Psychology One Conference
Teaching Expo:
Back to Square One: Using Crossword Puzzles to Teach Cognition Principles
Steve Jones
Brief Description:
Crossword puzzles are a fun way to get students to apply terms from intro psychology, especially in cognition. I'll show you how I've used them successfully by breaking down the process: solving mini-sized puzzles, creating clues of varying difficulties, and having students fill in sections of larger puzzles. It's a very satisfying way to have students experience the concepts they read about, from mental set to heuristics to divergent thinking to A-HA insight!
Crossword puzzles are a fun way to get students to apply terms from intro psychology, especially in cognition. I'll show you how I've used them successfully by breaking down the process: solving mini-sized puzzles, creating clues of varying difficulties, and having students fill in sections of larger puzzles. It's a very satisfying way to have students experience the concepts they read about, from mental set to heuristics to divergent thinking to A-HA insight!
Speaker Bio:
Steve Jones has taught social studies for more than twenty years in Durham Public Schools, including fifteen years teaching intro psychology or AP Psychology. He’s a former chair of the national committee of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS), a division of the APA’s Educational Directorate. In 2016 he received the APA TOPSS Charles T. Blair-Broeker Excellence in Teaching Award for high school psychology. He has been certified by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards in Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Social Studies-History. He’s also a co-founder of the blog Teaching High School Psychology. Steve lives in Durham with his wife and two children, and loves baseball, crossword puzzles, and cold IPAs.
Steve Jones has taught social studies for more than twenty years in Durham Public Schools, including fifteen years teaching intro psychology or AP Psychology. He’s a former chair of the national committee of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS), a division of the APA’s Educational Directorate. In 2016 he received the APA TOPSS Charles T. Blair-Broeker Excellence in Teaching Award for high school psychology. He has been certified by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards in Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Social Studies-History. He’s also a co-founder of the blog Teaching High School Psychology. Steve lives in Durham with his wife and two children, and loves baseball, crossword puzzles, and cold IPAs.
