AP® Summer InStItute - Goucher College

Week 1 June 18-22, 2012
Preparing Students for AP® Biology
ED 503.100
thomas Carroll
Designed for teachers who are new to AP Biology, as well as experienced teachers looking
for information about new requirements, this course will focus on three essential areas:
1) the new curriculum framework (the four “Big Ideas” and the seven “Science Practices”),
2) the new inquiry-based lab approach, and 3) the new exam. During the week, participants
will develop a course syllabus based on the new curriculum standards and will work
cooperatively with other teachers to share teaching strategies and activities. Participants
will engage in extensive hands-on experiences with the new inquiry-based labs. Participants
also will discuss ways to modify existing labs to fit the new AP Biology Science Practice
Standards. The new exam design will be highlighted, particularly in contrast with the
former exam. Other topics for the week include the audit process, textbooks, networking,
and biotechnology labs. Participants will be expected to read the new AP Biology curriculum
before the workshop begins and to share a “best practice” lesson during the week. All
laboratory equipment and materials will be provided.
Preparing Students for AP® Economics
AP 548.100
Bruce Damasio
Designed for high school teachers of AP Economics, this course will include content,
course organization, and selection/use of materials, test development, and teaching
strategies. Participants will develop lessons and materials with content specifics for
micro and macro needs for classroom use. Teachers are encouraged to bring class
outlines, course syllabi, and sample lessons to share and modify.
Preparing Students for AP® English Language
and Composition
AP 521.100
Kevin Howard
This course will focus on the development of an AP English Language course that is
based on the analysis of nonfiction texts, with a special focus on argumentation. The
course will begin with an overview of the structure, content, and scoring of the AP
English Language and Composition exam. Participants will discuss the impact of the
various essay and multiple-choice questions on existing curriculum. Other topics will
include an introduction to rhetorical analysis by examining speeches, memoirs, scientific
writing, journalism, essays, documentary films, and visual rhetoric, (broadly defined
to include advertising, multimedia, and public art). Attention will be given to book-length
nonfiction texts as the core of the course. Participants will explore and share practical
teaching strategies, including approaches that support the equity agenda of the College
Board.
Preparing Students for AP® English Literature
and Composition
AP 524.100
Frazier O’Leary
This course will combine the examination of methodology and content with sharing
ideas, developing strategies, and reviewing samples from the 2012 AP exam. Hands-on
strategies can be introduced immediately into participants’ own courses. Participants
can expect interactive sessions where they learn and practice the basics that are essential
in implementing a successful AP English Literature course with their students.
This course uses College Board-developed materials, as well as other resources and
guest speakers, to expand the participants’ knowledge base and to provide a framework
for teachers in developing a curriculum.
Preparing Students for Advanced Placement®
Government and Politics: United States
AP 536.100
maria Schmidt
This course will provide both new and experienced teachers with an overview of
the basic structure and content necessary for an AP course in Government and
Politics: United States. The instructor will focus on content development for each of
the course’s six units as well as on the development of essential questions, course
objectives, learning activities, teaching strategies, and the use of multiple resources.
An analysis of past AP examinations will be included as well as a review of established
standards for grading the annual exams. A major portion of the course will be devoted
to the development of units for an AP U.S. Government and Politics course by participants,
including the resources necessary for the implementation of such a course. The
course will include a “best practices” sharing session, and participants are encouraged
to bring a copy of a favorite lesson/activity they have used in, or that could be adapted
to, an AP U.S. Government and Politics course. If participants already are teaching the
course, or know the texts that they will be using, these should be brought to class as
well.
Preparing Students for AP® Human Geography
AP 539.100
Pamela Wolfe
This course will provide an overview of the AP Human Geography curriculum and help
participants design their own course. Participants will review lesson plans, resources,
and websites for teaching each of the major course topics, including geography, population,
cultural patterns, the political organization of space, rural land use, industrialization,
and cities. The course will focus on effective teaching strategies and learning
activities to prepare students for success on the AP exam. Participants will begin to
develop their own course outline, syllabus, and assessment tools.
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