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This is a PBS site but it looks at the brain and also offers insight into brain patterns and development during different ages and stages of development.

The Secret Life of the Brain is a co-production of Thirteen/WNET New York and David Grubin Productions. @2001 Educational Broadcasting Corporation and David Grubin Productions, Inc. All rights reserved.

Videos and resources that outline the development of the brain throughout the human lifespan. Students can self-guide through the videos and view other resources if they need clarification.

Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum

Explore the remarkable plasticity of a baby's brain and see how early experiences influence human development

"NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies."

"NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies."

Although this website requires a subscription they do have some free materials that might be useful for teaching psychology.

Martin Hagger is Professor of Psychology at Curtin University. His areas of expertise are social, health, sport and exercise psychology. He is involved in numerous research projects nationally and internationally with a focus on motivation and behaviour change. He is currently leading projects in drugs in sport, promoting physical activity and healthy diet, understanding the mechanisms of willpower and self-control, and reducing binge drinking and the prevalence of smoking. At the highest level, athletes are well-matched in terms of their physical abilities, conditioning, and skill level. But often that is not enough to win and perform on the biggest of stages like the Olympic games. Developing strategies and techniques to get athletes minds in the best possible condition for optimal performance is increasingly important for sports teams and coaches. Martin will provide an overview of the kinds of techniques that elite athletes use to prepare psychologically for their sport, give details of the scientific research into these techniques and how they work, and how the techniques might be used by competitive athetes and coaches to maximise performance.

Martin Hagger is Professor of Psychology at Curtin University. His areas of expertise are social, health, sport and exercise psychology. He is involved in numerous research projects nationally and internationally with a focus on motivation and behaviour change. He is currently leading projects in drugs in sport, promoting physical activity and healthy diet, understanding the mechanisms of willpower and self-control, and reducing binge drinking and the prevalence of smoking. At the highest level, athletes are well-matched in terms of their physical abilities, conditioning, and skill level. But often that is not enough to win and perform on the biggest of stages like the Olympic games. Developing strategies and techniques to get athletes minds in the best possible condition for optimal performance is increasingly important for sports teams and coaches. Martin will provide an overview of the kinds of techniques that elite athletes use to prepare psychologically for their sport, give details of the scientific research into these techniques and how they work, and how the techniques might be used by competitive athetes and coaches to maximise performance.

This site outlines the stages of Piaget's developmental theory in a short and concrete manner, You can also find more information on different learning theories.

Description of developmental stages PiagetThis site outlines the stages of Piaget's developmental theory in a short and concrete manner, You can also find more information on different learning theories.

Google for education document - may be useful for IB Psych course or IA in particular

Welcome to the Language and Cognitive Development Lab at UC Berkeley, directed by professor Mahesh Srinivasan!

A good summary of the brain, how it develops, what can impact it, what neurotransmitters are and how we study the brain - a good resource for students to review the brain.

Thank you! Such a good resource! I am currently focused on teaching this area and your post was right on the spot for me!

On this website, Psychology students are able to find a large variety of up-to-date articles that students might find interesting.

Good for a general read

For a bit of everything... Again, articles are not always comprehensive, but they may serve as good conversations-starters! A very detailed search menu is helpful to find something relevant for your class discussion topic.

Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum I refer students to this series "Discovering Psychology". Although it is quite old, it can provide students with content-specific educational viewing...most students tell me they don't mind that its dated, they appreciate Zimbardo

Helpful for encouraging and developing critical thinking skills in our students.

Scientific American Frontiers with Alan Alda. Part 2 of the episode on the human brain and the frontal lobe. This part covers the research of Dr. Adele Diamond on how children's minds are different than adults and how they change as we grow and develop

The course is the study of human experience and behavior seen through three major perspectives and various methods of psychological enquiry, with particular emphasis on empirical psychology and practical experimental work where the student will develop the capacity to work critically with both psychological theories and empirical studies.

Neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran outlines the fascinating functions of mirror neurons. Only recently discovered, these neurons allow us to learn complex social behaviors, some of which formed the foundations of human civilization as we know it.