English teachers at the high school and college level are increasingly asked to prepare students for future academic writing in disciplines using APA Style but may need to supplement their own APA Style knowledge. In this webinar, APA Style experts help set English teachers up for success by sharing the basics of APA Style and practical getting-started tips to increase instructor confidence and to prepare them to begin teaching APA Style right away. The APA Style team covers the benefits of introducing APA Style in high school and college composition classes, some differences between MLA and APA Style, need-to-know APA Style basics, and APA Style starters and tools to prepare your students for their future in academic writing. To learn more about APA Style visit https://apastyle.apa.org 00:00 Introduction 02:25 poll questions 05:23 agenda 06:16 Why Teach APA Style? 06:49 English Teachers Prepare Students 09:41 Be a Better Consumer of Information 10:53 APA Style Is Expected 13:48 Writing Styles Share Much in Common 14:39 Writing About People 13:13 How APA Style Is Related to Other Writing Styles 17:28 Teaching Basic Principles 18:35 APA Style Reading Comprehension 20:22 How to Read and Understand Abstracts 21:31 Practice Looking Things Up 23:15 Style Starters for Writing in APA Style 23:31 Paper Format, References, and Inclusive Writing 24:11 Order of Paper Sections 25:07 Default Settings Help You Use APA Style 28:41 Citations and References 34:18 Inclusive language 36:25 Singular "they" 38:38 Recommended Resources and Next Steps 41:50 Q&A 42:16 What is the significance of this webinar? 43:40 Why are title in sentence case in APA Style references? 45:50 What are the differences between 6th and 7th editions? 48:21 How do you cite SPSS? 49:59 If a book's title is in all caps, how do you format the reference? 50:41 Will there be more advanced webinars? 51:55 Can we distribute the handouts to students? 52:24 What citation generator is the most accurate? 54:50 How do you format a word used as a word? 56:00 What verb form agrees with the singular "they"? 56:34 Can I cite AI?