PSY 210: Child Psychology and Development

This site includes biographical profiles of people who have influenced the development of intelligence theory and testing, in-depth articles exploring current controversies related to human intelligence, and resources for teachers.

Edutopia reports on the resurgent relevance of Howard Gardner's ground-breaking theory, which changed the game for students and teachers.

FRONTLINE reports on new neuroscience research indicating that teenagers brains are still developing, especially in the frontal cortex.

Empowering and connecting teachers, administrators, and parents with innovative solutions and resources to better education. Join the conversation today!

Since the release of Bully, we've screened the film to over a million kids, teachers, parents, and advocates. We're building a national movement to end bullying.

The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is a non-profit child advocacy organization that has worked relentlessly for more than 40 years to ensure a level playing field for all children. We champion policies and programs that lift children out of poverty; protect them from abuse and neglect; and ensure their access to health care, quality education and a moral and spiritual foundation. Supported by foundation and corporate grants and individual donations, CDF advocates nationwide on behalf of children to ensure children are always a priority.

We help moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies. If something goes wrong, we offer information and comfort to families. We research the problems that threaten our babies and work on preventing them.

NAEYC's mission is to serve and act on behalf of the needs, rights and well-being of all young children with primary focus on the provision of educational and developmental services and resources (NAEYC Bylaws, Article I., Section 1.1).

Provides a description of Articles 1-53 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in child friendly language.

"TeachUNICEF is a portfolio of global education teacher resources designed and collected by the U.S. Fund for UNICEF's Education Department for teachers, afterschool instructors, and parents. "

The Campaign is a volunteer-driven network of academics, attorneys, child and human rights advocates, educators, members of religious and faith-based communities, physicians, representatives from non-governmental organizations, students, and other concerned citizens, dedicated to the ratification and implementation of this extraordinary human rights treaty that our country helped to create.

This site provides an overview of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Guiding Principles.

"Information available on the Web about genomics, health and patient support organizations and resources. "

Follow the links here to find out about genetic disorders, genetic testing, genetic counseling and evaluation and how to locate a genetics professional. There's also information on how genetics professionals help patients interpret and understand genetic information.

Welcome to the Online Education Kit. The links below contain all sections inside the CD. You can even download the individual multimedia portions of the CD to your computer.

ZERO TO THREE is a national, nonprofit organization that provides parents, professionals and policymakers the knowledge and know-how to nurture early development.

Encourages young people to create their own vision for making a difference in their community and provides them with the resources and support needed.

Mindset is a simple idea discovered by world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck in decades of research on achievement and success-a simple idea that makes all the difference. Teaching a growth mindset creates motivation and productivity in the worlds of business, education, and sports.