1. Chapter 3 Social, Personal, and Moral Development Chery Takkunen The College of St. Scholastica

2. Please…  List ten adjectives/phrases that describe the kind of person you think you are.  Self concept: What leads to this?  Nature vs. nurture:  Quick write  Which has more influence?

4. Development scheme

5. Cognitive, Social, Physical?  Do you have strengths in any one of these areas?  How did you know this?

6. Yields….  Self efficacy!  The “power” or “ability” to perform  Can be domain specific or a general belief about one’s self.  What is it?  Why is this important to teachers?

8. Self esteem..  What helps?  Does it help to tell kids they are “good”, “smart”, “popular”, and so on??  Prior behaviors and performance  Behaviors of other individuals  Students compare themselves against others  Students

9. Erickson’s Views  A theory on how we develop our sense of self  A lifespan view: Eight stages  A general view: sometimes disputed  Each stage has a unique “developmental task”  How a person deals with this task has an impact on their lives  Website Website

11. Culture Shock!  What strategies might a school district use to minimize the culture shock that children encounter when they first begin school?  In what ways does the typical college environment create “culture shock” for entering freshmen?

12. Discussion questions  Should students ever receive negative feedback? Why or why not?  What might you do to ease the transition of a new student into your classroom? How might you help other students see things from a new student’s point of view?

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14. Journal ideas:  Find examples of students engaging in prosocial and antisocial behavior. Describe what the teacher is doing to teach social skills and/or promote prosocial development.

15. Lit: Circles  Come prepared!!  If you didn’t read, you should listen to your other group members. Perhaps be the note taker and speak later if you have ideas.  Take notes on the important points from your discussion.