In this 10-week class, we will take an introductory look at psychology, its theories, and famous people in the field. We will cover these topics by using google slides presentations, short video clips, class discussion and Kahoot review. I teach in an interactive way and love involving students in discussion. I have a Bachelor if Arts degree in Child Development and a minors in psychology and family development. I am excited to share my love for psychology and human development with students. Psychology is a vast subject. This course will introduce students to some of the major historical theories from psychology and my goal is for students to gain. love for the subject and a desire to learn more in the future.  
Week 1 - Introduction, What is psychology? Wilhelm Wundt - the father of psychology
Week 2 - Research methods, nature vs nurture
Week 3 - Psychoanalytic theories: Freud - conscious and unconscious mind
Week 4 - Behaviorist theories: Watson, Skinner and Pavlov
Week 5 - Humanism: Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Week 6 - Cognitive Psychology: how does memory work?
Week 7 - Social Psychology: bystander effect, Stanley Milgram experiment
Week 8 - Human development: Jean Piaget stages of cognitive development, attachment theory- Mary Ainsworth
Week 9 - Human development: Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, language theory, how do we learn to speak? Piaget/Chomsky
Week 10 - Review and student presentations (students will choose a psychological theorist and research their life and work to present to the class)