Training Courses for AP Instructors - Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Advanced placement Summer Institute
Spanish Language
John McMullan, having retired after thirty years at The Hotchkiss School, is
currently an instructor in Spanish language and literature at The Millbrook
School in Millbrook, NY. He has taught both the AP Language and AP Literature
courses for decades. He has worked as a teacher trainer with Educational
Testing Service for more than twenty years in the correction of the oral
portion of the Spanish AP Exam. He has written syllabi and guides for the
College Board. In addition, he has co-authored textbooks for McGraw-Hill
and McDougal-Littell, and is co-author of Triángulo: A Propósito, a highly
successful preparation book for the AP Spanish Language exam. At this time
John is co-writing a multimedia online Spanish textbook, Aventuras conectadas,
and an up-date of Triángulo for Wayside Publishing. He has given many workshops
on AP Spanish materials as a consultant for College Board.
Statistics
Dr. Martin Sternstein, professor of mathematics at Ithaca College, received his
undergraduate degree at the University of Chicago and his doctorate at Cornell
University. He spent two years in West Africa as Fulbright Professor at the
University of Liberia. He has strong interests in national educational and social
issues concerning equal access to math education for all. He has been a reader
and table leader for the AP Statistics exam, has given over 50 college Board
Pre-AP and AP workshops, and is the author of the Barron’s AP Statistics
review book and the Barron’s AP Statistics flash cards.
U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
Dr. Paul Weizer, of Fitchburg State University, Massachusetts, has been actively
involved with the AP Government and Politics program for many years. He
has been an AP reader for seven years, and he has conducted AP workshops
and summer institutes since 1998.
U.S. HISTORY
Jim Glinski has 30 years experience as a teacher and department chair at
Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Mass. He has served as a Reader
and Table Leader at the AP U.S. History Exam Reading, been a consultant
for workshops in AP U.S. History and AP European History, and received the
College Board’s New England region’s Advanced Placement Recognition
Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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Thanks so much for organizing such a great week of workshops. I already feel
excited to get back to school. This college hosts beautiful scenery and perhaps
the most pleasant staff of any college. - Past Participant
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