A CHILD PANEL TO FACILITATE THE INSTRUCTION OF CHILD-DEVELOPMENT

This classroom activity enables college students to synthesize theoret ical constructs of child development by providing students with an opp ortunity to interact with children who are invited to visit the classr oom to serve as members on a panel. Following a panel discussion, stud ents complete a written assignment relating their observations of the children to information provided in the textbook and class lectures. S tudents are also required to locate a relevant journal article and com pare this material to their observations during the panel. This activi ty is appropriate for any class size.