Advanced Placement Summer Institutes (APSI)
July 28 – August 1, 2008
Institute Descriptions
This institute provides an overview of the basic structure and content of an Advanced Placement Literature and Composition course. Particular attention will be paid to teaching reading strategies for poetry and prose, using both canonical and non-canonical works, and for moving student writing beyond paraphrase/cataloging toward analysis. There will be opportunity to practice grading student responses from previous AP exams and to design AP essay questions. The course will have required readings and participants will give presentations on poetry to the group, engage in strategies that develop analytical writing skills, and write a syllabus.
This institute provides teachers of Advanced Placement an overview of the basic structure and content necessary for an Advanced Placement U.S. History course. The instructor emphasizes the practical aspects involved in teaching an AP course in U.S. History. Samples of multiple-choice and essay questions, including the document-based question, are reviewed in class. Attention is also given to how standards are established for grading student responses. A major portion of the institute is devoted to the development of an AP U.S. History syllabus, by each student.
This institute will address curriculum issues and provide a detailed overview of the AP Government and Politics exam. The mornings will focus on how to present the AP Government course, including syllabi, curriculum materials (texts and audio-visual resources) and effective teaching strategies. Afternoons will focus on the AP exam, the scoring of free response essay questions and the structure of the multiple choice section, and will provide tips on preparing students for the exam.
This institute discusses the syllabus and gives a course content overview. It will address the use of technology in teaching AP Statistics - especially the TI-83/84. Other topics covered are free-response questions: presentation, understanding and grading; AP Audit and its relationship to AP Statistics; and resources available to teach AP Statistics.
Participants will become familiar with its content, objectives and exam. They will review actual exam questions, learn how to plan and implement a course that integrates cultural content knowledge, language skills and critical thinking skills. They will also discuss ideas on how to best develop students language proficiency across the three modes of communication – interpersonal, interpretive and presentational. The course will examine sample AP course syllabi and conclude with presentations by participants followed by a question and answer session, final reflection and APSI evaluation.
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