Course Introduction

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Course Introduction

• PSY 7700

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Syllabus Review Instructor Information

• Contact S. Kathleen Krach, Ph.D.
• kkrach_at_troy.edu
• http//spectrum.troy.edu/kkrach
• Bldg 136, Suite 319, Montgomery Campus
• 334-241-9598
• Office Hours
• In-person listed on syllabus
• Virtual email is responded to within 24 business
  hours.

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Syllabus Review Readings

• Textbooks
• Merrell, K.W., Ervin, R. A., Peacock, G. G.
  School psychology for the 21st century
  Foundations and practices.
• Jacob, S., Hartshorne, T. S. Ethics and law for
  school psychologists.
• Not having your book on the first day of class is
  not an excuse for late work after the deadlines
  in the Schedule.

• On e-Reserve
• 20 U.S.C. 1414 Evaluations and IEPS
• 20 U.S.C. 1415 Procedural Safeguards.
• American Psychological Association (APA, 2010).
  Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of
  Conduct.
• Conoley, J. C., Conoley, C. W. (1992).
  Appendix School consultation Practice and
  training, Second edition.
• Erchul, W. P., Martens, B. K. (2002). Chapter
  2 In School Consultation Conceputal and
  Empirical Bases of Practice, Second Edition.
• Fairbanks, S., Sugai, G., Guardino, D.,
  Lathrop, M. (2007). Response to intervention
• Gresham, F.M. (2002). Responsiveness to
  intervention
• Hunley, S. McNamara, K. (2010). Tier 3 of the
  RTI model
• National Association of School Psychologists
  (NASP, 2010). Principles for Professional Ethics.
  
• Shores, C. (2009). Chapter 1. In Comprehensive
  RTI model
• Thompson, C.L. Henderson, D. A. (2011).
  Consultation. In Counseling Children, 8th
  Edition.

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Syllabus Review Student Expectations

• Students are expected to check their e-mails
  daily and the announcements at least every 48
  hours.
• Students are expected to use their troy.edu email
  accounts.
• Although physical class meetings are not part of
  this course, participation in all interactive,
  learning activities is required.
• This is an on-line class. Students must have
  access to a working computer and access to the
  internet. Students can use the TROY computer lab,
  a public library, etc., to insure they have
  access.
• Not having a computer or computer crashes are
  not acceptable excuses for late work.
• This is an eCampus class. It is not a
  correspondence course in which a student may
  work at his/her own pace. Each week there will
  be assignments, on-line discussions, and/or exams
  with due dates.
• If you need an incomplete, please read the
  policies within the syllabus.

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LIVETEXT ASSIGNMENT CASE STUDYCommon
Assignment/ Assessment 1

• This is actually Project 2 in your syllabus
• Students will describe all ethical and legal
  issues presented in a hypothetical case study of
  a school psychologist/ psychometrist in a
  school-based situation. In addition, the student
  should be able to identify the roles and
  relationships of each identified individual in
  the case study. The case study will be provided
  by the instructor and must be submitted by the
  student through LiveText.

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LIVETEXT ASSIGNMENT CASE STUDYCommon
Assignment/ Assessment 1

• You will be graded on the following
• Knowledge of the Roles Relationships of
  individuals in case study (NASP 2.10)
• Knowledge of the legal issues. (AL BOE
  290-3-3-.51-3f AL BOE 290-3-3-.54-3j)
• Knowledge of the ethical issues. (AL BOE
  290-3-3-.51-3f AL BOE 290-3-3-.54-3j)
• APA quality of writing and use of appropriate
  grammar
• More specific information will be available on
  BlackBoard closer to the time of this assignment.

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LIVETEXT ASSIGNMENT OBSERVATIONS Common
Assignment/ Assessment 2

• This is actually Project 1 in your syllabus
• Students will observe and interview a current
  school psychologist or school psychometrist in
  the field and provide a written description of
  the experience. Specific questions will include
  a discussion of what the professional identity of
  psychologists/ psychometrists and their roles as
  advocates.

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LIVETEXT ASSIGNMENT OBSERVATIONS Common
Assignment/ Assessment 2

• You will be graded on the following
• Knowledge of the identity of a school
  psychologist and/or school psychometrist
• Knowledge of advocacy issues in school
  psychology/ psychometry
• APA quality of writing and use of appropriate
  grammar
• More specific information will be available on
  BlackBoard.

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Syllabus Review Methods of Evaluation

• Project 1 Livetext Assignment Observations
  note 1 (20)
• Project 2 Livetext Assignment Case Study note
  1 (30)
• Online Quizzes/ Review (15 each 30 total)
• Class Participation note 2 (10)
• Online Discussions note 3 (2 substantive posts
  per lecture 10)
• Note 1 Critical Assignment submitted through
  LiveText when applicable
• Note 2 PodCast attendance will be recorded
  through submitting into Blackboard a copy of the
  notes that you took while listening to the
  Podcasts. These notes can be .doc files of typed
  notes, they can be .pdfs files of notes written
  on copies of the PowerPoint slides, or they can
  be notes taken within the .ppt document notes
  section.
• Note 3 Discussion grades will not be posted
  until the last week of class. These are graded
  PER LECTURE and not per week. Substantive usually
  means either a question or a response of more
  than a few words pertaining to the lecture topic.
  Posts under the instructor or student question
  sections do not count towards your total.

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Syllabus Review Quizzes and Assignments

• Quizzes
• The quizzes will be open-book, 30 items,
  multiple-choice.
• They will be available for a specific time
  period. You have one hour once starting to
  complete it.
• The quizzes will be delivered online via
  Blackboard. They will be found in the Exams/
  Quizzes tab section.

• Assignments
• Weekly course notes will be submitted under the
  Assignments BlackBoard tab.
• Projects will be submitted both through the
  Assignments BlackBoard tab AND LiveText
• Course Discussions will take place through the
  Discussion Board BlackBoard tab.