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Module	Discussion	Assignment	Journals	Answers and Instructor Notes
Module 1: Lifespan Development	Discussion: Life Stages Introductions; think about life stages and age groups	Assignment: Lifespan Development in the News Find a news and research article about lifespan development
Module 2: Developmental Theories	Discussion: Developmental Theories Is development continuous or discontinuous?; pick favorite theory	Assignment: Applying Developmental Theories Use 3 of theories to analyze a childhood experience	Assignment: Bioecological Model Journal
Module 3: Prenatal Development	Discussion: Prenatal Development Think about prenatal testing and “designer” babies	Assignment: Pregnancy and Birth Watch and review a TEd talk about birth Assignment: Birth Plan Create a birth plan	Assignment: Birth Journal
Module 4: Infancy	Discussion: Infancy Think about co-sleeping and developmental milestones	Assignment: Hot Topic Infographic Research debatable topic and create a poster infographic
Module 5: Early Childhood	Discussion: Parenting Styles Think about your caregiver’s styles and your own preferences	Assignment: Children’s Toys Analyze target audience for children’s toys Assignment: Children’s Media Analyze children’s t.v. show	Assignment: Preschool Journal
Module 6: Middle Childhood	Discussion: Middle Childhood Discuss divorce OR examples of a moral dilemma	Assignment: Anti-Bullying Infographic Research a school and anti-bullying campaigns to create an infographic Assignment: Moral Reasoning Interview Interview a child and an adult about moral reasoning; compare
Module 7: Adolescence	Discussion: Adolescence Think about Marcia’s stages or egocentricism	Assignment: Build an Interactive Create a course interactive using h5p Assignment: Adolescence Interview Discussion Interview an adolescent and an adult about adolescence; compare responses
Module 8: Early Adulthood	Discussion: Early Adulthood Examine what age “adulthood” starts; think about isolation vs. intimacy	Assignment: Emerging Adulthood in the Media Find clip demonstrating emerging adulthood Assignment: Dating and Marriage Interview Discussion Interview a married couple; compare responses in the discussion forum	Assignment: My Development Journal
Module 9: Middle Adulthood	Discussion: Middle Adulthood Thoughts on generative or divorce	Assignment: Applications of Erikson’s Stages Analyze article: “Erikson’s Healthy Personality, Societal Institutions, and Holocaust Survivors” by R. R. Greene, S. A. Graham, and C. Morano Assignment: Adulthood Interview Discussion Interview adult from another culture; compare responses in discussion forum		Assignment Answers: Application of Erikson’s Stages
Module 10: Late Adulthood	Discussion: Late Adulthood Transitioning to old age; write letter to self at age 65	Assignment: Defining Happiness Watch Ted talk, interview adult, and try to define happiness in essay Assignment: Late Adulthood Interview Discussion Interview someone older than 65	Assignment: Aging Journal	Note that if assigning both of these assignments, you may want to have students interview the same person for both the defining happiness and the late adulthood interview.
Module 11: Death and Dying	Discussion: Death and Dying Physician-assisted suicide, thinking about a “good death” or working with terminally ill	Assignment: Death and Dying Create bucket list