This course is intended to help Teaching Fellows learn and apply modern theories of and research on developmental, educational, and cognitive psychology to their classroom instruction. Special emphasis is on theories that are relevant to adolescents, i.e., students in middle, intermediate, and high schools in the urban setting. It is also intended to help candidates a) become reflective practitioners who teach for and with metacognition; b) utilize the diversity in the classroom; c) create a caring community; and d) develop leadership skills.