AP Art History Workshop for New and Experienced Teachers

AP Art History for New and Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Biology Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP Biology Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Biology Workshop for New Teachers

AP Biology Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Calculus AB Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP Calculus AB Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Calculus AB Workshop for New Teachers

AP Calculus AB Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Calculus BC Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP Calculus BC Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Calculus BC Workshop for New Teachers

AP Calculus BC Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Chemistry Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP Chemistry Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Chemistry Workshop for New Teachers

AP Chemistry Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Comparative Government & Politics Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP Comparative Government & Politics Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Comparative Government & Politics Workshop for New Teachers

AP Comparative Government & Politics Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Computer Science A Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP Computer Science A Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Computer Science A Workshop for New Teachers

AP Computer Science A Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Computer Science Principles Workshop for New and Experienced Teachers

AP Computer Science Principles Workshop for New and Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP English Language and Composition Workshop for Experienced Teachers (1)

AP English Language and Composition Workshop for Experienced Teachers (1) One Day Workshop

AP English Language and Composition Workshop for Experienced Teachers (2)

AP English Language and Composition Workshop for Experienced Teachers (2) One Day Workshop

AP English Language and Composition Workshop for New Teachers (1)

AP English Language and Composition Workshop for New Teachers (1) One Day Workshop

AP English Language and Composition Workshop for New Teachers (2)

AP English Language and Composition Workshop for New Teachers (2) One Day Workshop

AP English Literature and Composition Workshop for Experienced Teachers (1)

AP English Literature and Composition Workshop for Experienced Teachers (1) One Day Workshop

AP English Literature and Composition Workshop for Experienced Teachers (2)

AP English Literature and Composition Workshop for Experienced Teachers (2) One Day Workshop

AP English Literature and Composition Workshop for New Teachers (1)

AP English Literature and Composition Workshop for New Teachers (1) One Day Workshop

AP English Literature and Composition Workshop for New Teachers (2)

AP English Literature and Composition Workshop for New Teachers (2) One Day Workshop

AP Environmental Science Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP Environmental Science Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Environmental Science Workshop for New Teachers

AP Environmental Science Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

AP French Language and Culture Workshop for New and Experienced Teachers

AP French Language and Culture Workshop for New and Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP German Language and Culture Workshop for New and Experienced Teachers

AP German Language and Culture Workshop for New and Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Human Geography Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP Human Geography Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Human Geography Workshop for New Teachers

AP Human Geography Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Italian Language and Culture Workshop for New & Experienced Teachers

AP Italian Language and Culture Workshop for New & Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Japanese Language and Culture Workshop for New & Experienced Teachers

AP Japanese Language and Culture Workshop for New & Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Latin Workshop for New & Experienced Teachers

AP Latin Workshop for New & Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Macroeconomics Workshop for New & Experienced Teachers

AP Macroeconomics Workshop for New & Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Microeconomics Workshop for New & Experienced Teachers

AP Microeconomics Workshop for New & Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Physics 1 Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP Physics 1 Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Physics 1 Workshop for New Teachers

AP Physics 1 Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Physics 2 Workshop for New & Experienced Teachers

AP Physics 2 Workshop for New & Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Psychology Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP Psychology Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Psychology Workshop for New Teachers

AP Psychology Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Spanish Language and Culture Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP Spanish Language and Culture Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Spanish Language and Culture Workshop for New Teachers

AP Spanish Language and Culture Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Studio Art Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP Studio Art Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Studio Art Workshop for New Teachers

AP Studio Art Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

AP United States History Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP United States History Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP United States History Workshop for New Teachers

AP United States History Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

AP World History Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP World History Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP World History Workshop for New Teachers

AP World History Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

Organizing Your AP Exam Administration: A Workshop for Coordinators: Experienced Coordinators (1)

Organizing Your AP Exam Administration: A Workshop for Coordinators: Experienced Coordinators One Day Workshop (1)

Organizing Your AP Exam Administration: A Workshop for Coordinators: Experienced Coordinators (2)

Organizing Your AP Exam Administration: A Workshop for Coordinators: Experienced Coordinators One Day Workshop (2)

Organizing Your AP Exam Administration: A Workshop for Coordinators: Experienced Coordinators (3)

Organizing Your AP Exam Administration: A Workshop for Coordinators: Experienced Coordinators One Day Workshop (3)

Organizing Your AP Exam Administration: A Workshop for Coordinators: New Coordinators (1)

Organizing Your AP Exam Administration: A Workshop for Coordinators: New Coordinators One Day Workshop (1)

Organizing Your AP Exam Administration: A Workshop for Coordinators: New Coordinators (2)

Organizing Your AP Exam Administration: A Workshop for Coordinators: New Coordinators One Day Workshop (2)

Organizing Your AP Exam Administration: A Workshop for Coordinators: New Coordinators (3)

Organizing Your AP Exam Administration: A Workshop for Coordinators: New Coordinators One Day Workshop (3)

New Attendee Welcome

Join us as we welcome new attendees to the main conference. Attendees who are not registered for preconference workshops are welcome.

CLEP Me Out of Here: Students Earn Credit For What They Know

Discover how the College Board’s College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) provides students a bridge to college access and opportunity. *Learning Lab sessions are not CEU eligible. 

AP Web Experience Feedback Session

Preview designs for the future of the AP web experience for educators and share your feedback with the College Board team. *Learning Lab sessions are not CEU eligible.

Opening Plenary: Announcing the 2018 AP Exam Results & Supreme Court Cases in a Democratic Society

Opening Plenary with Trevor Packer reporting the 2018 AP Exam results followed by a panel on the importance of civics in American education.

Welcome Reception

Join us to kick off the 2018 AP Annual Conference at the welcome reception.

A Primer on the SAT Suite of Assessments for AP Teachers

Learn about SAT features, scores and scales, Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy, AP Potential tools, and how the SAT measures college readiness.

A Process for Purposeful Planning

Clarity of desired learning is essential for student understanding. Using a purposeful planning process supports teachers in gaining that clarity.

A Talk to Teachers: Revisiting James Baldwin in 2018

Robin Aufses and Renee Shea will celebrate the resurgence of interest in essayist, film critic, fiction writer, and civil rights activist James Baldwin.

Addressing Misunderstandings in Rhetorical Analysis

By examining AP English essays and exam data, participants will identify misunderstandings in rhetorical analysis and explore how to address them.

All 4s and 5s: Our Students Did It, and Yours Can Too

This session will present a system that ensures success for every student taking an AP course.

An AP Computer Science A Success Story

The session explores a successful AP Computer Science A course taught at Colegio Los Nogales in Bogotá, Colombia.

An AP Culture: Not Another New Initiative

Strong AP programs include all staff, not only AP teachers. Let’s discuss how to avoid the “new initiative” perception.

AP Boot Camp: Skill-Building Activities that Prepare Students for AP

AP boot camp is an interactive skill-building program that helps students prepare for success in AP classes through experiential learning activities.

AP Professional Learning Communities for Districtwide Collaboration

Learn how the Clark County School District uses AP professional learning communities to promote districtwide collaboration among AP teachers.

AP Student Diversity: A Case Study in Recruitment, Support, and Success

This session is about recruiting and supporting underrepresented students to enroll and succeed in AP courses at the same rate as their benchmark peers.

Applying Supreme Court Cases to New Scenarios in AP U.S. Government and Politics

Participants will learn how to use required Supreme Court cases to teach application and comparison skills from the new AP U.S. Government and Politics curriculum.

Bring the AP Capstone Diploma Program to Your School

Learn about the AP Capstone Diploma Program and determine if its core classes—AP Seminar and AP Research—are a strong fit for your school.

Build Connections Between AP English and AP U.S. History

This session explores common language and tools to build stronger connections between AP English Language and Composition and AP U.S. History.

Building Vocabulary in AP World Language and Culture Courses

Explore strategies that guide students to build and retain rich, thematic vocabulary for communicative tasks in AP French and AP Spanish.

Calculus Activities and Ideas That Provide Lasting Understandings

This session will focus on creative ways to help students understand major concepts in AP Calculus using low-tech and high-tech tools.

CANCELED - Standards-Based Grading in AP Chemistry

Explore using standards-based grading in an AP Chemistry classroom to close content gaps and build essential skills.

Clearing a Path to College and Career Readiness: Pre-AP for All Students

This fall the College Board is launching our first cohort of 100 Pre-AP schools. Learn what it means to be an official College Board Pre-AP school.

Daily Practice of Historical Thinking Skills in Pre-AP History Classrooms

The central focus of the session will be demonstrating how regularly integrating brief, targeted writing activities can empower students for AP and college success.

Developing Writing Skills in AP World History

Learn how to help students develop the writing skills necessary to achieve success in AP World History.

Don’t Make Me Laugh: Humor and Satire in the Classroom

With images and texts drawn from fiction, non-fiction, and poetry this session demonstrates methods to enliven instruction with humor and satire.

Hard Reading and Compelling Argument: Strategies for Writing History Essays

Deep reading processes, strategic “manipulatives,” and sequenced composing result in powerful, (C)HIPP-infused writing.

Helping AP Research Students Understand Statistics in Quantitative Research

This session will focus on how researchers use statistics to analyze their data, communicate their findings, and add credibility to their conclusions.

Instructional Scaffolding in the AP Classroom

Instructional scaffolding plays an important role in the AP classroom where students are engaged in college-level classes that are challenging.

Instructional Strategies for AP Psychology

This session looks at strategies for teaching AP Psychology along with cognitive strategies necessary for success on the AP Exam.

Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning in AP

Learn how to design and implement interdisciplinary projects in the AP classroom to maximize student engagement and deepen content understanding.

Justifying Answers on the AP Physics C Exams

Expectations for justifying answers on the AP Physics C exams will be discussed, with an emphasis on practical classroom application and past exam analysis.

Language Instruction for English Language Learners in AP

This session shows the benefits of focused language instruction in the AP classroom when working with English language learners.

Make It Real: Project-Based Learning in AP Statistics

Learn how to use real-world projects to create authentic and immersive learning opportunities for your AP Statistics students.

Not Built in a Day: Individualized Learning Plans

This session will discuss skill-based instruction, reflective teaching practices, and their connection to student growth.

Opportunities to Expand AP: Helping Students Fulfill Their AP Potential

See a demo of a new tool our field staff use to help districts expand AP in ways that maximize students' ability to fulfill their AP potential.

Preparing Students for AP Success and College Writing

Discover strategies for increasing the success and reputation of your AP program at universities across America.

Results from the 2018 AP Calculus Exams

The AP Calculus chief reader discusses the AP Calculus reading and the overall student performance on the 2018 AP Calculus exams.

Results from the 2018 AP English Language and Composition Exam

The chief reader of the AP English Language and Composition Exam will provide specific data regarding the 2018 exam.

Results from the 2018 AP European History Exam

Participants will examine the results of the 2018 AP European History Exam with the chief reader.

Results from the 2018 AP French Language and Culture Exam

Participants will review results from the 2018 AP French Language and Culture Exam and develop strategies for preparing their students for future success.

Results from the 2018 AP Italian Language and Culture Exam

The 2018 AP Italian Exam results will be thoroughly explained and instructional implications will discussed.

Results from the 2018 AP Japanese Language and Culture Exam

This session features results from the 2018 AP Japanese Language and Culture Exam. Participants will discuss and analyze student performance and implications for instruction.

Results from the 2018 AP Macroeconomics and AP Microeconomics Exams

Participants will review the results from the 2018 AP Exams in macroeconomics and microeconomics and learn about student performance on the free-response questions.

Role-Playing the Classics: Social Media, Fandom, and Critical Analysis

Learn how to get students role-playing through social media and creating in-depth, text-based readings.

Technical Writing for AP Computer Science Principles

This session focuses on how to teach writing in the context of computer science.

Upcoming Developments and Changes in the AP Program

Join Trevor Packer for a close look at the developments and changes underway to support AP classrooms.

¿Quién soy? Navigating Themes of Identity in the Language Classroom

Explore the theme of identity, from novice-level descriptions to AP-level questions of personal and public identity, through scaffolded activities.

Technology-Based Support for Building Students’ Academic Writing Skills

Wish you had more time to develop your students’ academic writing skills? Join us to learn how the Writing Mentor Google Docs add-on app can help. *Learning Lab sessions are not CEU eligible.

#FUTUREADY Students: School Counselors and Advisers Ensure Achievement

Join this session to learn about proven school-based programming and experiences that encourage postsecondary academic excellence.

A Critical Approach to Character Analysis in AP English

Participants will engage in a lively jaunt through selected pieces of literature using the STARM character analysis strategy.

AP Recruitment and Support for Underrepresented Students

Learn about recruitment and support strategies for underrepresented students in AP courses.

CANCELED - Bringing Bosnia Back: Document-Based Questions for AP World History

Participants will read primary and secondary sources on the historic Balkan region, pre-World War I to present, to learn how to write original document-based questions.

CANCELED - Using Smartphones in AP

I will share strategies for using students’ smartphones to reach AP course objectives.

Core Practices for AP World Language and Culture Courses

This session focuses on incorporating Core Practices in AP world language and culture classrooms.

Data Analysis to Support AP Program Success

Learn how data analysis can inform curriculum decisions and support programs to improve your AP program.

Developing an Advanced Placement Program in a Small Rural School

This session will discuss how to overcome the many challenges faced by small rural schools when developing and implementing an AP program.

Differentiating AP for Gifted Learners

Join the discussion as we share strategies to nurture gifted learners while enhancing your Advanced Placement classroom.

Does It Matter How We Elect Our Presidents? Teaching the Electoral College

How to teach the electoral college, emphasizing on the key questions to ask about the way we elect the president and how to answer these questions.

Engaging Gifted Learners in a Four-Course AP English Pathway

This session will demonstrate practices for teaching gifted students in the AP English classroom including acceleration and engagement strategies.

Engaging Students in AP Environmental Science to Become Sustainable Citizens

Participants will take part in an AP Environmental Science activity to explore inquiry-based lessons and experimental design.

Formative Testing in AP Chinese

The session deals with formative testing used to reflect the instructional objectives of AP Chinese and to improve students' AP performance.

Get Them to Say What They Mean: Misunderstandings in Literary Analysis

By examining AP English essays and exam data, participants will identify misunderstandings in literary analysis and explore how to address them.

Improving Passage-Based Reading in AP English Language and Composition

Improve multiple-choice scores dramatically with strategies that increase comprehension and systemic student-led profiles.

Improving Student Commentary in AP Seminar

This session will present common weaknesses in writing with attention to the through-course AP Seminar assessments and offer lesson ideas to support these areas.

Interpretive Communication of Print and Audio Texts in AP Italian

This session offers strategies to teach students text comprehension and to create multiple-choice assessments in AP Italian.

Let’s Argue About Calculus

Argumentation puts the Mathematical Practices for AP Calculus in focus. Experience argumentation first-hand and see its impact on teaching.

Map Project for AP Human Geography

Participants in this session will work on a concept map project for AP Human Geography.

Now That's a Good Question!

Learn how to develop and pose good questions that will challenge students to demonstrate higher-order thinking and communicate depth of knowledge.

Online Cultural Resources for AP German

This session offers online resources to help AP German students become more familiar with the cultures of German-speaking countries.

Pre-AP Arts: Writing, Dialogue, and Artistic Practice

Explore methods for engaging students in reflective writing and peer conversation in art and music classrooms. Strategies and resources will be shared.

Prepare for 2019-20: Launching AP’s New Annual Process

Learn how your school can prepare for the new AP resources and supports launching in 2019-20.

Ranking Tasks to Improve Student Writing in AP Physics

Learn how to use ranking tasks to improve students’ writing skills for the paragraph-length response in AP Physics.

Results from the 2018 AP Biology Exam

Participants examine the results of the 2018 AP Biology Exam with the chief reader.

Results from the 2018 AP Comparative Government and Politics Exam

Participants will examine the results of the 2018 AP Comparative Government and Politics Exam to identify content and skills that posed particular challenges for students.

Results from the 2018 AP English Literature and Composition Exam

The chief reader for AP English Literature and Composition will review the results from this year's exam.

Results from the 2018 AP Music Theory Exam

This session focuses on student performance on the nine free-response questions from the 2018 AP Music Theory Exam.

Rhetorical Analysis Through Imitation

Through the process of close reading and writing exercises in imitation, students unravel the mystery of rhetorical analysis.

Scaffolding for Different Reading Levels in AP Computer Science A

Learn how a scaffolded learning approach can help students at all reading levels succeed in AP Computer Science A.

Service Learning in the AP Classroom: AP with WE Service

Learn the AP with WE Service approach to teaching AP.

Spaced Learning for the AP Classroom

This presentation will inform teachers about spaced learning techniques and how they can be used in AP.

Student-Centered Rhetorical Analysis

This session will outline the specifics of how to dramatically increase student interest in composing a quality rhetorical analysis.

Subtract the Abstract: Teaching Series in AP Calculus BC

This session will show how AP Calculus teachers can plan a thorough and effective series unit.

Teaching Boolean Logic in AP Computer Science Principles

Participants will explore strategies and create activities for teaching Boolean logic.

Teaching Medieval and Modern Genres in AP Spanish

This session creates meaningful connections between medieval genres and those of the modern era in order to enhance content knowledge of both.

Teaching Political Discourse in 2018

The session will examine three time periods of heated political discourse in American history.

Teaching the Andes: Millenarian Philosophies for the 21st Century

Mabi Ponce de León, a participant in a Fulbright-Hays Andes Program, will discuss Andean philosophies as pedagogies for learning.

The Art of Economics: Mastering Graphing Skills for AP Economics

This session provides strategies, resources, and activities to help students master graphing skills for AP Economics.

The Open Enrollment Path to Advanced Placement Courses

Examine the systemic processes and student experiences of open enrollment, recruitment, and retention for Advanced Placement courses.

The Perfect Blend to Transform AP Teaching and Learning

Educators in this session will expand their repertoire of digital resources, recognize the steps required to build their own, and learn how to incorporate blended learning into their classroom.

Uncharted Territory No Longer: Improving Data Literacy in AP History Courses

Tools to teach data literacy and help students analyze charts, graphs, maps, etc. Application of lesson plan using AP released material provided.

Unconventional Approaches to AP Studio Art in an Urban Environment

This session explores how an underfunded AP Art program uses unconventional materials and methods to improve outcomes for African American students.

Using Calculator Programming to Foster Algorithmic Thinking

This will be a hands-on session in which we examine and create programs to develop algorithmic thinking skills. Calculators will be provided.

Building Students’ Academic Writing Skills While Making More Time for Content Instruction

Wish you had more time to develop your students’ academic writing skills? Join us to learn how the Writing Mentor Google Docs add-on app can help. *Learning Lab sessions are not CEU eligible.

Clearing a Path to the Future: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education

New updates regarding the official Pre-AP Program launch in 2019 followed by Christopher Emdin and creating inclusive environments for all students to promote diversity and equity in the classroom.

Practice makes Perfect...Coding

Provide your Computer Science students with online practice, plus Feedback. *Learning Lab sessions are not CEU-eligible.

A Half Century of Environmental Progress in a Single School Year

This session focuses on using Half Century of Progress materials in AP Environmental Science.

A Thinking Strategy for Writing Arguments in AP English

This session offers a strategy for students to brainstorm their essay topics in a quick, engaging manner that helps them see all sides of an argument.

Addressing Student Struggles in AP Calculus with Targeted Strategies

This session will discuss strategies to help students who may understand the calculus content but who struggle with calculus reasoning skills.

Analyzing The Rhetoric Surrounding Confederate Monuments

Learn how a New Orleans area teacher and her class explored the issue of confederate monuments and the rhetoric surrounding them.

AP Events to Promote Equity and Access

Attendees will see how AP equity and access can be achieved at any school with targeted interventions and supports.

AP Heroes: Learning From the AP Districts of the Year

This discussion draws insights from educators from the AP Districts of the Year, who will share their best practices with the AP community.

AP Mentoring: Peer-To-Peer Support for AP Teachers

Get an in-depth look at a new AP support program that matches teachers together for a personalized professional development experience.

Building Writing Skills While Making More Time for Content Instruction

Wish you had more time to develop your students’ academic writing skills? Join us to learn how the Writing Mentor™ Google Docs add-on app can help.

CANCELED - Understanding Pre-AP, AP Readiness, and the Vertical Team

In this session we'll look at components of instruction and student skills that need to be a part of any student path to AP.

Coaching Without Content: Using IPR Data to Ask Effective Questions

This session will show administrators and coaches how to drill into IPRs to discover specific questions, start conversations, and shape instruction.

Constructing Multiple-Choice Assessments for AP Latin

Using syllabus-based passages and sight passages, participants will learn to write effective multiple-choice questions for the AP Latin classroom.

Creating an Academic Conference for High School Students

Explore strategies for building a high school student conference that promotes participation in AP and Pre-AP courses for all students.

Culminating Laboratory Experiences in AP Biology

A culminating lab experience can be a powerful tool for revisiting content, reinforcing science practices, and strengthening communication skills.

Demonstrate Complex Understanding: Successful AP History Rubric Strategies

This session offers strategies to help teachers adjust their instruction to the rubrics for AP history while deepening their students' content knowledge.

Differentiate AP Calculus Instruction with Khan Academy

Learn how to incorporate Khan Academy into an established AP Calculus curriculum to better prepare your students for the AP Exam.

Empower Students to Think and Make as Artists

AP Studio Art teachers, see how sustained investigation can be the source for the entire AP portfolio.

Exploring the 1:1 Frontier

This session will provide a framework for 1:1 technology integration in a history classroom, emphasizing practical tools, strategies, and resources.

Fantasy Forecasting for AP Economics Courses

Learn to play FREDcast, a new web-based automatic scoring game. Students engage current macroeconomic indicators while competing in teacher-managed leagues.

Graphing Calculator Activities to Make Mathematics Come Alive

Explore digital classroom activities that invite students to connect working mathematically with working socially and creatively.

Hosting a Summer AP Kickoff Event

Faculty and administration share best practices for hosting a summer kickoff to their AP courses.

Inclusive AP: Working with Twice-Exceptional Students

Learn how to identify, encourage, and support twice-exceptional students in AP.

Incorporating Aspects of AP German in German 1

Explore how modified AP tasks can be integrated into each level of German to build toward success in AP German.

Model U.N. Crisis Committees in AP U.S. History

Learn how Model U.N. historical crisis committees can be employed to teach students about critical events in U.S. history.

Poetry Ted Talks

This session presents the Poetry Ted Talk as a culminating activity for AP English.

Pre-AP English: Wrestling with Text Complexity, One Sentence at a Time

Join us as we examine how unpacking complex sentences helps students tackle complex texts and produce strong writing.

Pre-AP Mathematics Discovery Logs Embedded in Mathematical Practices

This session will show how mathematical practices can be supported through the use of discovery logs in Pre-AP math.

Pre-AP Skill Development Through Project-Based Learning in World History

This session explores a project-based history course where students develop essential questions, complete research projects, and improve literacy skills.

Preparing Students for Free-Response Questions in AP Human Geography

This session focuses on AP Human Geography free-response questions (FRQs). We'll look at the construction of the questions, how they're scored, FRQ strategies for students, and more.

Project-Based Activities for AP Computer Science Principles

Participants will examine successful project-based instruction in AP Computer Science Principles and develop instructional material to use in the classroom.

Psychological Science: Adding Labs to AP Psychology

In this session, participants will learn how to turn a creative, hands-on activity or demonstration into a lab experience for AP Psychology students.

Results from the 2018 AP Art History Exam

Participants meet with the AP Art History chief reader and receive information about student performance on the 2018 AP Art History Exam.

Results from the 2018 AP Computer Science A Exam

Participants will examine the results of the 2018 AP Computer Science A Exam with the chief reader.

Results from the 2018 AP English Literature and Composition Exam

The chief reader for AP English Literature and Composition will review the results from this year's exam.

Results from the 2018 AP Research Exam

Participants will examine results from the 2018 AP Research assessment with the chief reader and review strategies for improving student performance.

Results from the 2018 AP Spanish Literature and Culture Exam

This session explores the 2018 AP Spanish Literature and Culture Exam results in order to inform instructors and strategize meaningful improvements to student performance.

Results from the 2018 AP Statistics Exam

In this session, participants will examine the free-response questions from the 2018 AP Statistics Exam with the chief reader.

Results from the 2018 AP U.S. History Exam

In this session we'll explore the 2018 AP U.S. History Exam with the chief reader.

Round and Round: Rotational Motion in AP Physics

Through several simple lab activities and exercises, participants will learn interactive ways to improve student comprehension of circular motion.

Social and Emotional Support for High-Achieving AP Students

We will discuss helping high-achieving students develop the social and emotional competency necessary for long-term success in and beyond the AP English classroom.

Strategies for Success on AP World Language and Culture Exams

Learn powerful strategies to help your students succeed on the interpersonal and presentational portions of the AP world language and culture exams.

The Holistic Approach: Understanding Current and Prospective AP Students

California Connections Academy uses a personalized and holistic approach in order to overcome low participation rates and increase student support.

The Interactive Constitution: 21st Century, Nonpartisan Civics Education

Explore the Interactive Constitution and other classroom-ready resources and instructional strategies to promote constitutional literacy.

Trends, Updates, and Resources in AP World Language and Culture Courses

Come for updates on trends and developments in AP world language and culture courses and exams. Discover how to find and use resources on AP Central

Using Authentic Data in the Pre-AP Science Classroom

Participants explore various strategies to engage students with authentic data in Pre-AP science classrooms and support AP science practices.

Using Foundational Documents in AP U.S. Government and Politics

Participants will learn how to use required foundational documents for the redesigned AP U.S. Government and Politics course to teach students content and the skill of argumentation.

Using Particulate-Level Representations in AP Chemistry

Develop tools to design and implement particulate-level representations in AP Chemistry to support student learning.

What Educators Should Know and Be Able to Do Relative to the AP Program

Coordinating an AP Program can be a daunting task. This session will provide best practices for running a successful Advanced Placement program your school.

Learning Without Limits

Connect, extend, and expand the learning experience with interactive content and tools that meet learners where they are. *Learning Lab sessions are not CEU eligible.

Active Learning Strategies for AP Calculus AB and BC

Participants will learn how to use Desmos, Google, and Quizizz to create active learning opportunities for their AP Calculus students.

Activities and Demonstrations for AP Psychology

This session will provide interactive instruction in activities and demonstrations designed to make AP Psychology come to life.

Adapting the AP Reading Experience: Professional Development Par Excellence

Find out what aspects of the AP Reading are most beneficial and how the experience could be adapted to create meaningful professional development.

Administrative and Faculty Perspectives on AP Inclusion

In this session we’ll explore a system of supports for students historically excluded from AP.

AP Chemistry Inquiry: What Causes My Bathtub’s Ring?

The “What Causes My Bathtub’s Ring?” inquiry activity is designed to improve students' understanding of Ksp.

AP in the 21st Century: The Case of American Studies

This session demonstrates how skills cultivated in AP history and English courses can fruitfully blend with other expectations about 21st-century learning.

Avoiding Stereotypes: Strategies for the AP Spanish Cultural Comparison Task

The cultural comparison task of the AP Spanish Exam will be discussed and strategies for improving student performance will be developed and shared.

Bringing Your A Game to AP: A Playbook for Successful AP Culture

Learn how a traditional high school built a thriving, sustainable AP program by increasing student access and success and developing teachers.

Cast Your Bucket or Cast Your Vote: African American Nonfiction for AP English

This session presents a lesson plan including African American speeches from the 1700s to contemporary times, emphasizing tone, diction, and rhetorical devices.

Choosing What to Read in AP English Literature and Composition

We must reach out to students and engage them with relevant, rigorous reading. We will discuss ways to revamp AP English reading choices.

Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, and Argumentation in Science

Participants use a claim, evidence, reasoning framework (CER) to develop lessons requiring students to support and defend scientific claims using data.

Co-Teaching AP U.S. History with an AP English Teacher

Teachers will learn how to create a co-teaching instructional framework that integrates the AP U.S. History curriculum with AP English.

Creating Discussions with Generation Z

Meet the changing needs of Generation Z through innovative approaches to AP online discussion boards that go beyond question and answer forums.

Data-Driven Analysis for the Growth of Your AP Program

Participants in this session will discuss which data is relevant for understanding where AP growth is needed and how to use the data to increase enrollment in AP courses.

Decoding the Persuasive Essay: Teaching Presentational Writing in AP French

This session will provide educators a full overview as well as teaching tips for the persuasive essay on the AP French Language and Culture Exam.

Engagement, Equity, Evaluation = STEM Success

Promote success in AP Calculus and AP Physics courses using engagement strategies.

Five Activities You Need for Your AP Statistics Classroom

In this session we'll present five activities for AP Statistics along with strategies for implementing the activities in the classroom.

Games for AP Spanish

Learn how gamification can revolutionize your AP Spanish class. Participants will receive free custom board games and activities.

Have AP Experience, Will Travel: Opportunities to Teach Abroad

Ever thought about living overseas? The international school market is expanding and AP teachers are in high demand. Learn how to land a position abroad.

Identifying the Lines of Reasoning in an Argument

This session focuses on the terminology of arguments, types of reasoning, and how supporting evidence with applied reasoning leads to a conclusion.

Integrating Graph and Tree Concepts into AP Computer Science A

This session demonstrates how to introduce and develop graph concepts and algorithms through hands-on labs using the AP Computer Science A Curriculum Framework.

New Voices in Black Literature

Participants will explore new voices in black literature and strategies to incorporate them into an AP English curriculum.

Online Resources for Teaching Biomes and Ecosystem Structure

Explore online resources to teach about biomes and learn to use an inquiry-based virtual lab on niche partitioning in the African savanna.

Re-Imagined Rigor: An AP Classroom for All Students

This session will explore research into major influences on the success of nontraditional students in AP.

Reading, Writing, Reflecting: Transfer of Skills in AP English

By examining student analysis, writing, and reflection, participants will gain an understanding of how to facilitate transfer of skills.

Remedies for Student Struggles in AP Calculus

Scaffolded lessons and assessments plus engaging activities to prepare for the exams in AP Calculus will be shared.

Representations, Models, and Assumptions in AP Physics 2

Participants will learn ways to improve their students' understanding of models and their representations to enhance their problem-solving abilities.

Results from the 2018 AP Human Geography Exam

This session offers analysis of the 2018 AP Human Geography reading and discussion of topics to infuse more geographic concepts into the course.

Results from the 2018 AP Seminar Exam and Performance Tasks

This session reviews results from the 2018 AP Seminar end-of-course exam and performance tasks and offers strategies for ensuring student success.

Results from the 2018 AP World History Exam

The results of the 2018 AP World History Exam will be presented to identify content and skills that posed particular challenges for students.

Role Playing and Simulation in AP U.S. Government and Politics

The presentation will center around two particular projects for AP U.S. Government and Politics that use role playing and simulation.

Sneaking Personal Finance into AP Macroeconomics

This session explains Economania, a personal finance simulation that can be integrated into any economics classroom.

SpringBoard to SAT and AP Success

Experience SpringBoard's close alignment to and support for AP courses and the SAT while creating a plan to harness the power of SpringBoard.

Strategies for Textual Analysis of Latin

This session is about interpretive reading in Latin with a focus on how Vergil and Caesar’s use of grammar and syntax contributes to their literary aims.

Structuring AP U.S. History for Student Success

This session will focus on developing a classroom setting that is suited to building success for AP U.S. History students.

Teaching Methodologies by Adapting AP Strategies in Pre-AP Math

The teaching methodologies of concepts will be addressed and discussed in different content areas of Pre-AP math.

The Best of Beginnings: A Smart September Start for AP English

Three classroom-ready units on English literature’s most important themes will create a solid foundation for your AP English Literature and Composition course.

The First Amendment Project

Details of the two-week First Amendment plan of study being developed by the National Constitution Center and the College Board.

The Myth of the Digital Native: Why We Need Computer Science Education More than Ever

Discover misconceptions concerning the ability of modern students to interact and create using technology, and the need for computer science education.

Transforming AP Culture with Professional Learning and Open Access

Learn how the AP program at Kiski Area has been transformed with professional learning for teachers and open access for students.

Understanding Intellectual Property in AP Studio Art

A review of historic and contemporary examples of “artistic license” as it relates to the creation of student artwork.

Visual Literacy in English and Social Studies Classrooms

Become savvy consumers of the images that surround us. Explore best practices, examples and resources, and immediate implementation of visual literacy lessons.

AP Studio Art Exhibit Reception

Enjoy a reception featuring works by AP Studio Art students. Selected from over 60,000 portfolios submitted from the three AP Studio Art Portfolio Exams, these works are the best of the best.

A Systems Approach to Increasing Access to the Advanced Placement Program

Pinellas County Schools will provide an overview of the growth of AP in our district and share the practices that resulted in more underrepresented students participating in AP.

AP Capstone as an Entry Point for AP

The purpose of the session is to communicate to the AP community the value of using AP Seminar as an entry point to the AP Program.

AP Potential: Power, Performance, Possibilities

Experience AP Potential as it builds upon the goal of increasing student access and enters the realm of instructional decisions and performance.

AP Professional Development: An Urban District’s Success Story

Principals, AP coordinators, and district leaders will examine a professional development model successfully implemented in an urban school district.

Are You a Night Owl? A Morning Lark? The Answer May Be in Your Genes

Test your own circadian genotype and explore an association with sleep phenotypes in this authentic open-inquiry investigation.

Big Data, Big Questions: 21st Century Statistical Thinking

In this presentation participants will investigate large data sets in order to formulate useful questions.

Building and Improving an Established AP Program

Faculty from Red Mountain High School share their journey in building a strong AP program and provide strategies for creating a culture of AP.

Building Student Confidence: I Am AP

Learn how to eliminate the intimidating barriers students associate with AP by creating a supportive, inviting, and inclusive AP program.

Building Writing Skills While Making More Time for Content Instruction

Wish you had more time to develop your students’ academic writing skills? Join us to learn how the Writing Mentor™ Google Docs add-on app can help.

Clearing a Path to College and Career Readiness: Pre-AP for All Students

This fall the College Board is launching our first cohort of 100 Pre-AP schools. Learn what it means to be an official College Board Pre-AP school.

Comparing Global Artistic Expressions

A rich session focusing on analysis of artworks from different cultures, culminating in a hands-on activity to take back to your AP Art History classroom.

Education for Constitutional Literacy and Civil Dialogue

This session presents strategies to address current constitutional questions through civil dialogue in classrooms and through virtual, inter-classroom exchanges.

Expand Access to AP with Improved Social Studies in Grades 6–10

Experience a rigorous social studies classroom that integrates research-based teaching strategies with course content.

Exploring Learning Objectives in the AP Music Theory Classroom

AP Music Theory learning objectives will be explored, showing how students’ abilities are developed over time from various perspectives.

Fight or Flight? Tiered Interventions for Struggling AP Students

In recent years, Armstrong High School has seen an increase in students struggling with AP. As a result we developed and implemented an AP Academic Support Program.

Integrating Spanish Language and Literature in AP Spanish

This presentation demonstrates strategies for connecting the AP Spanish Language and Culture course themes to selected works from AP Spanish Literature and Culture.

International Issues: Projects for Pre-AP or AP Geography

Want to teach your students about the Israel-Palestine Conflict? Or maybe Africa’s struggle with infrastructure? Come see two projects to include in your curriculum.

It’s Called Comparative Government, After All!

Teachers will acquire strategies to help students understand key comparative government concepts at a deeper level than merely memorizing definitions.

Journey with a Journal

This cooperative presentation will provide teachers with new ways to use journal writing in world language and culture courses.

Legal Literacy: Teaching the Reading of U.S. Supreme Court Cases

This session will examine techniques for teaching students to read and understand U.S. Supreme Court cases as primary documents.

Managing AP Grading Through Portfolio Assessment

Learn strategies to manage AP grading while providing valuable feedback and improving student achievement.

National Atlas of Korea-Based Lesson Plans: Climate Change and Environment

Presenters show how to develop AP lesson plans on climate change and the environment with a 2018 public domain National Atlas of Korea.

No Two Arguments Are the Same: Teaching Analysis in AP English

For teachers of the AP English Language and Composition Course, this session will focus on the second free-response question.

Optimizing Education with Flipped Learning

In this session, participants will engage in the flipped learning environment, experience the tools I use, and start building their flipped classrooms.

Place-Based Projects for AP Studio Art: 2-D Design

Help your AP Studio Art: 2-D Design students create a strong portfolio and achieve success using their community as a source of inspiration and focus.

Power Series in AP Calculus BC: Rationale and Techniques

Power series, appropriately presented, unifies the big ideas in AP Calculus BC and provides a good review for the AP Exam.

Practice Spoken Communication with Socratic Seminars and Pecha Kuchas

Participants will explore two strategies that lead students to better spoken communication skills.

Prepare for 2019-20: Launching AP’s New Annual Process

Learn how your school can prepare for the new AP resources and supports launching in 2019-20.

Providing Quick Feedback on Student Code in AP Computer Science A

This interactive session will introduce tools and methods to provide rapid feedback on computer science code that leads to increased student success.

Results from the 2018 AP Calculus Exams

The AP Calculus chief reader discusses the AP Calculus reading and the overall student performance on the 2018 AP Calculus exams.

Results from the 2018 AP Chemistry Exam

The results from the AP Chemistry Exam will be presented, along with discussion of scoring practices and strategies for answering questions effectively.

Results from the 2018 AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam

This session deals with the 2018 AP Chinese Exam results, followed by a discussion of instructional strategies that lead to AP success.

Results from the 2018 AP Computer Science Principles Exam

This session will examine the results of the 2018 AP Computer Science Principles Exam. Student solutions will be analyzed and common errors will be identified.

Results from the 2018 AP German Language and Culture Exam

This session features results and insights from the 2018 AP German Language and Culture Exam. Participants will develop strategies for preparing students for future success.

Standards-Based Learning in AP

This session shows how standards-based learning can be used in AP to offer rich feedback, delineate skills, and enhance assessment practices.

Synced for Success: Teaching AP with Technology

Explore digital tools that encourage student autonomy and strengthen collaboration and communication in the AP classroom.

Tackling Difficult AP Macroeconomics Topics

This session will provide possible approaches to teaching difficult AP Macroeconomics topics including the Phillips curve and the foreign exchange market.

Teach AP Physics With or Without a Physics Background

Only 35% of physics teachers have physics degrees. This session looks at pedagogy to help teachers in other, related disciplines successfully teach AP Physics.

Teaching Home Front Mobilization During the World Wars in AP U.S. History

This session will examine different strategies and sources for examining home front mobilization in the World Wars of the 20th century.

Teaming Up to Foster AP Equity and Access

In this session you will learn from a principal and counselor team on how they collaborate to improve advanced academics.

The Bones of the Building: How Poetic Structure Influences Meaning

This session will feature specific strategies that teachers can use to help their students see how a poem’s structure enacts what it says.

The Magazine Project: Writing and Publishing for AP English Exam Preparation

This session reviews a year-long writing project that directly links to success on the AP English Language and Composition Exam.

The Rhetoric of Science

Through rhetoric, students can gain a deeper insight into how scientific texts are developed and structured, helping them shape their analytical skills.

Think Psychology is Common Sense? Think Again.

This session will address and clarify counterintuitive findings in the field of psychology that are often challenging for students and instructors.

Three-Column Poetry Analysis and the Death of the Formulaic Essay

A critical approach to analyzing poetry and fostering creative, higher-level thinking and writing skills using three-column analysis.

Topics and Concepts to Emphasize in Pre-AP Math Courses

Participants will learn the topics and concepts that should be emphasized in algebra, geometry, and precalculus courses to best prepare students for AP Calculus.

Summarize, Argue, and Analyze: Strategies for Teaching Secondary Sources

This session will be a hands-on workshop where participants will learn strategies for teaching secondary sources in their classrooms.

A New Approach to AP World Language and Culture Courses

This session offers an approach to teaching world languages that helps students develop the three communication skills they will need to succeed on the AP Exam.

Actually, You Can Do This! Teaching Perseverance in AP

In this session, participants will learn strategies to motivate their students and encourage them to persevere.

AP + PLTW for College and Career Readiness

Help students become college and career ready with AP + PLTW. Learn from teachers who embrace the AP + PLTW collaboration.

AP World Café: A Dialogue with the College Board International Team

Meet the College Board International team and fellow international educators to discuss what matters most in their AP implementations.

CANCELED - Engaging Students in AP Calculus

Participants will engage in AP Calculus activities using different instructional approaches that include task cards, writing prompts, circuits, and games.

Creating a Collaborative Environment for AP Teachers

When time and money is tight, how can we still create a collaborative environment with our AP teachers so they can better support our students?

Creating a More Collaborative Classroom

Participants will leave with a protocol for planning for collaboration and strategies for creating a collaborative classroom.

Deconstructing Lyrics in AP English

Using Roland Barthes’ three meanings analytical approach, this workshop will detail how to approach and analyze contemporary lyrics and poetry with students.

Developing AP Human Geography Lessons with Korean Government Data

This session will help teachers write AP Human Geography lesson plans with robust online free resources from the South Korean government.

Diagnosis: Analysis (Those Who Can't, Summarize)

As we invite students to enter into the conversation of rhetoric and interpretation, how do we “teach” analysis?

Embedding the Mathematical Practices for AP Calculus

This session is designed to highlight how to embed the Mathematical Practices for AP Calculus in the study of calculus through the topic of the calculus of general functions.

Empowering Students to Ask Better Questions

In this session we will explore an instructional strategy known as the Question Formulation Technique through the lens of chemistry-based phenomena.

Encouraging Analysis Timed Writing Success in Pre-AP English

Participants will notate a passage from Lord of the Flies to practice planning steps to prepare Pre-AP students for free response in AP English.

Equity and Access for Student Success

This session shares instruction and feedback strategies that address equity and access issues by incorporating the diversity of students’ experiences.

Fueling AP Readiness with a Focus on Modeling in Pre-AP Biology

This session will provide numerous lessons that challenge students to go beyond labeling scale models and instead develop, revise, and critique explanatory and mathematical models.

Guiding Students Through the AP Seminar Performance Tasks

Participants will be introduced to appropriate strategies to support student success in the through-course performance assessment tasks in AP Seminar.

Háblame de AP

Want to increase the number of students taking AP Spanish? This session is dedicated to vertically aligning curriculum to encourage heritage and non-heritage speakers to take AP Spanish.

Incorporating Inquiry-Based Pedagogy in AP

Participants will learn how to incorporate inquiry and project-based learning into a range of AP courses.

Incorporating World War II in AP History

Using curriculum resources provided by the National WWII Museum teachers will discuss strategies and lessons that incorporate WWII into AP courses in history.

José Martí: The Sociopolitical and Philosophical Contexts of His Work

This presentation offers resources and strategies to strengthen AP Spanish Literature and Culture students’ understanding of the works of José Martí.

Long-Run Equilibrium in AP Microeconomics

This session will clarify long-run equilibrium and long-run supply in increasing, decreasing, and constant cost environments.

Mathematical Modeling in Pre-AP Algebra 1

Mathematical modeling is more than word problems. Explore how to create opportunities for students to engage authentically in the modeling process.

Moves That Matter: Argument Scaffolds for the Struggling Writer

This session explores ways to help students move quickly beyond the five paragraph theme in order to create richer, more organic arguments.

Official SAT Practice Coach Tools

Join us for a deep dive into the Official SAT Practice coach tools. Gather resources and strategies to bring Official SAT Practice to life for your students.

Pre-AP Geography: Building AP Skills

Think geography is all about maps? Think again! Participants will learn writing strategies for Pre-AP Geography that align to AP World History.

Preparing for AP in the Earliest Levels of Language Learning

Teachers will discuss strategies and tools that can be used at beginning levels of language learning to prepare students for success on the AP Exam.

Preparing Students for the AP Latin Analytical Essay

Learn about the AP Latin essay scoring guidelines and the relationship between the passages and creating an argument.

Project-Based Learning in AP English

Explore how project-based learning can enhance your Pre-AP or AP English classroom. Participants will create a project and implementation guide.

Results from the 2018 AP Environmental Science Exam

In this session we’ll look at common student errors and misconceptions on the 2018 AP Environmental Science Exam, and strategies for improving student performance.

Results from the 2018 AP Physics Exams

Results from the 2018 AP Exams in physics will be discussed.

Results from the 2018 AP Psychology Exam

Participants will examine the results of the 2018 AP Psychology Exam.

Results from the 2018 AP Studio Art Portfolios

The chief reader will use information about students' successes with this year's portfolios to support your students' learning in AP Studio Art.

Results from the 2018 AP U.S. Government and Politics Exam

This session offers an analysis of results from the 2018 AP U.S. Government and Politics Exam with the chief reader.

Results from the 2018 AP U.S. History Exam

Results from the 2018 AP US History Exam Administration including test construction, scoring decisions, and student exam performance.

Spark Communication Through Images and Media in AP Spanish

A strategy to promote oral and written communication, across levels and themes, through the use of a variety of images, video, and audio media.

Statewide Collaboration with CLEP and AP

Learn how Louisiana’s early college credit opportunities, including AP and CLEP, have significantly increased college credit attainment in the state.

Statistics and Service Learning

Through service-learning projects students gain deeper content knowledge and a deeper appreciation for the role of statistics in society.

Strategies for Teaching the Real Threat of Fake News

To be informed citizens, AP English students must be savvy media consumers. Learn methods to teach students about fake news and its impact on democracy.

Structuring Content to Increase Performance in AP Biology

Participants will take away instructional and assessment strategies targeting AP Biology challenge areas for teaching and learning.

Teaching AP Computer Science Principles

This session will discuss the various curricula available for teaching AP Computer Science Principles.

Teaching Argumentative Writing in AP U.S. History

Presenters from AP U.S. History and AP English will share strategies for teaching arguments, both with and without sources.

Upcoming Developments and Changes in the AP Program

Join Trevor Packer for a close look at the developments and changes underway to support AP classrooms.

Using Data to Build Your AP Program

This session will highlight findings from recent research evaluating the impact of AP participation and performance on student outcomes.

Using Real-World Data in AP Computer Science A Labs

Learn to increase student engagement by using real-world data in AP Computer Science A labs to make content relevant and exciting.

We Need to Talk: Discussion Strategies for AP

This session offers small-group to total participation activities that promote higher-level thinking and questioning in the AP classroom.

Voices of AP with Closing Remarks by David Coleman

Students from three exemplary school districts share their experiences with AP classes and exams.

95% Confidence Intervals in AP Biology

This session will use models to teach the meaning of 95% confidence intervals, which are seen frequently on the AP Biology Exam.

Advanced Placement and Students with Learning Disabilities

Learn how to support students with learning disabilities in AP courses.

Analyzing Poetry with Music in AP Spanish

Through the song Amar y Querer by José José, I will be analyzing the external and internal structure of a poem.

AP Chemistry Inquiry: What Is Found at the End of the Rainbow?

The “What Is Found at the End of the Rainbow?” inquiry for AP Chemistry is designed to improve student understanding of chromatography and spectroscopy.

Argumentative Essay Skills for AP U.S. Government and Politics

Design and add instructional pieces to your existing AP U.S. Government and Politics curriculum that will support the creation of successful argumentative essays.

Assessment for Learning and Motivation in the Calculus Classroom

This session introduces a strategy centered around consistent, structured, and purposeful formative assessment to help students take control of their own learning.

Breakout Boxes to Teach Content and Critical Thinking in Social Studies

Participants will learn how to teach difficult social studies concepts in cooperative groups using content-related resources to solve a variety of puzzles.

Bubble Up! Building Analytical Paragraphs from Multiple-Choice Items

Experience an AP English lesson in which students learn how to use multiple-choice practice questions as building blocks for a paragraph of rhetorical analysis.

Calculator Programming for AP Computer Science Principles

This session will explore calculator programming as a method for teaching basic text programming. Calculators will be provided.

Connecting the Five Key Graphs of AP Macroeconomics

This session will show how to connect and simplify the five key graphs that are the focus of the free-response questions on the AP Macroeconomics Exam.

Developing Cross-Disciplinary Skills with Linguistics

In this hands-on workshop, learn how linguistics bridges sciences and the humanities and how it can augment your existing AP course offerings.

Do You DBQ? Document-Based Questions in the Pre-AP Classroom

Classroom teachers will join members of the DBQ Project team to present strategies for successful implementation of document-based questions in literature and history.

Finding Artistic Voice: Guiding Students to Pursue Personal Meaning in Art

Learn to help your students discover their artistic voice for the Sustained Investigation portion of the AP Studio Art Exam.

Full Throttle Engagement: Blending Multiple Modalities in AP

Learn creative ways to make lessons smoother and reach all students by integrating multiple modalities.

Grade Inflation: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Curve

This session looks at how to align data-driven techniques with the traditional grade paradigm.

Grow Your AP Program

This session provides a common sense approach to offering more AP courses and exams and involving more students in AP.

Houston, We Have a Solution: Project- and Inquiry-Based Instruction

Using project- and inquiry-based learning can engage your AP students and create meaningful learning.

Improving Literary Analysis with Global, Online Collaboration

This session explores a project that creates global collaboration between AP English students in Ohio and Egypt.

Investigating Connections Between Renaissance Italy and the Islamic World

Explore the evidence in Italian Renaissance paintings of trade connections with the Islamic empires by looking for examples of textiles and pottery.

Making Connections Between AP and the SAT Suite of Assessments

College Board experts from AP and College Readiness Assessments will make connections between the skills assessed on the SAT Suite of Assessments and several AP courses.

Polar Curve Sketching Using Cartesian Graphs in AP Calculus

This session covers a nontraditional way of graphing polar functions for AP Calculus.

Qualitative/Quantitative Translation in AP Physics

This session is focused on the qualitative/quantitative translation free-response questions in AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2.

Results from the 2018 AP English Language and Composition Exam

The chief reader of the AP English Language and Composition Exam will provide specific data regarding the 2018 exam.

Results from the 2018 AP Latin Exam

The AP Latin chief reader will present data on student performance on the free-response section of the 2018 AP Latin Exam.

Results from the 2018 AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam

2018 exam results will be presented and discussed and strategies for improving future students’ performance will be developed and shared.

Strategies for Secondary Source Interpretation in AP History Courses

This session provides guidelines and practice for creating writing prompts to use in teaching students to analyze secondary sources.

Student Voices: Best Practices in AP World Language and Culture Courses

Participants will review and discuss video testimonials by high-scoring students.

Teaching Renewable Energy Through Project-Based Learning

Use project-based learning to teach key energy concepts in AP Environmental Science.

Technology to Spice Up your History and Social Science Lessons

Learn how to integrate technology into your social studies lessons.

The U.S. and the Holocaust: Debates on Isolationism, Neutrality, and Refugees

Reasoning skills are highlighted in teaching about isolationism, neutrality, and the European Jewish refugee crisis of the 1930s and 1940s.

Thought Criminals: Integrating Fiction Literature into AP Seminar

We should never ignore vital connections between literature and the world; explore the benefits of incorporating fiction literature into AP Seminar.

Visual Literacy: Reading Art Like a Text

Participants will learn strategies for teaching students how to read art like a text and how art connects to literature.

We've Expanded Access to AP, Now How Do We Support Our Teachers?

What's next after your district has opened access to AP? Participants will leave with strategies to support teachers and students.

What Does a Poem Say? What Does a Poem Mean?

“The poem refreshes life,” as Wallace Stevens says, and presents great challenges to our students. This session “demystifies” poetry.

When Should Students Take AP Statistics?

When does your school offer AP Statistics? We'll explore the benefits of offering AP Statistics to all students before, during, or instead of precalculus.

A Day with an AP Biology Reader Workshop

A Day with an AP Biology Reader One Day Workshop

A Day with an AP Calculus Reader Workshop

A Day with an AP Calculus Reader One Day Workshop

A Day with an AP English Language and Composition Reader Workshop

A Day with an AP English Language and Composition Reader One Day Workshop

AP Biology: Transitioning to Inquiry-Based Labs Workshop

AP Biology: Transitioning to Inquiry-Based Labs One Day Workshop

AP Chemistry: Transitioning to Inquiry-Based Labs Workshop

AP Chemistry: Transitioning to Inquiry-Based Labs One Day Workshop

AP Chinese Language and Culture Workshop for New and Experienced Teachers

AP Chinese Language and Culture Workshop for New and Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP European History Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP European History Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP European History Workshop for New Teachers

AP European History Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Music Theory Workshop for New & Experienced Teachers

AP Music Theory Workshop for New & Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Physics 1 and 2: Building Students' Reasoning Skills Workshop

AP Physics 1 and 2: Building Students' Reasoning Skills One Day Workshop

AP Physics C Workshop for New and Experienced Teachers

AP Physics C Workshop for New and Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Spanish Literature and Culture Workshop for New and Experienced Teachers

AP Spanish Literature and Culture Workshop for New and Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Statistics Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP Statistics Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Statistics Workshop for New Teachers

AP Statistics Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

AP Strategies: Strategies for Success in AP Mathematics Workshop

AP Strategies: Strategies for Success in AP Mathematics One Day Workshop

AP Strategies: Strategies for Success in AP Sciences Workshop

AP Strategies: Strategies for Success in AP Sciences One Day Workshop

AP Strategies: Using Data to Design Instruction Workshop

AP Strategies: Using Data to Design Instruction One Day Workshop

AP United States Government & Politics Workshop for Experienced Teachers

AP United States Government & Politics Workshop for Experienced Teachers One Day Workshop

AP United States Government & Politics Workshop for New Teachers

AP United States Government & Politics Workshop for New Teachers One Day Workshop

Building an AP Program: A Workshop for Administrators - Experienced

Building an AP Program: A Workshop for Administrators - Experienced One Day Workshop

Building an AP Program: A Workshop for Administrators - New (1)

Building an AP Program: A Workshop for Administrators - New One Day Workshop (1)

Building an AP Program: A Workshop for Administrators - New (2)

Building an AP Program: A Workshop for Administrators - New One Day Workshop (2)

Documenting the Process of Thinking and Creating in Pre-AP Arts Classrooms

Documenting the Process of Thinking and Creating in Pre-AP Arts Classrooms One Day Workshop

Fostering Disciplinary Reasoning Skills in the Pre-AP History & Social Studies Classroom

Fostering Disciplinary Reasoning Skills in the Pre-AP History & SS Classroom One Day Workshop

Pre-AP ELA: Texts Take Center Stage

Pre-AP ELA: Texts Take Center Stage One Day Workshop

Pre-AP Math: Developing Mathematical Mindsets through a Learner-Centered Classroom

Pre-AP Math: Developing Mathematical Mindsets through a Learner-Centered Classroom One Day Workshop

Quantitative Skills for AP Biology Workshop

Quantitative Skills for AP Biology One Day Workshop

Using Analytical Reading and Writing to Promote Conceptual Understanding in Pre-AP Science

Using Analytical Reading and Writing to Promote Conceptual Understanding in Pre-AP Science One Day Workshop