Iron Instructor: Educational Psychology—Harnessing the Power of Educational Research for Practice

Session Type: Working Group Roundtable

Abstract

Modeled after the television show Iron Chef, our symposium offers Iron Instructor – Educational Psychology, which challenges four educational psychology instructors (EPIs) to use three not-so-secret ingredients to revitalize their courses. Ingredients consist of key articles from the educational psychology literature that each EPI selected based on its potential to transform current instructional practices and to serve as models of best practice. EPIs will bring three “courses” to the competition: a syllabus, a sample lesson, and an assessment. Our chair will facilitate a discussion among the audience members who will judge how well EPIs integrated secret ingredients into each course. The intent of this symposium is to communicate ways that EPIs are using the power of educational research to influence practice.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Teaching Educational Psychology

Chair

• Lynley H. Anderman, The Ohio State University

Papers

• Creating an Issues-Based Course in Educational Psychology: Utilizing Case Studies and Current Events as a Catalyst for Learning - Sandra A. Deemer, Millersville University of Pennsylvania; Laurie B. Hanich, Millersville University of Pennsylvania

• Skate By? Not on My Watch: Redesign to Promote Conceptual Change in an Educational Psychology Course - Mike Yough, Purdue University

• Placing Learning, Beliefs, and Research at the Center of Teaching Educational Psychology - Helenrose Fives, Montclair State University