Schools

Primer Questions

• What is the purpose of a school?
• Are those purposes being carried out currently?
• Describe the best classes you have taken.
• What are the qualities of the best teachers you have had?

School Responsibilities

• No Child Left Behind
• Common Core Standards
• Every Student Succeeds Act
• Technology

Constructivist vs Direct Instruction Approach

Transitions

School Contexts

• Classroom Management
• Person-Environment Fit
• Teachers, Parents and Peers

Disabilities and Exceptionalities

• Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia
• ADHD
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Gifted

Achievement

Intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation

3 dimensions of intrinsic motivation

• Self-determination/ personal choice
• Optimal experiences and flow
• Cognitive engagement and self responsibility

Cognitive Processes

• Attribution Theory
• Sustained attention/effort, task persistance
• Mastery Motivation/mindset
• Self-efficacy
• Expectations
• Goal setting, planning, self-regulation
• Purpose

Social Relationships

• Parents
• Peers
• Teachers
• Mentors

Sociocultural Contexts

• Culturally different and distinct does not equal deficit.
• SES predicts achievement better than ethnicity.

Obstacles to Achievement

• Procrastination
• Perfectionism
• Anxiety
• Protecting self-worth by avoiding failure

Work in Adolescence

• Is it helpful or harmful?
• How can career based learning help students?