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Posted By: Amanda Macchi, MPH
July 30, 2018
Convention is headed to San Francisco! Are you attending? If so, there are some amazing sessions this year. If you can’t attend in person, don’t stress because we have you covered. We will be live Tweeting much of what’s going on.
As always, here are a few other things to consider at Convention:
Download the App ! If you remember from last year or are a first timer at Convention, the APA Convention App (available for download free in the app store for Google Play (Android) and iTunes (iPhone) offers an even greater list of all presentations, sessions, and ceremonies that fill the Convention weekend. Learn about presenters, find your way through Moscone Center with the Convention Map, and even create a schedule for yourself! It automatically updates if locations have changed so it’s a great real-time resource.Tweet about your Convention experience! Join the conversation on Twitter by using the hashtag #APA2018 or by following the APA Education account (@APAEducation )
Check out Booth 708 Thursday, Friday and Saturday to join APA Publishing for enlightening presentations and free beverages (beer and coffee)! at the JARS BAR.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8TH 8:00am – 5:50pm
Pre-Conference Workshop for Introductory Psychology Teachers San Francisco State University
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9TH 8:00am – 8:50am
Teaching Social Class Moscone Center/Room 3008 Level 3-West Building
Unique Techniques for Engaging Adult Learners in Online Learning Communities and Classrooms Moscone Center/Room 3005 Level 3-West Building
Symposium: Narrating School—How Stories Told Shape Students, Teachers, Principals, and Policy Moscone Center, Level 2-West Building, Room 2008
8:00am – 9:50am
Teaching Introductory Statistics—A Hands-On Workshop on Incorporating Active Learning Moscone Center/Room 104 Lobby Level-South Building
9:00am – 9:50am
Invited Address Innovative Approaches to Teaching Introductory Psychology Moscone Center/Room 156 Upper Mezzanine-South Building
9:00am – 10:50am
Sex, Gender, and Sexualities: A Skill-Building Workshop for Teachers Wishing to Update Their Courses Moscone Center/Room 208 Level Two-South Building
10:00am – 10:50am
Balancing the Needs of Students, Faculty, and Programs: Ten Years of Introductory Psychology Data Moscone Center, Level 2-West Building, Room 2001
11:00am – 11:50am
Invited Address How to Train a Culturally Safe Psychology Workforce: Learnings from Australia Moscone Center, Level 2-West Building, Room 2006
12pm – 12:50pm
Challenge Accepted: Articulation and Redesign of the Two-tiered Undergraduate Psychology Major Moscone Center/Room 2014 Level 2-West Building
1:00pm – 1:50pm
Presidents’ Address Lessons Learned from 117 Years of Teaching Moscone Center/Room 2007 Level 2-West Building
2:00pm – 2:50pm
Presidential Address: New Ways to Think About ‘General Psychology’: Creative, Critical and Inclusive Approaches Convention Center: Room 2014
Skill-Building Session: Introducing a New Tool to Help Mentors Guide Students to Critical Careers in Aging Moscone Center, Level 3-West Building, Room 3007
3:00pm – 3:50pm
STP Social Hour Jamber Wine Pub
Poster Session: Students’ Motivation for Learning Moscone Center, Exhibition Level-South Building, Halls ABC
Pedagogy, Power, and Social Justice in Community Psychology Teaching and Learning Moscone Center/Room 3010 Level 3-West Building
5:00pm – 5:50pm
Division 15 Social Hour San Francisco Marriott
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH 8:00am – 8:50am
Tech Insiders’ Advice for Psychology Majors Seeking Careers in the “Human-Side” of the Tech Industry Moscone Center/Room 215 Level Two-South Building
9:00am – 9:50am
Skill-Building Practices that Promote Workplace Preparedness for Baccalaureate Psychology Graduates Moscone Center/Room 2018 Level 2-West Building
Teaching Introduction to Psychology: Creating Coherence among Psychology’s Diverse Specialties Moscone Center/Room 2020 Level 2-West Building
9:00am – 10:50am
Creating a More Gender and Race- Inclusive Curriculum for the History of Psychology Moscone Center/Room 3000 Level 3-West Building
10:00am -10:50am
Poster Session Teaching of Psychology I
11:00am – 11:50am
Beyond the Lecture: Effective Teaching in Large Classes Moscone Center/Room 2024 Level 2-West Building
Are Terminal Master’s Programs in Psychology at a Dead End? Moscone Center/Room 3009 Level 3-West Building
1:00pm – 1:50pm
G. Stanley Hall Lecture Blood, Gore, and Video Games: Effects of Violent Content on Players Moscone Center, Level Two-South Building, Room 216
Diane Halpern Lecture (CABE) The Undercover Scientist Using Pedagogical Research to Teach and Discover Hard Moscone Center, Level Two-South Building, Room 208
G. Stanley Hall Lecture IGen: Reaching Today’s Students Convention Center: Moscone Center Room 208
Symposium: Surviving APA Style—How to Engage Students to Advance Scholarly Writing and Career Readiness Moscone Center, Level Two-South Building, Room 215
3:00pm – 3:50pm
Harry Kirke Wolfe Lecture What Can We Learn from Fake News? Building Critical Thinking and Scientific Literacy in the Classroom Convention Center: Moscone Center Room 214
TOPSS Leveling the Field: Fostering Identification with School in All Our Students Convention Center Moscone Center Room 206
GSTA Learning through Doing, Contributing, and Sharing: Employing Authentic Research Opportunities Moscone Center, Level 2-West Building, Room 2016
Applying Psychological Science to Teaching, Learning, and Well-Being in Schools Moscone Center/Rooms 20 and 21 Exhibition Level-North Building
5:00pm – 5:50pm
Global Education and the Global Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities Moscone Center/Room 2011 Level 2-West Building
5:00pm – 6:30pm
TOPSS Reception The Irish Bank, 10 Mark Lane, San Francisco
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11TH 7:30am – 9:00am
Federal Support for Graduate Study: Expanding Access and Serving Our National Needs Marriott Marquis, Yerba Buena Salons 10 & 11
8:00am – 8:50am
Adapting Problem Based Learning for Psychology Training Moscone Center/Room 2006 Level 2-West Building
Academic Integrity Violations in Higher Education: A Multifaceted Problem Moscone Center/Room 2014 Level 2-West Building
Innovative Approaches For Creating Safe And Supportive Schools For All Students Moscone Center, Upper Mezzanine–South Building, Room 156
9:00am – 9:50am
Invited Address Psychological Literacy: What Is It and How Do We Measure It? Moscone Center, Level 2-West Building, Room 2011
Broadening the Field—The Evolution of the Educational Psychology Pipeline in Teaching Moscone Center/Room 2001 Level 2-West Building
10:00am – 10:50am
An Introductory Psychology Teaching Slam: Encouraging Engagement with Activities and Assignments Moscone Center/Room 2020 Level 2-West Building
Teaching Lifespan Development Online Moscone Center/Room 2018 Level 2-West Building
Symposium: Mentoring Students— Nothing Compares! Moscone Center/Room 3014 Level 3-West Building
11:00am – 11:50am
Invited Address Inclusive Teaching: Managing Culture Clashes in Psychology Courses Moscone Center, Upper Mezzanine-South Building, Room 160
Career Abled: Education and Practice Considerations to Promote Disability Inclusion Moscone Center/Room 313 Level Three-South Building
Psi Beta Keynote Address Leadership and Mentoring Are Nearly Synonymous: Lessons Learned Moscone Center, Level 3-West Building, Room 3005
12:00pm – 12:50pm
Poster Session Teaching of Psychology II
Teaching Awareness, Inclusion, and Understanding of Marginalized Populations to Psychology Majors Moscone Center/Room 3005 Level 3-West Building
1:00pm – 1:50pm
APF Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award Moscone Center/Room 159 Upper Mezzanine-South Building
2:00pm – 2:50pm
Planning for an APA General Psychology Initiative Convention Center: Moscone Center Room 104
Lee Gurel Lecture: A Conversation with Dr. Paul Ekman Convention Center: Moscone Center Room 215
3:00pm – 3:50pm
Emerging Trends of Top Workforce Skills Recommended for Psychology Majors Convention Center: Moscone Center Room 214
Randal M. Ernst Lecture: Politics, Sex, Religion, and Rights: Controversial Topics in the Classroom Convention Center: Moscone Center Room 151
4:00pm – 4:50pm
Attitude Toward Aging—Prepare Students to Work in an Aging World By Drawing Moscone Center/Room 313 Level Three-South Building
Teaching Ethics in the U.S. Undergraduate Major— From Program Mission to the Classroom Moscone Center/Room 307 Level Three-South Building
5:00pm – 5:50pm
CABE/Psi Beta Awards Ceremony and Social Hour Convention Center: San Francisco Marriott Marquis Hotel Pacific Room B
Infusing Gender Realities Into Teaching of Psychology—Rural Mental Health and Community Engagement Moscone Center/Room 307 Level Three-South Building
SUNDAY, AUGUST 12TH 8:00am – 8:50am
Open Educational Resources: Free Textbooks That Can Be Modified Brink Moscone Center/Room 214 Level Two-South Building
9:00am – 9:50am
Strategies for Scaffolding Knowledge in the Millenial Student Moscone Center/Room 2010 Level 2-West Building
10:00am – 10:50am
Project Syllabus: Taking Your Syllabus to the Next Level Moscone Center/Room 151 Upper Mezzanine-South Building
11:00 – 11:50am
Using Problem-Based Learning to Teach Ethics Moscone Center/Room 206 Level Two-South Building
Amanda's passion for advancing the conversation around mental health coupled with her background in marketing has made for an exciting career at the American Psychological Association. She received her undergraduate degree in Marketing from Emerson College and her graduate degree in Public Health Communications from the George Washington University's Milken School of Public Health in Washington, DC. In her free time, Amanda loves hiking, pyrography, collecting mid-century modern furniture and spending time with her family and dogs, Mia and Becky.
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