by Daniel de Vise The Washington Post This spring, some colleges in the Washington region have assembled waiting lists that rival the size of their incoming freshman classes, a measure of their uncertainty at a volatile time in higher education. The University of Virginia has offered admission to 6,900 students and wait-listed 3,750, a group large enough to [...]

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The possibility of losing your voice before a speech or presentation rates right up there as one of the greatest fears facing presenters and facilitators. The voice is a powerful but fragile instrument capable of the finest and most subtle nuances. We should really be looking after it properly. Here are some simple but [...]

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Below is the latest news from Emily Leary (Eleary@apa.org) regarding the Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS). 2010 TOPSS Committee Elections The mission of the APA Committee of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS) is to promote the scientific nature of introductory and advanced high school psychology; to meet curricular needs of secondary school teachers; and to provide opportunities for high school students to be recognized and rewarded for their academic excellence. If you would like to become more involved in TOPSS, we encourage you to consider serving on the TOPSS Committee. TOPSS is especially interested in encouraging individuals from diverse backgrounds (including diversity in race/ethnicity, gender, ability/disability, sexual orientation, age, and religion) to consider running for TOPSS Office. In 2010, the following three elected positions will be filled: Chair-Elect Member-at-Large (2) The Chair position is a three-year ...

When Les Brown, speaker, speech coach and author of Live Your Dreams, called me to offer his enthusiastic endorsement for my soon-to-be-released (June 1) book, The Compound Effect (I’m very excited about it! The picture is me just having received shipment!), he said something very profound: "If you are hungry to be successful, this is it. The fundamentals of all the success you ever want to achieve are condensed into one book. Don’t read this—consume it. Study it; make it your operations manual for life. Darren Hardy challenges you to get out of your head and get into your greatness.” He told me, "This is the first time I learned who you are. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

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When Les Brown, speaker, speech coach and author of Live Your Dreams, called me to offer his enthusiastic endorsement for my soon-to-be-released (June 1) book, The Compound Effect (I’m very excited about it! The picture is me just having received shipment!), he said something very profound: “If you are hungry to be successful, this is it. The fundamentals of all the success you ever want to achieve are condensed into one book. Don’t read this—consume it. Study it; make it your operations manual for life. Darren Hardy challenges you to get out of your head and get into your greatness.” Post from: SUCCESS magazine Blog People who read this also read...Hardy: Listen Up! Contrary to what many might think (and many practice), the most important job of...Sharma: Grow Leaders Fast Grow...

As many of you are painfully aware, there are a large number of school districts across the country laying off staff. In some places hundreds of teachers are being given pink slips. We here at the Teaching High School Psychology Blog would like to do what we can to help connect teachers with job openings. If anyone is aware of a teaching posting which includes psychology as part of the assignment, please send the information to Kent Korek at kkorek@germantown.k12.wi.us. I will then post the information on the THSP blog.

Women Bosses in the Workplace Surely, in this day and age, the issue of women being poor managers has long been laid to rest—right? Wrong. Recently on The Huffington Post, Ella L.J. Edmondson Bell, an associate professor at the Tuck School of Business, examined stereotypes about women in the workplace after a quick survey of her [...]

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In the AP Courses and Exams section of the AP Central website (http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/Controller.jpf), you will find all of the AP Psychology Free Response Questions since 1999 along with various other documents pertaining to the FRQs. Many people have difficulties finding the documents from 1999-2002 as they are on a different web page. To make it easier for teachers, below you will find links to the AP Central documents. Please report any faulty links to Kent Korek at kkorek@germantown.k12.wi.us 2010 (Please note: some of the below items have not yet been published) Free Response Questions 1 & 2 FRQ Scoring Guidelines (Rubrics) Student Performance Q&A FRQ Scoring Statistics Sample Response Question 1 Sample Response Question 2 Overall Grade Distribution 2009 Free Response Questions 1 & 2 FRQ Scoring Guidelines (Rubrics) Student Performance Q&A FRQ Scoring Statistics Sample Response Question 1 Sample Response Question 2 Overall Grade...