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Textbooks

BCCampus Open Ed
Complexities, Capacities, Communities: Changing Development Narratives in Early Childhood Education, Care and Development
Galileo Open Learning Materials
GALILEO Open Learning Materials brings together open educational resources throughout the University System of Georgia, including open textbooks and ancillary materials.

Videos

Born to Learn - Can These Simple Cartoons Help Redesign Education?
Born to Learn is a collection of animated short films aimed at changing attitudes about how we mold young minds." "The project’s main thrust is a series of short, simple animations aimed at raising awareness about how the minds of young humans are "born to learn"--but not necessarily 'be taught.'"
Frontline - Inside the Teenage Brain
In "Inside the Teenage Brain," FRONTLINE chronicles how scientists are exploring the recesses of the brain and finding some new explanations for why adolescents behave the way they do. These discoveries could change the way we parent, teach, or perhaps even understand our teenagers.
How to increase infant stimulation
How To Memorize Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development
In this brief video, the founder of psychoanalysis gives you a mnemonic and explains the 5 stages for you.
How To Memorize Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development
Do you need to memorize Piaget’s stages for a test? You’ve found what you’re looking for. I’ll use some familiar mnemonics (“1 is a bun”, etc.) and some wacky images to get those stages – and what happens during them – into your mind.
Memorize Erikson’s Eight Stages
This mnemonic won’t teach you what happens in each of the different stages – for that you’re going to have to study the theory. However, this should help you keep the order of the stages right.
TED Talk - What Do Babies Think?
"Babies and young children are like the R&D division of the human species," says psychologist Alison Gopnik. Her research explores the sophisticated intelligence-gathering and decision-making that babies are really doing when they play.
TED Talk - What We Learn Before We're Born
Pop quiz: When does learning begin? Answer: Before we are born. Science writer Annie Murphy Paul talks through new research that shows how much we learn in the womb — from the lilt of our native language to our soon-to-be-favorite foods.

Course Materials

Lifespan Development
Unit 3 - Child Development & Unit 4 - Adolescent Development
Piaget's Stages
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Stages of Cognitive Development
• 3 Educational Implications
• 4 Criticisms of Piaget's Theory
• 5 References
• 6 Citation
Psych 200 Life Span Psychology
Open Course Library. Growth and development through the life span including physical, social, cognitive and neurological development. Topics covered included daycare, education, disabilities, parenting, types of families, gender identity and roles.