AP Summer Institute

During this workshop, teachers will become familiar with the AP Biology Course and Exam Description, with a focus on the following topics:

Participants will become familiar with hands-on laboratory investigations and explore alternatives to these investigations that meet the learning objectives and integrate the science practices of the course. In addition, tools and strategies for modifying traditional experiments into inquiry-based models will be explored.

 

We will take a deep dive into the 2022 AP Biology exam, trends and patterns noticed in student responses, and strategies for improving student performance through intentional instructional design. There will be time allotted for teachers to work on syllabus development and lesson design. Participants will also learn strategies for making their courses accessible for all students through creation of equitable learning environments and equitable course design. The facilitator will create a supportive and welcoming learning environment that encourages participants to share best practices, to take risks, and fosters a sense of community so that participants have access to a professional learning community long after the workshop is over.

The goal for the Calculus AB new/experienced teachers APSI is to better equip you to successfully lead your students through the course. We will:

The goal for the Calculus AB new teachers APSI is to equip you to successfully lead your students through the course. We will:

World History is a relatively new discipline and its methodology differs considerably from other approaches to history. This workshop is based on the philosophy that understanding the conceptual structure of the course and the interaction of its component parts is essential to creating effective lessons and assessments in the classroom.  After briefly outlining the “architecture” of AP World History, we will consider proven lesson plans and how they serve as models for creating quality activities in the classroom. Teachers will leave with ready-to-go classroom materials, tech tools, curriculum guides, and assessment items as well as the informed ability to develop these on their own. A significant part of the week will be devoted to teaching the skills necessary for the writing component of the exam with special attention to recent changes in the rubric and essay prompts.

This institute will center on the AP Chemistry curriculum framework, guided inquiry activities, AP Classroom ®, and the development of course syllabi for the AP Chemistry audit. There will be an emphasis on acid-base chemistry, atomic theory, electrochemistry, equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamics. These topics will be reinforced with nightly take-home assignments. The laboratory component will provide participants the opportunity to conduct guided inquiry laboratories and hands-on activities with traditional laboratory equipment as well as Vernier Lab Quest. Teachers will become part of a collaborative environment that fosters sharing of AP Chemistry teaching methodologies. Participants will receive materials such as CollegeBoard manuals, sample notes, test bank, homework and laboratory exercises that can be immediately and easily integrated into their teaching of the AP Chemistry curriculum.

In this workshop participants will learn to design and implement the following in their schools and classrooms:

This course is for those who intend to teach AP U.S. History or have taught it for several years.  We will focus on organizing a course, developing a syllabus, selecting students, choosing textbooks/sources, writing test questions, using media, and the expectations of the AP Reading. Participants will create units, supplemental materials on art/architecture, and address changes in the test and course content due to the Course Redesign.

Mr. Jonathan Henderson has 28 years teaching experience spanning middle school, high school, and university classes. He studied history at the graduate level at Cambridge University, taught in Central Asia as a US State Department Fellow, and in 2007 was a Fulbright Scholar to China. He has been teaching AP World History since 2002 and has served at the AP Reading as a reader, a Table Leader, a sample selector, and a Question Leader. Jonathan is a member of the College Board’s Curriculum and Instruction Team for the current AP World History exam redesign and helped author the College Board’s AP Workshop Handbook for Summer Institutes. He is actively involved in the creation of assessment items for the AP World History national test and helped pilot the LEQ essays that were introduced on the 2018 exam. Jonathan edited and wrote material for several of the major AP World History textbooks, coauthored Fast Track to a Five: Preparing for the AP World History Examination, and contributed to The Sea in World History published in 2017. In 2008 He served on a College Board committee in New York to review and edit the Curriculum Framework for the course rewrite. He teaches AP World History and Humanities at Forsyth Central High School near Atlanta and is an adjunct Professor of History at the University of North Georgia. He can be reached at henderson678@yahoo.com

Mr. Randy S. Gingrich has been teaching English at all levels for 34 years.  He has taught in Cincinnati Public Schools in Ohio and Gwinnett and Fulton Counties in Georgia.  He currently teaches at the Innovation Academy Fulton STEM Magnet High School. He teaches AP English: Language and Composition and TAG seminars and directed studies. He has been a reader for 11 years at the AP reading and a table leader for 5 years. He has presented frequently at NCTE, AERA, CCCC, GCTE, and GAGE.  He has participated in numerous NEH and Gilder-Lehrman Summer Institutes for Teachers. He received a BA in English and History from Michigan State University, an M.A. in Composition and Rhetoric from Miami University, and a Ph.D. in English Education from Ohio State University. He currently resides in Forsyth County Georgia with his wife and daughter. 

Mrs. Audra Brown Ward is an Upper School Biology teacher at the Westminster Schools of Atlanta, where she teaches AP^® Biology and AP^® Environmental Science.

Audra is a College Board Consultant, and a reader and table leader for the AP^® Biology exam.  She has led numerous AP^® Biology Summer Institutes and one-day workshops, and has contributed to various teacher guides and ancillaries for AP Biology textbooks.  Audra received the 2007 NABT Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for Georgia and a 2021 O. Wayne Rollins Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching at Westminster.

Audra is a member of the National Association of Biology Teachers, where she serves as Region VI Coordinator. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., the NAACP, the National Alumnae Association of Spelman College, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Twenty Pearls Foundation, Inc.

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Audra received a B.S. in Biochemistry from Spelman College and an M.S. in Biochemistry from Georgia Tech.  She is married to Mr. José Ward, and in her free time enjoys participating in 5K races, reading, cooking, preparing toiletry kits for the homeless, and spending time with friends and family.

Mr. Matt Romano has taught both AP Macroeconomics and AP Microeconomics since coming to Marist in 2004. He has served as an AP reader for the AP Macroeconomics exam since 2008, was a table leader from 2013-18, and became a Question Leader in 2019. An endorsed CollegeBoard consultant, Matt served on the CollegeBoard’s AP Macroeconomics Instructional Design Committee helping produce the new Course and Exam Description and AP Classroom teacher resource materials. He is currently in his second year on the AP Macro Test Development Committee. In addition, Matt has contributed lesson plans to the fourth edition of the Council For Economic Education (CEE) teacher resource manual and written questions for various ETS assessments on economics. After co-authoring the Fast Track to a 5 test prep manual accompanying N. Gregory Mankiw’s Principles of Economics text, Matt consulted for the AP version of Mankiw’s 8th Edition. Beyond teaching at Marist, Matt also teaches AP Macroeconomics to students throughout the nation via OneSchoolhouse.

Ms. Jeanette Stewart has taught at Marist School since 2004 and has served as an Advanced Placement Chemistry reader since 2009. In addition to serving as a reader, Ms. Stewart is an active consultant who has served as a question writer for the AP Chemistry exam and on several CollegeBoard committees. Her work has included piloting the new guided inquiry labs and serving as a reviewer for the AP Chemistry Guided Inquiry Lab Manual for Students. Ms. Stewart is currently high school co-chair of the CollegeBoard’s AP Chemistry Test Development committee. This committee is a collaboration between high school and college educators that is responsible for subject matter decisions during the exam preparation process.