• Becoming a professional educator
• Ed psychology: Why study?
• Educational research
• Reliability & validity
• Research methods
• Scientific method
• Science & religion

Systems Theory

• Systems philosophy
• Systems theory and cybernetics
• Systems theory and psychology
• Systems theory and education

Models of Human Behavior

• Systems Model of Human Behavior
• Becoming A Brilliant Star

Model of Teaching/Learning

• Effective teaching practices
• Model of school learning (Carroll)
• Model of teaching/learning (Huitt)
• Model of effective classrooms (Slavin)
• Educational reform

• Community involvement
• Family/Home environment
• Global/international conditions
• Information age/Conceptual age
• Parent involvement
• School processes
• State policies

• Brain & biology
• Individual differences
• Intelligence
• Learning styles
• Motivation
• Physical Development
• Prior knowledge
• Self-concept/Self-esteem
• Spiritual development
• Student characteristics
• Student success

• Basic skills achievement
• GTOI
• Teacher beliefs
• Teacher characteristics
• Teacher efficacy/expectations

• Behavioral learning theories
• Operant conditioning

• Cognitive domain (Bloom's tax'nmy)
• Cognitive learning theories
• Critical thinking
• Information processing
• Metacognition
• Problem solving/decision making
• Study methods (SQ4R)

Cognitive Development

• Piaget
• Constructivism

Humanistic Learning Theory

• Affective development
• Humanistic learning theories
• Maslow
• Optimism
• Socioemotional development

• Conation/volition
• Friendship development
• Service learning
• Social learning theory
• Social cognition

• Behavioral objectives
• Goals
• Instructional planning

• Classroom management
• 1st week activities

• 4MAT system of instruction
• Classroom evaluation
• Computer assisted instruction
• Cooperative learning
• Direct/explicit instruction
• Empathetic listening
• Grading policies
• Grouping methods
• Instructional methods
• Instructional models
• Mastery learning

Character & Moral Education

• Values
• Character/moral development

• Academic learning time (ALT)
• Content overlap
• Engaged time

• Assessment
• Desired student outcomes
• Measurement & evaluation
• Standardized testing

• Multi-cultural education