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Interested in joining TOPSS?

All teachers of high school psychology are invited to join the APA Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS) as teacher affiliate. Consider Affiliation. The fee is just $32 a year; the membership year runs January 1 – December 31. See below for further details on submitting your affiliate membership application. New affiliates get up to four free months by joining anytime between September and December each year, fees paid will apply immediately and through the end of the following year.

Benefits include:

TOPSS membership is included as a benefit for high school teacher affiliates. Join your colleagues and benefit from TOPSS professional development programs. Access Unit Lesson Plans in electronic formats from the TOPSS web site. Please view this sample lesson plan provided for non-members to read.

Receive the Psychology Teacher Network quarterly newsletter with articles, reviews, activities, and announcements all addressing issues pertaining to teaching psychology! Please see the sample Winter 2004 issue of the PTN.

The National Standards for the Teaching of High School Psychology is available on TOPSS web site, and hard copies are available upon request.

Receive the Monitor on Psychology, a great source for current updates from the field.
  • Opportunities for Your Students
TOPSS sponsors essay contests, research awards, and recognition certificates to recognize outstanding achievement by high school psychology students.
  • Great Discounts!
Receive discounted journal subscription rates on APA and EPF titles and discounted rates on APA books.

Other discounts include reduced fees for TOPSS workshops and the APA Annual Convention.
  • You may purchase access to the online databases
APA High School Teacher Affiliates can purchase the “Silver” package, providing access to both the APA Full-Text Article Database (2002 to current)and PsycINFO (2002 to current) journal article abstracts "Gold" package, allowing access to the complete PsycINFO (1840 to current) and PsycARTICLES (1985 to current) database. Details available at the APA Members site.

To join TOPSS, send $32 plus completed application to:

TOPSS
c/o Precollege and Undergraduate Office
American Psychological Association
Education Directorate
750 First St. , NE
Washington , DC   20002-4242

Please contact Emily Leary if you have any questions about joining TOPSS. You can also contact any member of the TOPSS Committee.

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