predict what you think we are going to learn about Prot?  What do you think caused him to be like he is?  Is he an alien?

K-Pax
You are responsible for answering the following questions at the end of class.  These notes will be taken on paper or google doc and submitted at end of class.

What do you think is wrong with the main character?

What perspectives are being used to diagnose him?

What do you think is going to happen?