ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (ELECTIVE)

WELCOME TO ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY! AN OUTLINE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED INDICATING WHAT THE COURSE IS ABOUT, AND WHAT MIGHT BE DISCUSSED IN CLASS. THEIR IS NO FORMAL TEXTBOOK FOR THIS CLASS.  A VARIETY OF SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS, ARTICLES, ETC. WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS ALONG WITH VIDEO CLIPS, "TED TALKS", AND DOCUMENTARIES INCLUDING "MONK" EPISODES AND ANY OTHER CLIPS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THIS COURSE.  STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO READ THE CLASS MATERIALS, AND ANSWER ANY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS &/OR WRITING ASSESSMENTS.  WE WILL BE USING THE GOOGLE CLASSROOM TO COMMUNICATE ALONG WITH "REMIND" MESSAGES AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION IN CLASS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A CHARGED CHROME BOOK, CHARGER AND EAR BUDS.  ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN THIS CLASS ALONG WITH ASKING QUESTIONS, GROUP DISCUSSIONS &/OR SHARING INFORMATION RELATED TO TOPICS WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT.  THERE IS NO FORMAL EXAM AT THE END OF CLASS, HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE A PORTFOLIO PROJECT THAT WILL HAVE SEVERAL COMPONENTS. STUDENTS WILL WORK IN SMALL GROUPS WHEN THEY ARE ASSIGNED THEIR FINAL PORTFOLIO PROJECT WHICH CAN BE AN INFORMATIVE GOOGLE SLIDE PRESENTATION ALONG WITH BRIEF VIDEO CLIPS INCLUDING RESOURCES CONSULTED AT THE END.  PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS - akremer@sayvilleschools.org  THANK YOU!