FOXTOP Wrap-up from March 5 2009 (reformatted)

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May 19, 2009, 6:53:58 AM5/19/09
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Dear Psychology Teacher:
 
This is a summary of the meeting of the Fox Valley (WI) Area Teachers of Psychology held on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Neenah High School.

I would like to thank the many individuals who provided materials for our meeting including the following:

• Hot off of the presses!! - Psychology (9th edition) by David Myers from Worth Publishers www.worthpublishers.com  Eileen Tanania, the Bedford, Freeman and Worth representative (866-843-3715 ex 714) etan...@bfwpub.com  sent us copies of this just released text.  We would like to thank Eileen for going above and beyond the call of duty to obtain this exclusive look at the new Myers 9th edition just released in January 2009.

• Gerry Palmer palmtr...@yahoo.com of Psychkits at http://www.psychkits.com  sent us a pair of goggles that they sell at PsychKits. Thanks Gerry for providing the goggles, which were given away at the end of the meeting. Also from Gerry, What is an Adolescent?, The Magic Pin Demo, Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain, the Taste Bud & Taste Demo, and of course, the famous PsychKits.com Stress Cards.

• Forty Studies that Changed Psychology (6th edition) by Roger Hock published by Prentice Hall www.phschool.com.  Everyone attending the meeting received a copy of this just released 2009 edition courtesy of Kevin Kuckkan of Prentice Hall (866-340-3692) kevin....@phschool.com  We would like to especially thank Kevin for keeping us on the cutting edge of what Prentice Hall has to offer psychology teachers.

• Psychology in Everyday Life (1st edition) by David Myers from Worth Publishers www.worthpublishers.com  Eileen Tanania, the Bedford, Freeman and Worth representative (866-843-3715 ex 714) etan...@bfwpub.com  sent enough copies for everyone who attended our meeting.

• Biological Psychology (9th edition) by James Kalat from Thomson/Wadsworth.  Not only did Katie Golem, the College Prep Sales Specialist at McDougall-Littell, (800-323-5435 ex. 3870) katie...@hmco.com send copies for everyone at our meeting, but each book included an Exploring Biological Psychology CD-ROM.

• Psychology: Making Connections 1e by Gregory J. Feist and Erika L. Rosenberg from McGraw-Hill provide the tools for students to make meaningful connections with the material encompassed in Introductory Psychology while still presenting psychology as a scientific endeavor.  Everyone attending received a copy of this text through the generosity of Keith Ahrens, the Glencoe representative (920-766-7627) keith_...@mcgraw-hill.com. Thanks for keeping us up-to-date Keith!

• The new Concise Dictionary of Psychology http://books.apa.org/books.cfm?id=4311009 and Favorite Activities for the Teaching of Psychology http://books.apa.org/books.cfm?id=4316105 edited by Ludy Benjamin.  A special thanks goes to Martha Boenau MBo...@apa.org from the APA's Education Directorate for her work in getting these resources for our meeting. Also from Martha, Careers for the 21st Century, TOPSS Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic Psychology Modular Unit Lesson Plan, Fall 2008 Volume 18 Issue 3 of the PTN, National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula, and Conducting Psychological Research for Science Fairs.
• Rachel Bongle from Manitowoc High School shared her "Jackpot Review Activity".  A copy can be downloaded from our FOXTOP Google site. (see URL below)

• Amy Johnson from Kimberly High School shared a wonderful web site with us - The AP Psychology Commune  - http://appsychology.com/

• A special "Thank You" to Amy Johnson and Dale Elliott for providing the snacks and beverages that we enjoyed at the meeting.

• other resources available for Psychology teachers at any level
• FOXTOP on Google Groups - http://groups.google.com/group/foxtop?hl=en
• STP Facebook Group - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33366519348 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology)
• Teaching High School Psychology Blog - http://teachinghighschoolpsychology.blogspot.com/

• Documents available for download at FOXTOP on Google Groups - http://groups.google.com/group/foxtop?hl=en
• Web Sites for the Teaching of Psychology (courtesy of Kent Korek and MATOP)
• Resources Available for New Psychology Teachers (courtesy of Eileen Tanania, Bedford, Freeman and Worth)
• Jackpot Review Directions (courtesy of Rachel Bongle)
• Jackpot Review Questions - Brain, Nervous System, Research Methods (courtesy of Rachel Bongle)
• FOXTOP Contacts and Media Resources

• I would also like to recognize Kent Korek from Germantown HS for allowing me to model our FOXTOP meeting after his well established MATOP meetings held twice a year in Milwaukee. Thank you Kent!!
If you have any questions concerning our FOXTOP meeting, please contact Jim Frailing at Neenah HS (920-751-6900 x223) jfra...@neenah.k12.wi.us 
 
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Jim Frailing
Neenah High School
1275 Tullar Road
Neenah  WI  54956

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