PD Opportunities

APA 2024 Workshop for High School Psychology Teachers

TOPSS invites you to attend an APA 2024 Workshop for High School Psychology Teachers, to be held Wednesday, August 7 in Seattle, Washington.  

• Topics: Delivering a high-quality psychology course by infusing research into the course; challenging teaching topics; and TOPSS resources.

• Presenters: Allyn Olsen of Hilltop High School (CA) and Scott Reed of Hamilton High School (AZ; retired).

• Keynote speaker: David Myers, PhD, of Hope College, will present an address on “Misinformation and Education in a Post-Truth Age.”

• Registration: $35 for any APA teacher affiliate (TOPSS member) or APA member, and $45 for all others. This includes coffee, lunch, and workshop materials.  Registration for this workshop is separate from APA 2024 registration.  The registration deadline is July 15, 2024.  Teachers can register for the workshop online.

APA 2024: Seattle, Washington, August 8-10

APA 2024 will provide hundreds of hours of programming on all subfields of psychological science and countless programs will be of interest to teachers.  If you are unable to attend in person, there is a virtual option that includes access to select events. 

TOPSS Invited APA 2024 Speakers

• • Randal M. Ernst Lecture: Disability as a DEI Concern for Teaching: Informing Your Students and Peers, with Dana S. Dunn, PhD, Moravian University

  • Lee Gurel Lecture: See No Evil: Fostering Optimal Study Strategies in a World of Technological Distractions, with Regan A.R. Gurung, PhD, Oregon State University

  • Empowering Youth of Color: Applying the School Trauma and Racial Stress Blueprint, with Erlanger A. Turner, PhD, Pepperdine University

  • TOPSS members receive the lowest APA registration rates.  Early bird registration goes through May 31. 

Other Upcoming Opportunities

• TOPSS Committee call for nominations: In 2024, TOPSS members will elect one chair-elect and one member-at-large. The nomination deadline for potential candidates is July 1.  In an effort to broaden the representation of the TOPSS community on the Committee in 2024, TOPSS is particularly interested in member-at-large candidates who teach outside of the United States, have experience teaching on-level psychology, and/or are early career teachers within their first 10 years of teaching.

• APF High School Psychology Outreach Grants: APF has made $10,000 available to support regional teaching networks.  The deadlines are July 1 and November 1.

• Submit a pacing calendar to TOPSS:  Submit a pacing calendar aligned to the 2022 National Standards by July 15 for consideration to be shared on the TOPSS website. Our goal is to gather samples that reflect different types of course scheduling (e.g., traditional, block schedule, and trimester; one semester and full year), for on-level, AP, and IB psychology courses.  You can email your pacing calendar to TOPSS.

For other materials for high school psychology teachers, please visit the TOPSS website.  Please contact TOPSS with any questions, suggestions or concerns you may have.