Eastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology

June 22 and 23, 2012

“The Art and Science of Teaching”

The Department of Psychology at James Madison University will host the next Eastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology (ETOP) on Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23, 2012. The conference will be held at the historic Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center in Staunton, Virginia. The conference will offer concurrent symposia and workshops, a poster session, a participant idea exchange, and two invited addresses on issues related to the teaching of psychology. Our target audience includes teachers from high school, 2-year, 4-year college/university, and graduate school settings.

Keynote Speaker: John T. Cacioppo

Dr. Cacioppo is the Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor at The University of Chicago. He is the Director of the Social Psychology Program and the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience.  
You can follow him on Twitter or read his Psychology Today Blog.

View the Tentative Conference Schedule

Call for Proposals

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All participants are invited to submit proposals for the concurrent sessions, poster session, and participant idea exchange. Proposals received by March 1, 2012 will be considered for the program. Submissions must be related to the teaching of psychology, including but not limited to teaching techniques, demonstrations or activities for teaching a particular topic, effective uses of technology, assessment strategies, etc. We are particularly interested in proposals that describe innovative practices and include some type of empirical assessment of their effectiveness.  

View Call for Proposals

Registration

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Online registration will begin in January 2012.

Regular registration received by May 22, 2012 is $85. Registration for high school teachers, community college teachers, and graduate students is $55*. Registration for undergraduate students is $25*. After May 22, the registration fee for all participants will be $100 on a space available basis. The registration fee includes meals during the conference (lunch on Friday and breakfast and lunch on Saturday) and conference materials.
*A limited number of scholarships may be available for graduate and undergraduate students. Interested students should email Natalie Lawrence at lawrennk@jmu.edu.

Lodging and Travel Information

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The conference will be at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center in Staunton, Virginia, located at the crossroads of I-64 and I-81. Rooms are available on Thursday and Friday night at a special conference rate of $88/night plus tax. Reservations can be made by calling 540-885-4848 or 1-866-880-0024 (toll free). Be sure to call before May 22, 2012 and mention ETOP in order to receive the conference rate. The hotel often sells out of rooms, so make your reservations early!

If you plan to drive, directions can be found on the hotel website.

If you plan to fly, the closest airport is the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (approximately 15 miles from the hotel). The airport offers a shuttle to and from the hotel for a rate of $35, round trip. Reservations for the shuttle must be made 24 hours in advance. You can make reservations by calling 540-234-8304. The regional airport is convenient, but it will be cheaper to fly into one of the following airports:

• Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, 45 miles from the hotel
• Roanoke Regional Airport, 86 miles from the hotel
• Richmond International Airport, 116 miles from hotel

However, there are no shuttles from these airports. Another option is to travel by train. Staunton is served by AMTRAK from both Philadelphia and Washington DC.

For More Information

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For more information about the conference, please email Natalie Kerr Lawrence at lawrennk@jmu.edu.