Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools

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High School Students, Pre K - 12 Teachers, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Teachers October 28, 2019

Early Research Experiences: Why Students Should Seek Out Opportunities As Early As High School

In this first post of a two-part series, we explore the challenging yet rewarding student research experience. Having been involved in research firsthand, and in managing research preparatory programs, we’ve seen how beneficial research experiences are for students. The following are our perspectives and that of students who recently completed the Baruch College Now STEM Research Academy, an intensive two-semester research preparatory program for NYC public high school students.

Pre K - 12 Teachers September 9, 2019

Teaching Advice from Exemplary High School Psychology Teachers

The literature on teaching excellence is abundant, and educational scholars have produced a robust body of research on best teaching practices at all educational levels.  While a healthy body of literature exists regarding teaching excellence in both psychology and teaching excellence at the secondary level, few sources are devoted to the combination of improving teaching excellence at the secondary level in psychology. To begin to fill this critical information void, the authors performed a qualitative analysis of each chapter written by a high school teacher who was included in the Society of the Teaching of Psychology’s (STP) series of five e-books titled The Teaching of Psychology in Autobiography: Perspectives from Exemplary Psychology Teachers.

Parents, Pre K - 12 Teachers August 26, 2019

36 of Our Best Back To School Psychology Resources

Psychology’s insights can help teachers manage behavior problems, motivate students, assist struggling learners handle stress and much more. It can also help parents tackle issues like back to school stress, motivation issues, and resilience. With a fresh new school year ahead, we thought this would be an excellent opportunity to present some of our best resources for teachers and parents.

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High School Students, Pre K - 12 Teachers May 6, 2019

Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment: What’s a student to choose?

Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment: What’s a student to choose?

Properly preparing students for college is of the utmost importance for parents and high schools, especially when reports indicate that many students are not “college-ready”. Making students college-ready varies, but more often than not exposure to more rigorous coursework is the determining factor. Two well-known programs that prepare students for college-level work are Advanced Placement and dual enrollment. There are numerous reports highlighting the positive outcomes of each individual program, but which program best prepares students for college rigor?

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Pre K - 12 Teachers, Undergraduate Teachers February 11, 2019

Grading? Why Bother.

As a new teacher, I spent most of my time focused on instruction, my primary concern being what I needed to teach and how I was going to teach it. Assessment and grading was at best a nuisance and at worst a necessary requirement. Needless to say, my consideration of assessment and grading was an afterthought, usually poorly developed and poorly constructed measurements of student learning.

Pre K - 12 Teachers December 3, 2018

Using technology to help students understand content and participate in metacognitive skills

Luckily for teachers who regularly use lectures to teach, we have many options to create engaging lectures for our students. No longer do we need to rely on embarrassing ourselves by singing and dancing to engage students. While I still sing and dance in my class, I’ve also added some interactive lecture tech tools for the days I can’t hit the high notes. Interactive lectures not only engage students with the content but allow teachers to collect data to check students learning and progress. 

Pre K - 12 Teachers August 6, 2018

Technology Tools for Psychology Teachers: How to Take Back your Time

Target is rolling out those giant red bins of school supplies, which can only mean one thing…school is coming! I’ll be honest, as much as I love summer vacation, and cling to every last minute of relaxation and freedom, once August hits I start to get excited for the fantastic potential of the new school year.

As I’m heading into my 11th year in the classroom, I’m grateful for the techniques, routines, and rituals that I’ve managed to acquire over the years.  From classroom set-up, to opening day activities, I’ve honed down what works best for me and for my students–and figured out ways to do them in a timelier fashion.  Saving time is a big deal–teaching is a demanding enough job as it is, any tool or routine you implement should help to reduce or even remove some of those responsibilities.  I’m excited to share some of the technology tools that help me to take back some of my time.

Pre K - 12 Teachers April 2, 2018

Technology Tips & Tricks: Assessment and Engagement

If you’re like me, there are so many tasks pressing for time in my calendar that I tend to feel as though I don’t spend enough time on assessment data. Really coming to understand what my students know feels like one of those things technology can help make more efficient. There are great ways to capture and collect snapshots of formative assessment using technology, which can also be a tool to enhance learning.