Attention Michigan teachers

Hurray for Michigan teachers of psychology! The first meeting of the Michigan TOPSS group has been announced, and details are in the image above. Well done Michiganders! For more information, contact great friend of the THSP blog Mike McLane (mclane@wcskids.net) or Ed Chang (changec@umich.edu). (Note: the original date of October 29 has been changed to November 12.)

And for a bonus, I'm also posting a picture of Mr. McLane just for kicks. Hope your meeting is a great success!

--posted by Steve

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Attention Michigan teachers

Hurray for Michigan teachers of psychology! The first meeting of the Michigan TOPSS group has been announced, and details are in the image above. Well done Michiganders! For more information, contact great friend of the THSP blog Mike McLane (mclane@wcskids.net) or Ed Chang (changec@umich.edu). (Note: the original date of October 29 has been changed to November 12.)

And for a bonus, I'm also posting a picture of Mr. McLane just for kicks. Hope your meeting is a great success!

--posted by Steve

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17th annual Iowa Teachers of Psychology conference

(shared by Randy Renstrom) 

"The 17th annual Iowa Teachers of Psychology conference will be held Friday, November 4, 2016 at a new location – Simpson College in Indianola, IA.  ITOP welcomes psychology teachers from universities, four-year colleges, community colleges, and high schools.  All psychology instructors, researchers, and students are cordially invited to attend! 

This year’s invited speakers are:

·         Dr. Elise L. Amel, Professor of Psychology and Environmental Studies at the University of St. Thomas, who will speak on the intersection of psychology and environmentalism and sustainability

·         Dr. Sal Meyer, Professor of Psychology and Director of Faculty Development at Simpson College, who will address the use of mindsets to improve student responses to academic challenges

·         Dr. Brian Smith, Professor of Psychology at Graceland University, who will discuss improving student performance through value affirmations

For more information on registration ($35 for faculty, deadline Oct 24), location, speakers, and proposal submissions for teaching demonstrations and roundtable discussions, please visit www.itopconference.com or contact Dr. Randy Renstrom at renstromr@central.edu renstromr@central.edu.

Please feel free to forward this email to any colleague or student that you think would be interested in attending!  We hope to see you at Simpson College for the ITOP conference on November 4!"

posted by Rob McEntarffer

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Get Connected!

The number of TOPSS groups around the country is expanding! Many new groups are popping up or in the planning stages (Kansas City, Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, oh my!) These groups are filled with dedicated and involved educators who can help you as a new psychology teacher if you need it and can connect you to great organizations like TOPSS (Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools) and the NCSS Psychology Community. I first attended a TOPSS meeting in my area with a colleague, and I can confidently say that the meeting got me connected, got me involved, and changed my life. 

Some great upcoming opportunities: 

Jill Compher is looking to organize TTOP (Texas Teacher of Psychology) and has this message: 
Texas Teachers: Want to collaborate? I'm planning a Texas Regional Teaching Network for High School (TTOP) thanks in part to an APA grant and a pep talk from Mike Hamilton. The even will be held on a Saturday in the DFW area. Thanks for taking a few minutes to take my survey. (Found at this link.) Email questions to jill.compher@gcisd.net 

Another great opportunity to be connect if you are in the Northeast Wisconsin/Milwaukee/Chicago area is by attending the Excellence in Psychology Instruction Conference (EPIC) being held October 8th at UW-Green Bay. Details can be found here and for $30 you get: 

LUNCH

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

SPARK SESSIONS

A KEYNOTE BY Dr. SCOTT LILIENFIELD

LESSON IDEAS

TEXTBOOKS & SWAG 

The author, the myth, the legend....

---Posted by Amy Ramponi 

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St. Louis TOPSS Fall 2016 Workshop

FALL 2016 

STLTOPSS Workshop 

St. Louis Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools 

Partially funded by a generous grant from the APA High School Psychology Teacher Network Grant 

Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

Where: Education Plus – (formerly Cooperating School Districts) 

1460 Craig Rd St Louis, MO 63146 McDonnel Room 

 Bring your Own: Side Dish or Dessert and Best Practices to Share!

I will send a sign-up genius link in October

Sandwiches and Mostaccioli from Psghetti’s 

Share your teaching techniques with your peers 

Develop collegial relationships with fellow psychology teachers. 

Agenda: 

Guest Speaker- Anne Kraus 

Dissecting the AP Exam 

Sharing of Best Practices 

Book Club 

Vision for Spring 

Registration: Please email Jennifer Flores or Melody Barger if you would like to attend 

Jennifer Flores – Jennifer.Flores@fhsdschools.org  

Melody Barger – mbarger@parkwayschools.net 

 posted by Chuck Schallhorn

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