• The ECP Committee just published a brand new eBook: A Compendium of Scales for Use in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.  The compendium is divided into two sections, 1) choosing, using, developing, and validating scales, and 2) scales for use in SoTL including a broad range of topics such as critical thinking, learning and self-efficacy, professor-student relationships, well-being, service learning, and student perceptions of learning and teaching. We are thrilled to share this resource with you!
• The ECP Committee gave two presentations at the Annual Conference for Teaching (ACT) in October 2015. Here are the two presentation files (Powerpoint's): Advice for Early Career Faculty: Job Market, and Advice for Early Career Faculty Members and Graduate Students on SoTL. 
• In 2013 the ECP Committee released a eBook called "So you landed a job – What’s next? Advice for early career psychologists from early career psychologists." This book is specifically written for Early Career Psychologist and is a great resource!
  
• Do you have to teach the introductory psychology course for the very first time and have a finite and limited amount of time to do so? How do you begin? What do you need? Check out the ECPs "Introductory Psychology Teaching Primer: A Guide for New Teachers of Psyc 101."  The primer is designed to answer these questions! If you are a graduate student or new faculty member approaching this course for the very first time, we have something for you.
• If you are a senior faculty or a department chair who works with ECPs, check out our recently published article in Teaching of Psychology, Supporting our junior faculty: Assessing the concerns and needs of early career psychologists. The article presents the results of a nationwide survey of ECPs who reported the challenges and stressors they faced as early career folks. If you were a participant – thanks!
• We want to remind readers about our listserv specifically designed to publicize information relevant to ECPs. The primary purpose of the listserv is to announce upcoming conferences, awards, travel funding, and other opportunities for ECPs, but discussion of ECP-related topics is also encouraged. If you’d like to subscribe, please click here.   

ECP Awards

The ECP Committee gives various awards at conferences and via online submission and acceptance each year. You Could Win Next! Check back here for award announcements including conferences where awards will be given and instructions on how to submit your work for consideration.

Best SoTL Project Poster Award: 

Are you presenting a teaching poster at APA this year (2017)? The ECP Committee is excited to announce a poster award for the best SoTL project, emphasizing impact and quality of work! The winner will also receive $250 honorarium. Check back here during the summer of 2016 for more information. 

(Past winners) 

• 2016: ECP Poster Award for the best SoTL project at the ACT Conference: Tom Hutcheon & Jana Hackathorn.
  
• 2014: ECP Poster Award for the best SoTL project at the ACT Conference: Tabitha Kirkland Turowski and Deepti Karkhanis (Bellevue College).
• 2013: ECP Poster Award for the best SoTL project at the APA Convention: Catherine Overson (University of New Hampshire).  
• 2012: ECP Poster Award for the best SoTL project at the APA Convention: Jodi McKnight (Mid-Continent University). Best Practices Conference scholarships: (1) Kevin Conlon (Boise State University), "Best Practices Scholarship" and (2) Nathan Deichert (Mount Olive College), "Writing Workshop Scholarship"

Teaching Awards & Funding for ECPs: (Available awards exist now! Click the link!)