As you begin this class, be sure you have completed the following: Register online www.smeonline.net/ISME

1. Fill out contact form – name, number of years in full time ministry, number of years serving in part-time ministry, church you serve, church you are a member/volunteer, average number of students at your largest weekly gathering time.
2. Secure a copy of the textbooks:
   How We Learn: A Christian Teacher’s Guide to Educational Psychology by Klaus Issler, Ronald Habermas. Oregon, Baker Books: 2002.

Optional Resources:
Teaching to Change Lives by Howard Hendricks, Colorado Springs: Multnomah Books: 1987.
Reaching a Generation for Christ: A Comprehensive Guide to Youth Ministry by Richard Dunn and Mark H. Senter III. Moody Press, Chicago, 1997.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to gain knowledge in the specific area of Adolescent Psychology as it relates to the developmental stages and how teenagers learn. Special attention is given to the educational strategies and unique framework necessary in constructing a highly effective, comprehensive, and age appropriate student ministry.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course each student will:

1. Be able to identify the stages of psychological develop as it relates to teenagers.
2. Understand the important role educational psychology plays in building a successful and effective balanced student ministry.
3. Be able to evaluate adolescent ministry curriculum and programs with the ability to make adjustments towards age appropriate content, programming, and resources.
4. Be introduced to resources and strategies that will provide long-term assistance in effective youth bible education.
5. Have a basic understanding and appreciation for building a comprehensive successful youth
   ministry that includes a sound educational, psychological, and developmental approach to healthy student ministry.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

1. Complete all required online assignments.
2. Complete a seven (7) page book report covering the assigned text book: How We Learn: A Christian Teacher’s Guide to Educational Psychology.
   The report should contain:
   1. Your overview and synthesis of each chapter’s content,
   2. Your evaluation of the book,
   3. You’re closing thoughts including the importance educational psychology makes in ministry to students.

   The report must be single spaced with one inch margins and 12 point Times Roman font.

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SM330 Adolescent Development and How Youth Learn Syllabus