The two-day lesson plans posted below are from recent past winners of the APA TOPSS Charles T. Blair-Broeker Excellence in Teaching Awards.
Standard Area: Scientific Inquiry and Research Methods
- “Visual Sensation Stations” (PDF, 1MB)opens in new window
Dana Melone, MAT, MS, Kennedy High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Research Method Application: Interviews Lesson Plan (PDF, 60KB)opens in new window
Caitlyn Homol, MS, Brooklyn Prospect High School, Brooklyn, New York
Standard Area: Biological Bases of Behavior
- “Structures and functions of the brain‟ (PDF, 318KB)opens in new window
Susan Morton, MAT, Teaneck High School, Teaneck, New Jersey - Good Times Lesson Plan (PDF, 338KB)opens in new window
Martin Hyatt, MAT, Northside High School, Ft. Smith, Arkansas
Standard Area: Sensation
- “Sensation and Perception featuring Mona and Bob” (PDF, 454KB)opens in new window
Michael Sandler, MAT, Arlington High School, Arlington, Massachusetts - “Visual Sensation Stations” (PDF, 1MB)opens in new window
Dana Melone, MAT, MS, Kennedy High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Standard Area: Consciousness
- “Perception, the Ideomotor Effect, and Psychological Interpretation” (PDF, 146KB)opens in new window
Eric E. Castro, MA, St. Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco, California
Standard Area: Learning
- “The Human Maze” (PDF, 508KB)opens in new window
Michael Berndt, MEd, Apollo High School, St. Cloud, Minnesota - “Learning lesson plan” (PDF, 96KB)opens in new window
Jennifer Schlicht, MS, Olathe South High School, Olathe, Kansas - Good Times Lesson Plan (PDF, 338KB)opens in new window
Martin Hyatt, MAT, Northside High School, Ft. Smith, Arkansas
Standard Area: Memory
- “Reconstructive Memory, Eyewitness Testimony, and Cognitive Biases” (PDF, 1.3MB)opens in new window
Caroline Shupe, MA, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois - “Memory Lesson Plan” (PDF, 558KB)opens in new window
Diana Farcas, PhD, Carlucci American International School of Lisbon, Sintra, Portugal - Good Times Lesson Plan (PDF, 338KB)opens in new window
Martin Hyatt, MAT, Northside High School, Ft. Smith, Arkansas
Standard Area: Perception
- “Perception, the Ideomotor Effect, and Psychological Interpretation” (PDF, 146KB)opens in new window
Eric E. Castro, MA, St. Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco, California - “Sensation and Perception featuring Mona and Bob” (PDF, 454KB)opens in new window
Michael Sandler, MAT, Arlington High School, Arlington, Massachusetts - “Visual Sensation Stations” (PDF, 1MB)opens in new window
Dana Melone, MAT, MS, Kennedy High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Standard Area: Intelligence
- “Multicultural Intelligence” (PDF, 3.5MB) opens in new window
Alundra Dickson, MEd, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas
Standard Area: Social
- “Reconstructive Memory, Eyewitness Testimony, and Cognitive Biases” (PDF, 1.3MB)opens in new window
Caroline Shupe, MA, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois
Standard Area: Motivation and Emotion
- “Learning about the Theories of Emotion” (PDF, 283KB)opens in new window
Mark W. Minnick, MAT, Southside High School, Fort Smith, Arkansas
Standard Area: Disorders
- “Clinical Psychology: Beginning the Conversation” (PDF, 97KB)opens in new window
Allison Shaver, MA, Plymouth South High School, Plymouth, Massachusetts