1. EDN 203: Foundations of Teaching An Introduction to Educational Psychology

2. Identify 3 facts about teaching and/or learning that you can confirm. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?db =dictionary&q=fact http://dictionary.reference.com/search?db =dictionary&q=fact What’s the source of your facts? What evidence for your points can you cite?

3. Facts about teaching and/or learning NC College rankings: http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/1129876/ http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/02/colleges. html http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/02/colleges. html NIH Science education funding : http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid= 60252 http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid= 60252

4. Identify 3 opinions about teaching and/or learning? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/opini on http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/opini on What’s the source of your opinions? What’s the basis for these opinions?

5. Opinions about teaching and/or learning Facts & Opinions: Herring/community colleges: http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070106/N EWS/701060409/0/Business http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070106/N EWS/701060409/0/Business NC State superintendency issues: http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGA rticle%2FWSJ_ColumnistArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149192527847&p ath=%2Fopinion http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGA rticle%2FWSJ_ColumnistArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149192527847&p ath=%2Fopinion Opinion: NC School funding http://www.lincolntribune.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5711

6. What questions do you have about teaching and/or learning? What has caused you to ask these questions? How might you find information to help you answer your questions?

7. What educational psychology contributes toward answering questions about teaching and/or learning… The role of Theory http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/theory The role of Research http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/research

8. How Theory and Research support Instructional Decision-making and Activities Theory in relation to education: FSM: http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/168629http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/168629 TIP Database: http://tip.psychology.org/http://tip.psychology.org/ Educational Theory on the Web: http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/EPS/Educational- Theory/journal_contents.asp http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/EPS/Educational- Theory/journal_contents.asp Teachers Guide resources: http://www.theteachersguide.com/EducationalPsychology.htm Teaching & the Web: http://tommarch.com/writings/theory.phphttp://tommarch.com/writings/theory.php

9. How Theory and Research support Instructional Decision-making and Activities Research in Education: Research news: Facts and Research: http://www.emaxhealth.com/50/8917.html Teen health and development: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/01/0701081 14438.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/01/0701081 14438.htm Ed Week Quality Counts site: http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2006/01/05/index.html