Member Benefits

The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2) is the first and largest national organization representing the interests of teachers of psychology. Among our members are faculty, staff, and student teaching assistants in secondary schools, community and technical colleges, 4-year colleges and universities, and graduate schools. Membership is open to all who are interested in the teaching of psychology, whether or not you are a member of APA.

Members who login to the web site are provided:

• Online access (requires login) to the journal Teaching of Psychology through the SAGE Publishing website
  Members: View instructions for setting up online access to the journal here (requires login)
• Opportunity to join the private STP Facebook group where members provide support for one another and share pedagogical ideas. 
• Access to identity- and experience-based Affinity Groups (requires login)

• Eligibility to register for STP's Annual Conference on Teaching  (requires login to register)

• Eligibility for STP's numerous grants and awards programs (requires login)

• Eligibility for STP's professional development and mentoring services (requires login to register)

• A searchable membership directory (requires login)
• Ability to post job announcements (requires login)

To meet the needs of psychology teachers, the Society for the Teaching of Psychology:

• Publishes Teaching of Psychology, a quarterly journal devoted to the improvement of teaching and learning. 
  Members of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology receive online access to the journal as part of their membership, including online access to all past issues and "Online First" articles.

• Develops teaching resources based on best practices in teaching:
  Develops and distributes a variety of peer-reviewed teaching and advising materials.
  Publishes scholarly volumes devoted to teaching and psychology electronically (E-books)
  
  
• Provides services to faculty:
  • Departmental Consulting Service
  • Mentoring for Teachers of Psychology
  • Instructional Resource Awards
• Bestows teaching and resource awards. Each year, the Society:
  • Honors outstanding psychology teachers to receive its Excellence in Teaching Awards in six categories.
  • Bestows annual awards for those who mentor teachers; who foster civic engagement; and who promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
  • Selects recipients for its Instructional Resource Awards. Recipients receive stipends to develop teaching resources that may be published on the STP website under Teaching Resources.
• Fosters a teaching community. The Society supports activities that help connect psychology teachers to a wider community of scholars. For example, STP
  • Owns and operates PsychTeacher™, a moderated electronic discussion list.
  • Operates a members-only Facebook group.
    
  • Publishes a monthly electronic newsletter, STP News.
  • Offers graduate teaching assistants in psychology a forum to connect with early career psychology teachers and improve their own teaching skills via the Graduate Student Teaching Association
  • Provides support and resources for early career teachers through the Early Career Psychology Committee.
  • Provides support and resources for mid-career teachers through the Mid-Career Psychology Committee.
  • Sponsors initiatives that foster collaborations among psychology teachers, other professionals in psychology, teachers in other disciplines, business organizations, and local communities.
  • Collaborates with other organizations such as the Association for Psychological Science.    
• Sponsors programs at conferences
  • The Society sponsors a program of invited addresses, papers, symposia, and teaching activity exchanges at its Annual Conference on Teaching and at the APA convention.
  • The Society also supports programming on the teaching of psychology at APS, NITOP, SPSP, SRCD, international conferences, and regional psychology conventions.

Go to the "How To Join" page to see details for joining the Society for the Teaching of Psychology