AP Psychology Summer Institute June 27-30, 2017 Musselman High School, Inwood, WV. Instructor: Nancy Fenton

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1 AP Psychology Summer Institute June 27-30, 2017 Musselman High School, Inwood, WV Instructor: Nancy Fenton This four-day workshop is designed for both new and experienced AP Psychology instructors and will include course content, planning, and a wide variety of teacher resources. The workshop will highlight the broad themes which link the distinct units together into a strong understanding of the discipline. Particular attention will be devoted to effective teaching strategies for supporting the content and building success on the AP exam including both the multiple choice and the essay (free response) portions. Participants will develop a strong understanding of how the free response questions are graded and learn specific practical techniques which will effectively prepare students for this portion of the exam. For each of the units of the course, new materials including demonstrations, hands-on activities, labs, review materials, critical thinking exercises, formative assessments, summative assessments, and strategies for difficult topics will be provided. Projects and activities that build content and the development of scientific attitudes and skills, including critical thinking, problem-solving and literacy will also be examined. This interactive conference will provide teachers with the opportunity to share ideas, activities, questions, and best practices. Learning Objectives The fundamental goal of an institute is to provide an overview of a college-level introductory course in psychology with an emphasis on demonstrations, labs, activities, resources, etc. that the classroom teacher can use in their classroom. 1. Participants will have a stronger understanding of the content and expectations of an AP Psychology course as described in the College Board Course Description, with an emphasis on developing a scope and sequence for the participant's individual school. 2. Participants will develop an integrated understanding of the broad themes which link the distinct units together into a strong understanding of the discipline. 3. Participants will leave prepared with new demonstrations, activities, assessments, active learning strategies, tips, resources, and effective instructional techniques. 4. Participants will have effective strategies for the separate components of the AP Psychology exam including both the multiple choice and the essay (free response) portions. Participants will develop a strong understanding of how the free response questions are graded and learn specific practical techniques which will effectively prepare students for this portion of the exam. 5. Participants will have access to a wide variety of additional resources (e.g. review materials, websites, blogs, discussing groups) available to psychology teachers. The goal is for institute participants to leave excited about the prospect of teaching AP psychology, more knowledgeable about the discipline and its subfields, and armed with numerous specific ideas and practical information for lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and other activities.

2 Course Syllabus Below is a brief overview of the agenda. Please note that this is not a detailed agenda, and most of the specific activities, assignments, assessments, projects, and demonstrations provided are not listed. The agenda also does not list all of the specific areas within each content unit. The institute will include methods of effective teaching strategies for both content and skills related to the course. Total contact hours: 30 Tuesday, June 27 10:00am - 5:30pm (6.75 contact hours) Introduction and Overview of AP Psychology o Introductions o AP Psychology Course Description (Acorn Book) o Course Syllabus o Course Scope and Sequence o AP Audit o Opening Activities History and Approaches o Historical Schools of Thought and Modern Perspectives o Specialties in Psychology o Perspectives in Psychology o Perspectives Stations Activities Research Methods o Experimental Design Formatives o Correlational Study or Experiment? o Experimental Concepts Lab o Ethical Considerations Activity o Psychological Statistics (Descriptive v. Inferential) o Reliability and Validity Formatives Biological Bases of Behavior o Neuroanatomy o Plasticity o Brain Imaging Techniques o Nervous system models o Split-Brain Activities o Neurotransmitter Scramble o Coloring and Model Building Activities o Brain Damage Case Study Activity

3 Sensation and Perception o Sensation Unit o Perception Unit o Psychophysics Demos o Transduction o Top-Down v. Bottom-Up Activities o Signal Detection o Sensation Labs o Photo Scavenger Hunt o Illusion Demos o Perception Projects and Labs Wednesday, June 28 8:00am - 4:45pm (8 contact hours) States of Consciousness o Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs o The biology of psychotropic drugs o The neuroscience of drug addition o Sleep Debt Measurements o Circadian Rhythms Activities Learning o Classical v. Operant Conditioning Activities, Labs, and Demos o Positive v. Negative Reinforcement o Schedules of Reinforcement o Biological and Cognitive theories of learning Cognition o Memory Models o Memory demonstrations and activities and student directed experiments o Heuristic Demos o Memory Brochures o Problem-Solving Activities and Projects o Animal Learning

4 Testing and Individual Differences o Intelligence theories and assessment o Extremes of Intelligence o Creativity Labs o Reliability and Validity Types o Activities and projects for reducing stigma o Culture and Intelligence Testing o Sample intelligence testing materials Thursday, June 29 8:00am - 4:45pm (8 contact hours) Developmental Psychology o Piaget v. Vygotsky o Language Acquisition o Surface v. Deep Structure o Activities for illustrating Piaget, Erikson, Kohlberg, Ainsworth, and Baumrind Personality o Defense Mechanisms o Personality Testing Labs o Personality Stations o Theories of Personality Analysis Activities Motivation, Emotion, Stress, and Health (MESH) o Motivation and Emotion stations activities o Hunger and Work Motivation o Achievement and Affiliation Motivation o GRIT and Mindset Research o Positive and Negative Effects of Stress Activities and o Differentiating Theories of Emotion and Motivation o Positive psychology project Demonstration

5 Abnormal Psychology o DSM-5 o Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness o Diagnosis Case Studies o Personality Disorder Project o Signs v. Symptoms o Psychological perspectives and mental illness and mental health o National Institute of Mental Health Publications Friday, June 30 8:00am- 4:00pm (7.25 contact hours) Treatment of Psychological Disorders o Comparing and Contrasting Treatment Types o Controversial Treatments o Psychological perspectives and mental illness and mental health Social Psychology o Attribution theory o Cognitive dissonance o Obedience, conformity, group processes AP Psychology Exam o Review materials o Exam expectations o Multiple choice strategies o FRQ Strategies o Grading methods for FRQs o Review of 2017 AP Exam FRQ Rubrics and Grading Process o Key Concepts for each unit o Confusing Terms Review o Techniques for giving detailed and specific feedback on FRQs Post AP Exam activities Psychology beyond the classroom Textbooks, textbook supplements, teacher's resource manuals, test banks, and other support materials will be available for inspection. Electronic Resources Graduate Credit: Those seeking graduate credit must complete an additional 15 hours. Project options will be discussed on the first day of the Institute, and a variety of options will be offered to reflect the diverse needs of instructors.