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Small Grants, Big Opportunities
I was very excited to see the type and scope of projects the new APS Teaching Fund is supporting in its first round of initiatives as described in the March 2006 issue. In particular, I
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Silver Screen Psychology
A distraught father sorts through mementos of his missing daughter, replaying in memory the last conversation he had with her before her disappearance. But gradually his memories change, and we no longer know what is
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Forum Letters
‘Tips’ Not Cutting Edge I DON’T UNDERSTAND THE purpose of the Observer column “Teaching Tips,” nor do I understand what segment of psychology teachers the feature targets. Maybe they are geared toward graduate students and
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The AP Psychology Reading: Life’s a Beach for Blair-Broeker
The AP Reading Process The exams are stored in folders that hold 25 each and in boxes that hold about 10 folders. This is only a portion of the total. Readers receive rubric training for
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Ramirez First Psychologist to Receive NSF Director’s Award for Distinguished Teaching
Ramirez The National Science Foundation recently recognized eight outstanding educators with its 2004 Director’s Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars. APS Member Julio J. Ramirez, Davidson College, was among the recipients, and the first psychologist to
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Those Who Can, Teach
The goal is not to get everyone to go to graduate school. It’s rewarding to actually change people’s lives – Patricia Greenfield When he left graduate school in 1981, William Buskist’s attitude toward teaching could