The 28th annual ATP conference 2010 will be be held at Keele University – Friday 2nd July to Sunday 4th July. The theme is Teaching Psychology: changing lives, changing minds.
The conference is for teachers of psychology and will offer updating sessions on psychology, presentations and workshops on teaching and learning, and opportunities to share good practice.
See you there.
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The ATP is running a CPD event for NQTs and those new to teaching Psychology. The aim of the day is to provide high quality, low cost CPD for Psychology teachers.
The day will consist of interactive workshops given by experienced teachers and examiners on a variety of topics relevant to NQTs. There will be plenty of opportunity to network with like minded professionals. The exact programme is still to be finalised, but will contain workshops on issues such as effective lesson planning, using interactive resources, questioning, Assessment for Learning, teaching research methods etc. A website forum has been set up for suggestions.
The event will be held at: -
The Polesworth School
Dordon Road
Dordon
Tamworth
Staffs
B78 1QT
The nearest train station is Tamworth and the school is 5 minutes away from junction 10 of the M42.
The very reasonable cost of £30 will include refreshments and a light lunch. The day will begin with registration and coffee at 9.30am and finish at 3pm. Please book your place early to avoid disappointment.
Please pay £30 delegate fee via PayPal. In order to qualify for this bargain price you must be a member of the ATP. Please join here if not already a member, before registering for NQT/New to teaching Psychology CPD Event. Any queries please contact d.gajic@sky.com
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Insight Conferences have announced details of their forthcoming Exploring Crime Conference at the University of Leicester on 10 – 11 July 2008.
The aim of the conference is to give those students attending an insight into specialised areas within crime and help to enrich their studies and pursue future careers.
The cost for the conference is £95.00, which includes all conference presentations and materials, overnight accommodation, a full English breakfast and an evening meal. Refreshments will also be provided throughout the day for the students and teachers.
The conference should be an excellent opportunity for students to experience university life and explore areas within the world of crime relating to Psychology, Science, Sociology and Law along with meeting peers from across the country who share similar interests and aspirations.
Insight Conferences are now taking bookings and are able to hold provisional places for 10 working days for any students/schools interested in attending. They can be contacted via or email or phone (01509) 550832 to make your booking provisionally.
More details and their email address can be found on www.insightconferences.co.uk
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There is an exciting CPD event being held next month in Somerset, for psychology teachers interested to hear national police criminal behaviour analyst Paul Lobb speak on the past, present and future of forensic psychological profiling.
The event will be held at Millfield School, Street, Somerset on Tuesday, April 22nd, from 6:30pm.
The focus of this event will be a talk from Paul Lobb, a forensic psychologist, on criminal profiling. The cost is only £10 per person, which covers the cost of the meal following the talk. This event is non-profit making, supported by ATP and should provide an excellent networking opportunity.
For more details contact
George Smith (Millfield)
0775 446 0540
gbs@millfieldschool.com
Or
Claire Barker (Wells CS)
07749 845 218
c.barker@wells-cathedral.school.com
Here is a copy of the flyer for the event – onenightonly.pdf
Reply before 11th April to guarantee a place.
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Following the successful insight conferences held in January, OCR has provided a number of resources for those teachers unable to attend the events. I attended the Leeds event and it was excellent.
On this page you can listen to the full length speeches from Mark Griffiths and Rebecca Rhodes. There are also edited speeches by Mark Griffiths, Rebecca Rhodes, Stephen Reicher and Alexander Haslam.
There is also a page where you can download research posters for each of the five new core studies, which have been compiled in collaboration with the British Psychological Society. You will need to sign up for these.
http://www.ocr.org.uk/campaigns/psychology_event/
http://www.ocr.org.uk/campaigns/psychology_posters/
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Uniview have announced today that they are to film Zimbardo’s talk at the Emmanuel Centre in London. The talk is on the afternoons of Tuesday 18 March and Wednesday 19 March 2008. The DVD ‘Zimbardo Speaks’, will be available shortly afterwards.
Below is the press release.
South West Conferences present a unique opportunity for A level Psychology students to hear legendary Professor Zimbardo talk about his research and new book, and it’s all being caught on film!March is an exciting time for UK students of psychology as The Emmanuel Centre in London welcomes Professor Philip G. Zimbardo to discuss his past research and current book. The revision conference is organised by South West Conferences, a small consultancy company specialising in psychology A level students conferences and Teacher INSET courses, run by psychology teacher and author Cara Flanagan. [click to continue…]
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The ATP conference web site has just announced the Keynote speakers at this years conference, has details of the costs, and how to book.
The 26th Annual Conference of the Association for the Teaching of Psychology will be held at the University of Lincoln on Thursday 10th July to Saturday 12th July, 2008
The programme will consist of keynote talks, workshops, exhibitions and social events
The agreed keynote speakers are:
Dr. Susan Blackmore
freelance writer, lecturer and broadcaster, and a Visiting Lecturer at the University of the West of England, Bristol.
www.susanblackmore.co.uk
Professor Mark Griffiths
Director of the International Gaming Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University.
www.psychblog.co.uk/2007/07/16/interview-the-gambling-man-prof-mark-griffiths
Professor Paul Harris
Developmental psychologist and Victor S. Thomas Professor of Education at Harvard University.
http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/node/3484
Dr. Tom Stafford
Cognitive neuroscientist with the Adaptive Behaviour Research Group in the Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, and co-author of the bestselling popular science book Mind Hacks – Tips and Tricks for Using Your Brain
www.mindhacks.com
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In March at the University of Cumbria (Carlisle) the applied health psychology lecturers are planning to put on a day of lecture/workshop sessions on several health psychology topics. They are aimed at OCR psychology students following the Health option.
The event will held at Learning Gateway Lecture Theatre, Fusehill Street Campus, Carlisle
There are 4 key sessions
Pain – pain management
Stress – Stress management
Factors affecting health
Adherence to medical advice
These sessions should be both interesting and useful reinforcements for the A2 OCR health exam in June 2008
The event is on Friday 7th March 2008 from 11am until 3pm. Registration from 10:30am
There is no charge for the day, but students need to either bring own lunch or be prepared to buy lunch
If you would like to bring students to this event, simply email Julie at Julie.Taylor3@cumbria.ac.uk to check that there are sufficient places available.
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