So I Picked Up My Textbook...Now What?

By picking up your textbook and materials during Registration Week, you’ve already taken the first steps toward experiencing a year of success in AP Psych. Congratulations! Let’s keep it rolling over the next few weeks and into the school year. We will have a TON of fun learning about psychology this year, and you can ensure that you will get the most enjoyment out of this class by staying on track with your reading and studies (since it’s no fun to feel behind and overwhelmed).

By completing the following tasks, you can help ease yourself into the workload for this course and start the year strong:

1. Decide if you would like to purchase your own copy of Strive for a 5 (i.e., one that you could write in) for $30. If you want me to order it for you, please contact me no later than Friday, August 18th. Alternatively, you could purchase your own through Amazon.
2. If you haven't already, be sure to obtain a 3-ring binder in which to store your course materials. Bring this to class with you on Sept. 1, and every day thereafter!
3. Read through the Course Syllabus. Make a note of any questions you have so that you can ask them during the first few days of class. You will notice when you get into Canvas that one of the required activities in the “Getting Started in AP Psych” Module is a “quiz” on the important information your syllabus, so go ahead and take that when you are ready. You won’t be able to complete other quizzes/reading until that module is done.
4. Begin reading Units I & II in your text, using the Strive for a 5 book to guide your study. Take notes in any way you feel comfortable, since you can use them while taking your reading quizzes in Canvas. Once you’ve completed the “Getting Started in AP Psych” module in Canvas, you may begin taking the reading quizzes for this first unit. You may complete as many of the Reading Quizzes as you would like, based on your comfort level. None of them are due on Day 1, but as your Pacing Guide reflects, deadlines will start appearing soon after. So, you can buy yourself some precious time by getting a bit done now.

UPDATE: After speaking with the Tech Dept., I've learned that the Canvas course should be able to launch sometime Monday, August 21st! We had hoped for an earlier date, but given all the roster/schedule changes happening during registration this week, it will be easier for them to accurately load my rosters at that time. Once that happens, you should be able to get in and begin work on the activities mentioned above.