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FACULTY/STAFF
Mary Jane Doody
YEARS AT ST. FRANICS: 23
YEARS IN EDUCATION: 23
DEGREE(S) EARNED: 1984, Master of Science in Education & Human Resources,
National Louis University
1982, Bachelor of General Studies in Social Sciences, Northern Illinois University
Social Studies Department
630-668-5800, x197
E-mail at MDoody@sfhsnet.org
Courses:
AP Psychology, Psychology, Sociology I, Sociology II
Extras:
Social Studies Department Chair
FAVORITE THING ABOUT ST. FRANCIS:
Loves the atmosphere and loves being here. She is impressed with the
hard work
on the part of both the faculty and the students and is "humbled by how
hard many students work at both academics and extracurricular involvement." Mrs.
Doody is impressed by the Christian atmosphere and mutual respect.
HOBBIES:
Mrs. Doody is a serious Scrabble player. She has participated in Scrabble
tournaments and even enjoys playing word games via email with a friend
in South Carolina.
In spare time, she loves to play golf, whenever and wherever, and also belongs
to two book clubs.
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY:
Mrs. Doody loves the subject of psychology herself and finds it gratifying
to see the students become excited about it. She believes in students'
great amount
of potential and that it is her job to help them realize it. Teaching should
be flexible and should adjust to individual classes' needs. Mrs. Doody likes
performing demonstrations, examples, and activities to help reinforce the current
material.
PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY:
Mrs. Doody was born and raised in Rhode Island. She has been married
for 35 years to her husband Michael. She moved to Illinois, her husband's
home states, in
1972. Mrs. Doody has three grown children, Megan, Bethany, and Ryan; two sons-in-law,
Bob and Kris; and three grandchildren, Michael, Anna, and Connor; who are the
joys of her life.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
She is active in her parish church, St. Margaret Mary, and volunteers
at PADS.
PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Mrs. Doody has written and published two book, one in Sociology and another
in teenage self-esteem, with a co-author who is also a high school teacher.
She
has also published a number of articles in Psychology.
Mrs. Doody's PROGRESSVE PART METHOD OF PREPARING FOR
TESTS:
This method has been tested by many of Mrs. Doody’s Psychology students.
By using this method, the students’ test grades have increased by an average
of 22%. In many cases, it has meant the difference between failing grades and
grades in the 80’s and 90’s
This method of study is bases on findings from numerous studies. Although not
all people learn in the same way–some learn better by reading, others by
listening—this method is recommended for all students. This method should
take approximately 10 to 20 minutes a day, five days a week.
The Steps to the Progressive Part Method are as follows:
Step 1. The student takes very good notes in class. It is not necessary for those notes be written in one’s best handwriting. It is necessary that all important information be included. A student should develop his or her own brief forms for often-used words. This will save valuable time during an important lecture. For example, a student may use only the printed letter “P” for “psychology” or the brief form “beh” for behavior. A student who is concerned that he or she may forget what the brief forms mean, should keep a personal index of all brief forms on the inside of the back cover of the notebook.
Before each lass lecture begins, the student should open his or her notebook, turn to the net blank page, date that page and be prepared as soon as the teacher beings lecturing.
All information in notes should be written under an appropriate heading.
The information written in the notes should not be in complete sentences. This would waste valuable time. Brief phrases which are indented under each heading are sufficient.
The notes should e written on the facing page of the
notebook only. The back page should be used later, while studying those
notes.
At the end of the class, the student should take a minute or two to look over
the notes he or she has written and to fill in any gaps. Mrs. Doody always
allows time for this at the end of each class period. The student who doesn’t
understand something he or she has written should ask for a clarification.
Step 2. Later that day, the student should review the notes taken in class. He or she should be holding a red pen, ready to mark any information which is not clear or which the student does not understand. ALL of the material from that day should be learned very well. The notes taken in Mrs. Doody’s Psychology class usually amount to no more than one page a day. By doing this nightly review, the student returns to class the next day, prepared for the next lecture. Without having done this review, the student feels lsot in class the next day.
Step 3. Mrs. Doody begins each class by asking if anyone has any questions about the material that has already been covered in class. The student should then ask for clarification on the points that he or she marked in the notebook in red pen.
Step 4. The student quickly reviews the notes from the previous day and then studies and learns any new notes. Because Mrs. Doody does not teach new information on the day before a test, or teaches for only the first 5 to 10 minutes of the class period, the student has little or no new information to learn on the night before the test. He or she should spend that time reviewing all of the information again, and using the back pages of the notebook on which to write notes to him or herself and to put the information in his or her own words.
The student who does not daily review of class material, is NOT coming to class prepared. This is the same as not doing one’s homework, since doing the review IS the daily homework assignment.
SCHEDULE: (regular)
HR: 7:50 - 8:05
1: 8:10 - 8:55
2: 9:00 - 9:45
3: 9:50 - 10:35
4: 10:40 - 11:00
- Free for the rest of the day-
PSYCHOLOGY-RELATED SITES:
www.psywww.com
www.educationindex.com/psych
www.apa.org
www.psychologicalscienced.org
