We currently use the book, Meyers’ Psychology for AP, 2011 (1st edition).
We are bringing forward a new edition of our current AP Psychology book.
Myers’ Psychology for AP, 2018 (3rd edition)
We selected this book for several reasons:
It is one of the recommended books from the College Board
The book mirrors the outline and organization of the recent redesign of the course by the College Board and the associated unit guides/modules
the textbook highlights the skills, concepts, content, learning targets, examples, and course objectives
written at the college level and encourage a conceptual understanding of psychology. The ideal textbook will use sufficient examples and approaches that enable students to make connections across different domains within psychology, and also, between psychology and other social and natural sciences.”
There is a digital component, Launchpad, that provides students with an interactive eBook, videos, PsychSim tutorials/activities and adaptive learning quizzes
Pomperaug High School, Brookfield High School, New Milford High School, Newtown High School and Masuk High School all use this textbook and over 60 districts use of the editions of the Meyers’ Psychology for AP book.
We are projecting an enrollment in this course of about 80 students next year. Last year there were 77 students and this year we have 73 students enrolled in the course.
Student Textbook - $136.84
Student Textbook and 6 year online subscription to LaunchPad - $166.84
Total Cost (including estimated shipping):
Book only - $136.84 x 80 = $10,947.20 + $218.94 = $11,166,14
We have been using Big Ideas as the core instructional resource in Grades 6-8 since 2013. Edreports.org recently rated this program in terms of its focus and coherence, rigor and mathematical practices, usability and equity and it did not get a strong rating.
Bethel Middle School engaged in a program review of Illustrative Mathematics (IM)using edreports.org (which passed all gateways and is one of the highest ranked middle school programs).
Bethel Middle School math teachers are currently piloting the program.
IM started as an Open Educational Resource (OER) released through Open Up and has since moved to Kendall Hunt Publishers. This move was made so that their curriculum would stay intact and not be modified or changed by other parties. Kendall Hunt houses the certified IM documents for free and sells professional development sessions and teacher and student workbooks.
The Bethel Middle School Math Department, at this time, does not feel that student workbooks are needed, as all of the materials can be accessed online and printed.
All of our BMS math teachers attended IM training prior to the pilot.
There is an accelerated track that is mapped out in the IM instructional resource so our teachers can access that as well.
