Resources for new high school psychology teachers

Are you new to teaching high school psychology? Here are several resources developed by APA and the APA TOPSS for new high school psychology teachers.

• TOPSS handbook for new teachers
  Advice from expert teachers.
• Resource vetting rubricopens in new window
  Questions to use to see if any class activity or resource is worth using in class.
• Do's and don't for teaching high school psychology
  Things to avoid in the classroom, with better alternatives.
• Teaching Psychology: Where can I find help?
  FAQs for new and veteran teachers.
• National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula
  Content standards and learning targets for high school psychology.
• TOPSS unit lesson plans
  Content outlines, activities, and resources.
• 2-day lesson plans from award winning teachers
  Includes two-day lesson plans from recent past winners of the APA TOPSS Charles T. Blair-Broeker Excellence in Teaching Awards.
• Searchable database of over 100 teaching activities
  Quickly search over 100 activities from our popular TOPSS unit lesson plans.
• Lessons on skills
  Features transferable, well-being, and metacognitive skills.
• Join TOPSS
  Join TOPSS to get discounts, monthly emails, PD, publications, and more.

APA and TOPSS have countless other resources for psychology teachers, including a report on psychology as science, assessment resources, an advocacy toolkit for the psychology teaching credential, an annotated bibliography of research aligned to the national standards, a video on the value of psychology, and recommendations to integrating technology into the psychology class. You can find all of these resources online.

Finally, the TOPSS website always has the latest news and information for high school psychology teachers. You can contact TOPSS with questions.