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Event Schedule

Wednesday, July 18

Evening Registration, Exhibit Hall and Art Exhibition Open

Conference registration and the exhibit hall are open this evening from 5 to 8 p.m. The opening reception for the 2012 AP Studio Art exhibition also takes place this evening. No workshops or sessions are scheduled for this day.

Thursday, July 19
Preconference

8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

College Board–endorsed consultants lead one-day Advanced Placement® workshops.

Recommended for: new and experienced AP teachers and AP Coordinators.

During the preconference, we plan to offer workshops in the following topics:

  • Art History
  • AP Biology: Transitioning to Inquiry-Based Labs
  • Calculus AB
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • Computer Science A
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • Environmental Science
  • French Language and Culture
  • German Language and Culture
  • Government and Politics: Comparative
  • Human Geography
  • Italian Language and Culture
  • Japanese Language and Culture
  • Latin
  • Economics
  • Music Theory
  • Organizing Your AP Exam Administration: A Workshop for Coordinators
  • Physics C
  • Psychology
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
  • Studio Art
  • United States History

 

At the conclusion of the pre conference workshops there will be the Main Conference Opening Plenary & Reception

Friday, July 20–Saturday, July 21
Main Conference

Concurrent sessions provide curriculum information, helpful resources and best practices.
Plenary sessions are offered by notable speakers.

 

Sunday, July 22
Postconference

8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Postconference

College Board–endorsed consultants lead one-day Pre-AP and AP workshops. Recommended for: administrators and middle school and AP teachers.

During the postconference we plan to offer workshops in the following AP topics:

  • Building an AP® Program: A Workshop for Administrators
  • Biology
  • Calculus BC
  • European History
  • Government & Politics: U. S.
  • Interpersonal Communication in Pre-AP® World Languages and Cultures
  • NOSCA: Use of Data as a Tool for Systemic Change for School Counselors
  • Physics B
  • Pre-AP®: Setting the Cornerstones for the AP Vertical Teams®
  • Pre-AP® Strategies in English: Composition
  • Pre-AP® Strategies in Science: Energy Systems
  • Pre-AP® Strategies in Science: Inquiry-Based Labs
  • Pre-AP® Strategies in Social Studies: Using Visual Materials in Middle School Classrooms
  • Pre-AP®: Interdisciplinary Strategies – Argumentation and the Writing Process
  • Pre-AP®: Strategies in English – Writing Tactics Using SOAPstone
  • Pre-AP®: Advanced Topics for Vertical Teams in Mathematics – Assessments
  • Pre-AP®: Advanced Topics for Vertical Teams® in Social Studies – Developing Reading Habits
  • Pre-AP® Strategies in English: Differentiated Instruction in Middle School Language Arts
  • Pre-AP® Strategies in English: Rhetoric
  • Pre-AP® Strategies in English: Beyond Acronyms: Inquiry-Based Close Reading
  • Pre-AP® Strategies in Mathematics: Analyzing and Describing Data
  • Pre-AP® Strategies in Mathematics: Using Technology to Understand Linear Equations
  • Pre-AP® Strategies in Mathematics: Developing Algebraic Thinking
  • Pre-AP® Strategies in Mathematics: Rate
  • Pre-AP®: Instructional Leadership: Using Data to Improve Student Performance
  • Pre-AP® Strategies in History and the Social Sciences: Crafting Historical Arguments
  • Pre-AP®: Effective Thinking Strategies for All Students
  • Pre-AP® Strategies: AP Vertical Teams® in World Languages and Cultures
  • Pre-AP® Interdisciplinary Strategies for English and the Social Sciences
  • Statistics
  • World History