University Level Atmosphere - High School AP Psychology Class

Hi everyone,

I teach the AP Psychology class at the high school where I work and over the pandemic I’ve been looking towards the next school year for ways to really take my class to the next level.

A few ideas I’ve had so far would be to transition to a hybrid/completely flipped-mastery approach, with notes/lectures, and pre/post content questions being done outside of class.

During class time students would take any assessments that they were eligible to take based on their proficiency in the unit while also working on projects/activities that were all encompassing of the material found in the course.

What are your thoughts on the flipped mastery approach? Do you think it would accomplish my goal of raising the standards in my class.

I also want to assign supplemental reading that have discussion question that follow.

So first I would like to know if you all have any suggestions for supplemental reading for an AP Psychology class. Mind you I’m looking to bring the academic environment to a higher level. Think 1st-2nd yr undergrad. Some that I already have in mind are: Make it Stick, Growth-mindset, Finding Flow, Nudge, Thinking Fast and Slow.

Any other suggestions would be very appreciated.

Lastly is there a resource that has discussion questions for non-academic literature like the books listed above?

Any thoughts or suggestions regarding approach that could help me achieve my goal of creating a true university atmosphere for my class.

Thanks for reading can’t wait to hear what you all think.

Submitted September 19, 2020 at 05:29PM by teedollas https://ift.tt/3hOwN77