Departmental Portfolios

Education Psychology

Department Background
A major mission of UGA's Department of Educational Psychology is to provide coursework and experiences for preservice teachers in the area of psychological foundations. The faculty consists of 12 Professors, 3 Associate Professors, 8 Assistant Professors, and 2 Academic Professionals, for a total faculty of 25. According to U.S. News and World Report (March, 2000), the Department was ranked 15th in the nation among departments of educational psychology. The program within the department most directly connected with the preparation of preservice teachers is the Applied Cognition and Development Program.

Working Definitions of CTL Categories and Terms
Matrix summarizes the definitions and terms used by Educational Psychology when discussing Contextual Teaching & Learning.

EPSY 2020 Educational Psychology
Syllabus
Course Materials
Midterm Prep
Course Reflection Paper
Group Project
Outreach Project

EPSY 2020 Honors
Syllabus

EPSY 3010 Child & Adolescent Development for Education
Syllabus

EPSY 6800 Foundations of Cognition for Education
Syllabus

CTL & Teaching Modules
The CTL Project fosters connections between classroom experiences and the "real" working world. Experiences become relevant and meaningful to students by building knowledge that is situated in real-world working contexts. This activity will help preservice teachers become familiar with the CTL foundations.

Assessment Resources for Science Teachers

Publications & Presentations
What Did They Learn Brief
Learning in the Field Brief
Publication

Department Contacts

Shawn Glynn
Nancy Knapp