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1) A) Would giving rewards or administering punishments be useful in this situation? Why or why not? B) Define learning from a behavioral perspective, including ties to neuroscience and the processes involved in learning through contiguity, classical conditioning, operant, and observational learning

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1) A) Would giving rewards or administering punishments be useful in this situation? Why or why not? B) Define learning from a behavioral perspective, including ties to neuroscience and the processes involved in learning through contiguity, classical conditioning, operant, and observational learning. C) Explain early views of learning through contiguity and classical conditioning and describe their implications for teaching.

2) A) Discuss what defines social class and socioeconomic status, including how SES differences relate to school achievement. B) Explain how race, ethnicity, prejudice, discrimination, and stereotype threat might affect student learning and achievement in schools. C) Describe the development of gender identity, sexual orientation, and the role of gender in teaching.

3) A) If you found that your students had created a club that excluded non-White students, what would you do? B) If you teach older students, what can you do about student groups that define themselves by who cannot be members? C) Describe the meaning of culture and how cultural diversity in American schools today impacts learning and teaching.

4) A) Discuss teaching for English language learners including English immersion, bilingual instruction, and sheltered instruction. B) Discuss how teachers can recognize special learning needs and talents when they do not speak their students’ first language. C) Would you investigate to learn more about this “Club”? How?

5) A) How will you design a standards-based curriculum that will allow all of the students to learn to their fullest potential and demonstrate proficiency toward the standards? B) What can you do to address the specific problems of your students who have been identified with special needs? C) How will you remain confident in you new situation?

6) A) Are there ways you can address the issues raised by this situation in your classes? B) Reflecting on your years in school, were your experiences more like those of Alison or Stephanie? C) Describe general trends, group differences, and challenges in physical development through childhood and adolescence.