Excel at teaching psychology. Enhance student learning.
APA provides exceptional benefits to help you excel in the classroom and in your other roles.
You’ll gain access to:
As an educator, you’ll automatically be enrolled for membership in either Teachers at Community Colleges (PT@CC) or APA Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS) with benefits especially for you.
These unique communities provide additional benefits including: the Psychology Teacher Network, an opt-in news digest with articles describing innovative practices and teaching activities, a digital subscription to the Translational Issues in Psychological Science journal, dedicated teacher Listservs, additional classroom resources, and so much more.
Live and VOD training on novel and inclusive educational approaches, strategies and techniques that promote educational excellence.
Enjoy substantial educator discounts on journal subscriptions, books, videos, and electronic resources as well as a reduced rate on registration to the APA Annual Convention.
Funding is available to support regional teaching networks for high school teachers and attendance at professional development workshops and conferences. Educators can also apply for funding to support teaching conferences designed to enhance quality of precollege and undergraduate education in psychology and advancing the teaching of psychology at the secondary, 2-year, or 4-year level.
Each year APA’s TOPSS committee recognizes high school psychology teachers of excellence. Similarly, APA’s Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Educators presents teaching resource awards to educators at 2- or 4-year institutions. Both committees also offer opportunities for high school and undergraduate students to win awards.
APA advocates equitable, inclusive, safe, and healthy school climates for both educators and students. The organization also supports the rights of educators to do their jobs without political interference. APA also advocates for the application of the science of teaching and learning to educational settings, encourages states to adopt APA’s National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula, and supports programs that aim to increase access to higher education for low-income, first-generation students.