Psychology Teacher Network: Past Issues

This issue addresses retooling Psych 101, career support throughout undergraduate curriculum, designing a skills-based, learner-centered syllabus, Psi Alpha building, technology in the high school psychology classroom and more.

This issue features APA's project assessment, better teaching and professional development, our education town hall on applying psychology, exploring the job market, scientific literacy and teacher spotlight on Mike Hamilton.

This issue addresses empowering students for the workforce; preparing students for a career after college; fear of post-graduation plans; psychology and preschoolers; and the APA Introductory Psychology Initiative Census;.

In this issue: Using big data skills in undergrad psychology; big steps for the Introductory Psychology Initiative; Psi Alpha has launched; recognizing our own and more.

This issue addresses APA's Online Psychology Laboratory, the Introductory Psychology Initiative, the Citizen Psychologist Initiative, review of national high school psychology curricula standards and other topics.

This issue addresses bachelor’s degree in psychology, psychology teachers on assessment, homosexuality, the Annual Advanced Placement Psychology Convention, professor Jaye Van Kirk, 'The Wisest One in the Room,' news from Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools, Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education, and Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education.

This issue addresses using humor in the college classroom; research assistants and harm; teaching about racism and discrimination; workforce education data tools; psychology faculty salaries; high school students and the field of healthy aging; high school psychology teacher awards; American Psychological Foundation awards; and upcoming events including the Council on Undergraduate Research Conference.

This issue addresses the APA Summit on High School Psychology Education, resources and action plans developed by the summit’s eight working groups, observations from the summit, Weber State University, diversity is psychology, professional development conferences for psychology teachers, the 2017 APA TOPSS Charles T. Blair-Broeker Excellence in Teaching Award recipients, and news from TOPSS, CABE, APF and STP.

This issue addresses assessment fever, Academic Program Review, Project Assessment, the APA Summit on High School Psychology Education, the Virtual Psychology Museum, trends in precollege and undergraduate psychology, a review of “Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education” and sharing lecture notes.