American Psychology Association conference for high school teachers

Schedule: APA & Clark University Workshop for High School Teachers

2011 Workshop Events:

Sunday, July 10, 2011

4:00 PM First Airport Shuttle
Logan Airport

5:00 - 6:00 PM Check-in at the Dorms and Registration
Blackstone Hall, 1^st floor

6:30 PM                        Dinner
                                        Peppercorns, 455 Park Ave, Worcester, MA
                                        (walking distance from campus)

8:00 PM                        Second Airport Shuttle
                                        Logan Airport

8:30 - 9:30 PM Check-in at the Dorms
Blackstone Hall, 1^st floor

Monday, July 11, 2011

8:45 Breakfast on own (Muffins/coffee available at Registration)

9:15 - 9:45 AM          Registration and Check-in for Remaining Participants
                                       Coffee and muffins available
                                       Blackstone Hall, 1^st floor

10:00 AM                     Session I: Welcome and Introductions
                                        Nancy Budwig, Ph.D., Associate Provost, Dean of Research, and Professor of Psychology
                                        Craig Gruber, former TOPPS Chair and doctoral candidate, Clark University

Lasry Center for the Biosciences, Room 237

11:00 - 12:00 PM       Session II: High School Teacher Demonstration/Presentation
                                        Steve Jones, City of Medicine Academy (Durham, NC)
                                        Kristin Whitlock, Viewmont High School (Bountiful, UT)

12:00 - 1:00 PM          Lunch
                                        Lasry Center for the Biosciences, Room 237

1:10 - 2:30 PM           Session III: Presentation by Jeffrey Arnett, Ph.D.,
                                        Clark University
                                        Emerging Adulthood
2:45 - 3:35 PM           Session IV: High School Teacher Demonstration/Presentation
                                        Steve Jones, City of Medicine Academy (Durham, NC)
                                        Kristin Whitlock, Viewmont High School (Bountiful, UT)

3:35 - 4:00 PM           Coffee Break

4:00 - 5:30 PM            Session V: Invited Keynote Address
                                        Action Teaching: An Exciting New Way to Teach
                                        High School Psychology
                                        Dr. Scott Plous, Wesleyan University

6:00 PM                        Opening Dinner
                                        Tilton Hall, University Center

8:00 PM                        Informal Discussion with High School Teacher Presenters
                                        Blackstone Hall or Lasry (approximate time)

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

8:00 - 8:30 AM          Continental Breakfast
                                       Lasry Center for the Biosciences, Room 237

8:30 - 10:00 AM        Session VI: Presentation by Dr. Michael Bamberg,
                                       Clark University
                                       This is Psychology: Lie to Me - in the Classroom
                                       Lasry Center for the Biosciences,  Room 237

10:00 - 10:30 AM      Coffee Break
                                       Lasry Center for the Biosciences,  Room 237

10:30 - 12:00 PM      Session VII: High School Teacher Demonstration/Presentation
                                       Steve Jones, City of Medicine Academy (Durham, NC)
                                       Kristin Whitlock, Viewmont High School (Bountiful, UT)

12:00 - 1:10 PM        Lunch
                                       Library Terrace, Academic Commons

1:15 - 1:30 PM           Photo Opportunity
                                       Lasry Center for the Biosciences

1:30 - 3:00 PM         Session VIII: Archive Visit/ Tour of the Psychology Department
                                       University Archives at the Academic Commons
                                       and Psychology Department

3:00 - 3:30 PM           Coffee Break

3:30 - 4:45 PM           Session IX:  High School Teacher Demonstration/Presentation
                                       Steve Jones, City of Medicine Academy (Durham, NC)
                                       Kristin Whitlock, Viewmont High School (Bountiful, UT)

5:00 - 5:30 PM          Distribution of Teaching Materials
                                       Room 343 Jonas Clark

6:00 PM                       B-B-Q Dinner-Kresge Green
                                       Winton Dining Hall (rain)

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

8:00 - 8:30 AM           Breakfast available
                                        Lasry Center for the Biosciences

8:30 - 10:00 AM        Session X: Presentation by Dr. Marianne Wiser, Chair
                                       Department of Psychology, Clark University
                                      Teaching Sensation and Perception
                                       Lasry Center for the Biosciences

10:00 - 10:15 AM      Break
                                       Lasry Center for the Biosciences

10:15 - 11:00 AM      Session XI:  High School Teacher Demonstration/Presentation
                                       Steve Jones, City of Medicine Academy (Durham, NC)
                                       Kristin Whitlock, Viewmont High School (Bountiful, UT)

11:00 AM                    Final Reflections, Evaluations, and Wrap-up

11:30 AM                    Clark Workshop Concludes/Check out at Blackstone Hall

11:45  Noon               Shuttle transportation to Logan Airport