Instructor:        Brian Smith
Phone:             Office: 477-2470
Home:             291-1435 (between 8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.)
Email:              smithb@mnstate.edu
Office:             Holmquist 291E
Office Hours:   T/TH1:00 - 4:00
                       W 10:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 3:00 

 MSUM's Conceptual Framework:

This course is intended to provide an overview of the theories and principles from psychology related to education.
Specifically, the course addresses motivation, learning, development, instruction, culture, and management. ED 294,
Educational Psychology, is designed to provide the social science foundation for future teachers. It is designed to give you a
basic understanding of human nature as is applies to education and should provide insights into further education courses in
content, methodology and practice.

Required texts:
Woolfolk, A. (2004) Educational Psychology, Eleventh Edition. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Course Objectives:

This course will evaluate your understanding of aspects of the following outcomes in the MSU Art & Science model of Teaching. MSU teacher candidates:

• understand a variety of human development models (Humanistic, Knowledgeable)
• are able to apply knowledge of human development models appropriately (Creative, Reflective)
• understand the major theories of human learning (Humanistic, Knowledgeable)
• are able to apply human learning theories to examples of behavior (Creative, Reflective)
• understand the issues and explanations of motivation in educational settings (Humanistic, Knowledgeable)
• are able to set up a plan for effective classroom instruction (Creative, Reflective)
• understand the impact culture can play in learning (Humanistic, Knowledgeable)
• develop strategies to effectively manage diverse situations (Creative, Reflective)
• employ appropriate presentation software for classroom use (Creative, Reflective)

Special Services:

If you think that you may have a learning disability, and would like to find out more information concerning special services available here at MSUM, please see the instructor at your convenience.  You may also contact Greg Toutges at 477-2652 or toutges@mnstate.edu

1.Attendance: Unexcused absences (12.5%)

2=100%, 3=95%, 4=90%, 5=85%, 6=80%, 7=75%...

A rating scale of the class participation grading is appended.

There will be four, 20-25 point quizzes given throughout the semester based on the course content.
 Tests will be timed

4.Grand round write up of your student (25%)

There will be a five (5) page minimum paper applying the content of the course to a fictitious student of your own concoction. A full assignment sheet will be given later in the semester.

Each of you will be presenting your profile of a student to the class, after which there will be a question and answer session. A full assignment sheet will be given later in the semester.

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Grades will be computed by percentages alone.

Letter Grade	Percentage	Grade Points
A	100 - 94	4.00
A-	93 - 90	3.67
B+	89 - 87	3.33
B	86 - 84	3.00
B-	83 - 80	2.67
C+	79 - 77	2.33
C	76 - 74	2.00
C-	73 - 70	1.67
D+	69 - 67	1.33
D	66 - 64	1.00
D-	63 - 60	.67
F	59 & Below	0.00