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Action Teaching Award

For 10 years, Social Psychology Network held an international action teaching award competition with two main goals: (1) to honor creative action teaching, and (2) to freely disseminate effective action teaching techniques to a wide audience. See below for award-winning examples.

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Examples of Action Teaching

Please note: Instructors are welcome to use or adapt these teaching ideas for their own classes, provided the use is noncommercial and appropriate credit is given.

August 30, 2016

Breaking the Prejudice Habit

August 30, 2016/ ScienceSites
Breaking the Prejudice Habit

Mary Kite (Ball State University)

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2014, honorable mention, web-based resource, high school, college, work settings
Civic Engagement and Social Activism, Developing Empathy and Compassion, Social Justice and Prejudice Reduction
August 24, 2016

Bringing Organizational Psychology to Life Through Fundraising

August 24, 2016/ ScienceSites
Bringing Organizational Psychology to Life Through Fundraising

Adam M. Grant (University of Pennsylvania)

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2013, honorable mention, classroom activity, graduate school, high school, college, work settings, student assignment
Developing Empathy and Compassion, Promoting Health and Well-Being
August 11, 2016

Intergroup Monopoly: A Lesson on the Enduring Effects of Inequality

August 11, 2016/ ScienceSites
Intergroup Monopoly: A Lesson on the Enduring Effects of Inequality

Richard Harvey (Saint Louis University)

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2011, winning entry, college, graduate school, high school, work settings, other
Developing Empathy and Compassion, Social Justice and Prejudice Reduction
August 09, 2016

LiveHappy: An iPhone App to Increase Happiness

August 09, 2016/ ScienceSites
LiveHappy: An iPhone App to Increase Happiness

Jaime Kurtz (James Madison University) and Sonja Lyubomirsky (University of California, Riverside)

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2011, honorable mention, college, high school, graduate school, work settings, web-based resource
Developing Empathy and Compassion, Promoting Health and Well-Being
August 04, 2016

Greater Good Website

August 04, 2016/ ScienceSites
Greater Good Website

Dacher Keltner (University of California, Berkeley)

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August 04, 2016/ ScienceSites/
2010, winning entry, web-based resource, high school, graduate school, college, grade school, work settings
Developing Empathy and Compassion, Promoting Health and Well-Being, Social Justice and Prejudice Reduction
July 29, 2016

How Action Teaching Can Help Heal Rwanda and Its Neighbors

July 29, 2016/ ScienceSites
How Action Teaching Can Help Heal Rwanda and Its Neighbors

Ervin Staub (University of Massachusetts at Amherst) and Laurie Anne Pearlman (Trauma Research, Education, and Training Institute)

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2010, honorable mention, field experience, graduate school, work settings, other
Developing Empathy and Compassion, Violence Prevention and Peace
July 20, 2016

Bending Gender to Reveal and Reduce Bias

July 20, 2016/ ScienceSites
Bending Gender to Reveal and Reduce Bias

Amy Taylor (Duquesne University)

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2009, classroom activity, honorable mention, graduate school, high school, college, grade school, work settings
Developing Empathy and Compassion, Social Justice and Prejudice Reduction
July 18, 2016

Project Implicit Demonstration Site

July 18, 2016/ ScienceSites
Project Implicit Demonstration Site

Brian A. Nosek (University of Virginia)

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2008, honorable mention, web-based resource, high school, graduate school, college, grade school, work settings, other
Social Justice and Prejudice Reduction
July 11, 2016

The "O" Train: Teaching the Power of Ostracism

July 11, 2016/ ScienceSites
The "O" Train: Teaching the Power of Ostracism

Lisa Zadro (University of Sydney, Australia) and Kipling Williams (Purdue University)

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2006, classroom activity, honorable mention, work settings, graduate school, high school, college
Developing Empathy and Compassion
 
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Award Recipient:

  • Winning Entries
  • Honorable Mentions

Type:

  • Classroom Activity
  • Student Assignment
  • Field Experience
  • Web-Based Resource

Learner Level:

  • Grade School
  • High School
  • College/University
  • Graduate School
  • Work Setting

Focus:

  • Violence Prevention and Peace
  • Social Justice and Prejudice Reduction
  • Environmental Protection and Sustainable Living
  • Civic Engagement and Social Activism
  • Developing Empathy and Compassion
  • Promoting Health and Well-Being

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