Thursday September 17, 2026 Green

Thursday September 17, 2026 Green

New Seating Chart

Circle: Something useless that you wish you were really good at?

Transcript activity.  Maxwell Smart  Jane Doe  Bio-psych-social model

Revisit: Definition of Psychology- The study of behavior AND mental processess.

1. The Hand

2. Evolutionary Perspective

3. Introduce other perspectives

4. Lets look at ourselves...  What does it mean???

5. Lets see if we can figure out what's going on here.  Remember the Fundamental Attribution Error

6. What is going on here?  How would you explain what is going on and why its happening?

Wednesday September 16, 2026 Gold

Wednesday September 16, 2026 Gold

New Seating Chart

Circle: Something useless that you wish you were really good at?

Transcript activity.  Maxwell Smart  Jane Doe  Bio-psych-social model

Revisit: Definition of Psychology- The study of behavior AND mental processess.

1. The Hand

2. Evolutionary Perspective

3. Introduce other perspectives

4. Lets look at ourselves...  What does it mean???

5. Lets see if we can figure out what's going on here.  Remember the Fundamental Attribution Error

6. What is going on here?  How would you explain what is going on and why its happening?

Tuesday September 15, 2026 Gold

Tuesday September 15, 2026 Gold

Google Classroom and Blog

New Seating Chart

Seating Chart Activity:After you find you seat figure out three things you have in common with your table-mates.  You will be sharing this with the class.  Here is a list of questions you might use to find out.

Circle: Why are some students so successful at school and other struggle so much?

Transcript activity.  Maxwell Smart  Jane Doe  Bio-psych-social model

Revisit: Definition of Psychology- The study of behavior AND mental processess.

1. The Hand

2. Evolutionary Perspective

3. Introduce other perspectives

4. Lets look at ourselves...  What does it mean???

5. Lets see if we can figure out what's going on here.  Remember the Fundamental Attribution Error

6. What is going on here?  How would you explain what is going on and why its happening?

Monday September 14, 2026 Green

Monday September 14, 2026 Green

Google Classroom and Blog

New Seating Chart

Seating Chart Activity:After you find you seat figure out three things you have in common with your table-mates.  You will be sharing this with the class.  Here is a list of questions you might use to find out.

Circle: Why are some students so successful at school and other struggle so much?

Transcript activity.  Maxwell Smart  Jane Doe  Bio-psych-social model

Revisit: Definition of Psychology- The study of behavior AND mental processess.

1. The Hand

2. Evolutionary Perspective

3. Introduce other perspectives

4. Lets look at ourselves...  What does it mean???

5. Lets see if we can figure out what's going on here.  Remember the Fundamental Attribution Error

6. What is going on here?  How would you explain what is going on and why its happening?

Thursday September 10, 2026 Green

Thursday September 10, 2026 Green

Circle: What is your pet peeve?  Have you ever thought about why it bothers you and not others?

Revisit: Definition of Psychology- The study of behavior AND mental processess.

1. The Hand

2. Evolutionary Perspective

3. Introduce other perspectives

4. Lets look at ourselves...  What does it mean???

5. Lets see if we can figure out what's going on here.  Remember the Fundamental Attribution Error

6. What is going on here?  How would you explain what is going on and why its happening?

Tuesday September 7, 2026 Gold

Tuesday September 7, 2026  Gold

Circle: Lake, pool, river or ocean?

Quick View- Notebook, Phones, Being responsible, Maturity, Blog, Google Classroom, Syllabus

Homework: Jung Typology Test

1. Take the test

2. Get you profile letters- write them down.

3. Look up what your profile is online.  Just type in your 4 letters in the search bar.

4. Briefly write down what you agree with and 3-4 things and what you disagree with.

5. Then reflect in a short paragraph  how it makes you feel that you can be into 4 letters

Review: 

-Definition of Psychology

-What does it mean when we say brain is a prediction machine?

-Perspective

Another Perspective: Evolutionary Psychology Perspective...

Activity: Psychology wants to be considered a science.  Why do history teachers teach it?

Thursday September 3, 2026 Gold

Thursday September 3, 2026 Gold  

Psychology Definition: The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. 

Expectations for this class.

Activity:

You will not  be turning this in.  On a piece of scrap paper write down why you are taking Psychology.  Now look around the room and write down why you think others in the room are taking them.   

Circle: Not including yourself, why do you think students take are taking this class?

Activity: Fundamental Attribution Error- One person from you table go get a textbook and look up the Fundamental Attribution Error and make sure everyone at your table understands what it is and come up with an example that you would use to explain it to your parents if they asked you what you did in AP Psych today.  Be prepared to share out.

Learning Target: To understand the major psychological perspectives and what they can tell us about ourselves and others.

Circle: Close your eyes and try and imagine yourself as an old person.  What do you think the hardest part of being old is going to be?

Perspective Activity: At your table come up with a working definition of perspective. 

What do you see?

What did I just do to influence what you saw?  Turn and talk

Myers-Briggs- Another way of understanding yourself and the people around you.

Homework: Jung Typology Test

1. Take the test

2. Get you profile letters- write them down.

3. Look up what your profile is

4. Briefly write down what you agree with, 3-4 things and what you disagree with.

5. Then reflect in a short paragraph  how it makes you feel that you can be into 4 letters

Another Perspective: Evolutionary Psychology

Thursday September 3, 2026 Green

Thursday September 3, 2026 Green

Psychology Definition: The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. 

Expectations for this class.

Activity:

You will not  be turning this in.  On a piece of scrap paper write down why you are taking Psychology.  Now look around the room and write down why you think others in the room are taking them.   

Circle: Not including yourself, why do you think students take are taking this class?

Activity: Fundamental Attribution Error- One person from you table go get a textbook and look up the Fundamental Attribution Error and make sure everyone at your table understands what it is and come up with an example that you would use to explain it to your parents if they asked you what you did in AP Psych today.  Be prepared to share out.

Learning Target: To understand the major psychological perspectives and what they can tell us about ourselves and others.

Circle: Close your eyes and try and imagine yourself as an old person.  What do you think the hardest part of being old is going to be?

Perspective Activity: At your table come up with a working definition of perspective. 

What do you see?

What did I just do to influence what you saw?  Turn and talk

Myers-Briggs- Another way of understanding yourself and the people around you.

Homework: Jung Typology Test

1. Take the test

2. Get you profile letters- write them down.

3. Look up what your profile is

4. Briefly write down what you agree with, 3-4 things and what you disagree with.

5. Then reflect in a short paragraph  how it makes you feel that you can be into 4 letters

Another Perspective: Evolutionary Psychology

Wednesday September 2, 2026

Wednesday September 2, 2026 Green

Welcome to Psychology!  

Expectations!!!

Learning Target: I can help build a community in the classroom and understand its importance in relation to learning.

Groupings Chart

Activity:

Introduce yourself to the group:  Take notes on the people in your group.

1. Name a job you wanted to do when you were little

2. Favorite cartoon

3. One place you'd like to visit.

You will be reporting out your fellow group members.  You might want to write it down.

Why would I assign you to a group?  Make T-Chart with pros and cons

Rock Paper Scissors to see who presents

Activity:

You will not  be turning this in.  On a piece of scrap paper write down why you are taking Psychology.  Now look around the room and write down why you think others in the room are taking them.   

Circle Explanation: Restorative Justice

Circle: Not including yourself, why do you think students take Psychology?

Activity: Fundamental Attribution Error- One person from you table go get a textbook and look up the Fundamental Attribution Error and make sure everyone at your table understands what it is and come up with an example that you would use to explain it to your parents if they asked you what you did in AP Psych today.  Be prepared to share out.

Learning Target: To understand the major psychological perspectives and what they can tell us about ourselves and others.

Psychology Definition: The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. 

Circle: A bizarre behavior you have witnessed at this school.

Activity: Using  the behavior we talked about in circle and your limited understanding of psychology, try and determine why said person engaged in behavior.  Be ready to report out.

Fundamental Attribution Error

Perspective Activity: At your table come up with a working definition of perspective. 

What do you see?

What did I just do to influence what you saw?  Turn and talk

Another Perspective: Evolutionary Psych

Homework: Jung Typology Test

1. Take the test

2. Get you profile letters- write them down.

3. Look up what your profile is

4. Briefly write down what you agree with, 3-4 things and what you disagree with.

5. Then reflect in a short paragraph  how it makes you feel that you can be into 4 letters

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Gold

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Gold

Welcome to Psychology!  

Expectations!!!

Learning Target: I can help build a community in the classroom and understand its importance in relation to learning.

Groupings Chart

Activity:

Introduce yourself to the group:  Take notes on the people in your group.

1. Name a job you wanted to do when you were little

2. Favorite cartoon

3. One place you'd like to visit.

You will be reporting out your fellow group members.  You might want to write it down.

Why would I assign you to a group?  Make T-Chart with pros and cons

Rock Paper Scissors to see who presents

Activity:

You will not  be turning this in.  On a piece of scrap paper write down why you are taking Psychology.  Now look around the room and write down why you think others in the room are taking them.   

Circle Explanation: Restorative Justice

Circle: Not including yourself, why do you think students take Psychology?

Activity: Fundamental Attribution Error- One person from you table go get a textbook and look up the Fundamental Attribution Error and make sure everyone at your table understands what it is and come up with an example that you would use to explain it to your parents if they asked you what you did in AP Psych today.  Be prepared to share out.

Learning Target: To understand the major psychological perspectives and what they can tell us about ourselves and others.

Psychology Definition: The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. 

Circle: A bizarre behavior you have witnessed at this school.

Activity: Using  the behavior we talked about in circle and your limited understanding of psychology, try and determine why said person engaged in behavior.  Be ready to report out.

Fundamental Attribution Error

Perspective Activity: At your table come up with a working definition of perspective. 

What do you see?

What did I just do to influence what you saw?  Turn and talk

Another Perspective: Evolutionary Psych

Homework: Jung Typology Test

1. Take the test

2. Get you profile letters- write them down.

3. Look up what your profile is

4. Briefly write down what you agree with, 3-4 things and what you disagree with.

5. Then reflect in a short paragraph  how it makes you feel that you can be into 4 letters