{"id":395,"date":"2016-02-23T12:34:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T20:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/apsi\/?page_id=395"},"modified":"2016-11-30T10:29:02","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T18:29:02","slug":"ap-psychology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/apsi\/ap-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"AP Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"

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AP Psychology
\nPresenter – Amy Jones<\/h1>\n

Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. To give new or experienced teachers organizational strategies to succeed including familiarity with the requirements of AP Psychology and meeting the needs of AP students.<\/li>\n
  2. To provide instructional strategies for addressing common themes and teaching of the various perspectives in Psychology.<\/li>\n
  3. To provide guidance in selection of appropriate textbooks and other resources for teaching AP Psychology.<\/li>\n
  4. To share interesting and meaningful learning activities that help increase knowledge of psychological concepts and methodology.<\/li>\n
  5. To provide content updates and strategies that will enable a teacher to be more current in the topics of psychology.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Level of Participants:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b>It is expected that participants will vary in both teaching experience and in psychology background. Teachers may range from a beginning level to many years of experience in teaching psychology and\/or AP Psychology.\u00a0 The objectives are designed to meet the varying needs of this diverse group and many activities are planned that draw upon the experiences of the participants.<\/p>\n

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    Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The course offers strategies for use in presenting the main topics of psychology as well as the methods being used to study psychology.\u00a0 Participants will explore techniques geared toward teaching a college-level psychology course to high school students and tips on preparing students for the AP Psychology exam including multiple-choice and free response questions. Materials published by the College Board will be part of the course reading.\u00a0 Participants will have the opportunity to share best practices with other new and continuing AP Psychology teachers.\u00a0 Tips on textbook selection, source books, audiovisuals and Web-based sources will also be provided. Additional resources will be provided for the participants, and each participant will be expected to design a lesson, activity, or unit based on the AP Psychology curriculum.<\/p>\n

    Course Content<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Course content will focus on strategies and resources for teaching major curriculum units which may include: Methodology (experimental and non-experimental methods and testing); Biological Basis of Behavior (the role of genetics and the environment, Brain and Nervous system, Neuro-transmitters); Sensation and Perception; Consciousness; Cognitive Perspective; Learning Perspective (including Behaviorism and Social Learning Theory); Social Psychology; Development; Personality; Abnormal Psychology (including symptoms of disorders and therapeutic systems).\u00a0 Additionally participants will receive guidance towards designing curriculum, addressing common themes among the various psychology perspectives, prepararing for examinations and incorporating AP exam strategies throughout the year.<\/p>\n

    DAILY SCHEDULE<\/b><\/p>\n

    DAY ONE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Introductions and Overview<\/p>\n

    Layout of the week, What do you want from this workshop?\u00a0 Etc.<\/p>\n

    Overview of the Acorn Book, Teacher\u2019s Guide and Philosophy.<\/p>\n

    (Geared to AP Exam, geared to fun.\u00a0 Why not have BOTH?)<\/p>\n

    Break<\/em><\/p>\n

    Logistics: Ordering textbooks, finding websites and web sources, joining the list serve, TOPPS and APA organizations, amassing a textbook reference shelf, copy of key books (DSM IV TR, DSM Case Study Books, Hunt\u2019s book, etc.\u00a0 Collegeboard.com<\/p>\n

    Lunch<\/em><\/p>\n

    Pacing calendars; Summer assignments; Criteria for admission; \u00a0Who sits for the test; Intro Class Ideas (starting the year, setting the tone, etc.); \u00a0Outside reading suggestions; Video lists and resources; Activity guides and review books; sample syllabi.<\/p>\n

    Break<\/em><\/p>\n

    The AP Test. Take the 2004 released exam.\u00a0 Score and discuss. Discuss the Free Response section of the exam.<\/p>\n

    DAY TWO<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Introduction to Psychology: ideas and suggestions, activities and contributions<\/p>\n

    The Brain<\/p>\n

    Break<\/em><\/p>\n

    Sensation<\/p>\n

    Lunch<\/em><\/p>\n

    Perception<\/p>\n

    Break<\/em><\/p>\n

    States of Consciousness<\/p>\n

    DAY THREE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong>Thought and Language<\/p>\n

    Memory<\/p>\n

    Break<\/em><\/p>\n

    Learning<\/p>\n

    Lunch<\/em><\/p>\n

    Motivation and Emotion<\/p>\n

    Break<\/em><\/p>\n

    Personality<\/p>\n

    Psychological Assessment<\/p>\n

    DAY FOUR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Psychological Disorders<\/p>\n

    Treatment of Psychological Disorders<\/p>\n

    Physical and Cognitive Development<\/p>\n

    Break<\/em><\/p>\n

    Social Development<\/p>\n

    Lunch<\/em><\/p>\n

    Social Psychology<\/p>\n

    Break<\/em><\/p>\n

    Health, Stress, and Coping<\/p>\n

    What to do after the AP exam, 4th<\/sup> quarter projects, research projects, etc.<\/p>\n

    Wrap up of week, final suggestions, ideas, questions, exchange contact information.<\/p>\n

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    \u00a0Amy Jones – Bio<\/h1>\n

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    Amy Jones has taught AP Psychology and Introduction to Psychology at Bountiful High School for twelve years and for three years at Copper Hill High School.\u00a0 Previously she taught Self-Esteem classes under the title of Peer Support for twelve years and spent eleven years teaching in Davis County School District\u2019s Alternate High School Program.\u00a0 She has been an AP Psychology Reader for seventeen years and is an AP endorsed National and International Consultant for the College Board.\u00a0 Over the same number of years she has been conducting day-long and week-long training programs for AP teachers throughout North America and internationally.\u00a0 She has been nominated twice for the Disney Teacher of the Year Award and has been listed multiple times in Who\u2019s Who in American Teachers<\/em>.\u00a0 She has been voted \u201cMost Favorite Teacher\u201d at Bountiful High School, and \u201cTeacher of the Year,\u201d in her current position at Copperhills High School.<\/p>\n

    Her career objectives include teaching and encouraging students to love to learn, to respect and love themselves, to appreciate and respect the diversity in others and to learn to work together to solve problems and challenges of the future.\u00a0 She is committed to the idea that critical thinking skills can be taught and employed in inspiring students to assume responsibility for their own learning.<\/p>\n

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