For teachers of psychology at two- and four-year colleges,
universities, and high schools, who wish to explore new ideas
that will enhance and broaden their teaching skills.

36th Annual NITOP

Comments from Past NITOP Participants "Too many benefits to list – from specific classroom teaching strategies, new research to incorporate into course content, to a much needed spark of inspiration!" "Wealth of ideas, information, research that will help in my teaching." "A booster shot – energized by the conference and time with like-minded colleagues." "Good combination of theory and practice." "Overall, this is the finest and most well-organized conference I have ever attended! It makes me excited to teach in the spring!" "It is a fun conference well-focused on teaching, which makes it more useful." "Wonderful smorgasbord of new information in diverse areas of psychology – great comraderie – just keep doing what you’re doing – it works!" "Plenty of new ideas, so wonderful to be with colleagues who love teaching." "I really enjoy the mix of practical applications, research, didactic lectures, discussions, etc. General sessions and other content talks really complement the teaching-focused, hands-on sessions. This is the most useful and stimulating conference I attend." "Where to begin! It always impacts what I do in the classroom, but I also wore my research hat and was stimulated to think about using some techniques in research. Having time to get to know others is great!" "Great evaluation ideas – great holiday vacation – good stuff to pass on to my (younger) colleagues – very, very good set of major speakers – well done, folks!" "What a gold mine NITOP is! I’ll be back for more!" "Excellent quality – top notch conference!" "Best conference I have ever attended!" "Excellent conference in every respect!" "This is my favorite conference!" "More collegial than any conference I’ve been to in my 20 years of going to conferences!" "I feel like I learned a great deal and will definitely recommend this conference to other colleagues!" "So inspiring! Energy, new ideas about how to get through to students, recent research, meeting people doing exciting work. So many interesting topics, it was hard to choose which ones to attend" "Best Conference Design!! Loved the networking opportunities. Everything ran on time, great food, nice hotel!" "I loved how supportive and passionate everyone is. I got so many excellent ideas for ways to improve my teaching and the whole department’s program." "I feel enthused and even more energized about my work. I enjoyed connecting with so many like-minded, caring educators." "Great encounters with nice people who are really involved in teaching and open-minded to new ideas." "Brain Candy! – engagement with some stimulating and provocative ideas that my teaching brethren are passionate about. Intellectual Larceny! – unabashed theft of classroom ideas I might never have thought of. This is an extremely well-managed and organized conference. My spouse, who has attended many, many such meetings, thought it was exceptional!" "The opportunity to share ideas and scholarship with other faculty who value and strive to improve their teaching! It actually re-invigorated my own perspective and orientation to my work. Keep up the great work, NITOP! Can’t wait to come back!" "The conference had the beautiful combination of being well organized, attended by friendly individuals, and having high-quality presentations."

January 3-6 (Friday through Monday), 2014

The TradeWinds Island Grand Hotel
St. Pete Beach, Florida

Cosponsored by:
The Association for Psychological Science
The University of South Florida
The Society for the Teaching of Psychology

Mark your calendar! Register early!

Learn innovative teaching techniques and course content updates from 29 distinguished speakers at:

• Five 90-minute workshops
• Eighteen one-hour concurrent sessions, each presented twice
• Four general sessions on cutting-edge research and practice

Explore fresh ways to use technology and other instructional resources to enhance learning

Share ideas with colleagues at:

• Three poster sessions
• Three participant idea exchanges
• Informal networking sessions

And much more.

The conference program includes five morning workshops on the first day, general and concurrent sessions, three poster sessions, three participant idea exchanges, social hours, book and software displays, and 29 featured speakers, well-known for their excellence in teaching psychology. Registration is limited to 375 participants; early registration is highly recommended. The conference registration fee is $535, which includes admission to all sessions and other events, registration materials (about 200 pages of handouts), buffet breakfasts and lunches, refreshments at coffee breaks and poster sessions, and receptions and social hours. Poster session proposals should be received by October 1, 2013 to guarantee space in the program, although later submissions will be considered if poster space remains available. For information about submission of proposals for 2014, see Proposals. For information about the poster competition award winners in January 2013, go to Awards. For general information about NITOP, see NITOP January 2014, and for further information about NITOP in 2014, contact Joanne Fetzner, National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, 27236 Edenfield Drive, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544, or by phone at 813-973-6969 or email at jfetzner@illinois.edu.