BIO 498. THE TEACHING OF AP BIOLOGY
This comprehensive course will provide information and experiences on how to teach both the classroom and laboratory components of the newly redesigned AP Biology Course. Information and activities to support an understanding of the new AP Biology Curriculum Framework will be provided. In addition, some activities and strategies to support inquiry-based learning will be presented. An introduction to laboratory investigations that are components of the newly revised AP Biology lab manual will be included. During the course there will also be discussions of the new format for the AP exam and how the new exam will be graded.
Maureen Nosal has been an AP Biology Exam Reader and Table Leader for 14 years and has served as a consultant for College Board in presenting AP workshops and AP summer institutes throughout the country.
MTH 498A. THE TEACHING OF CALCULUS (AB)
The Wilkes University Advanced Placement Institute in Mathematics will provide a detailed analysis of the Advanced Placement course outline Calculus AB. If time permits, participants will also explore topics covered in the BC course outline. Participants will review topics studied and will explore ways these topics may be taught. Participants will learn how to incorporate technology into their own particular course with special emphasis given to teaching strategies for difficult topics in the AP syllabus. Applicable time lines, textbooks and lesson plans will be discussed in detail. The Advanced Placement examination in calculus and its grading will also be discussed including an in-depth analysis of scoring standards and the actual grading of some previous AP examinations.
Michael White joins our Summer Institute with a background of more than 30 years in public education. White teaches in the Pennridge School District. Pennridge is located in Bucks County approximately 30 miles north of Philadelphia. White has served the College Board and the Educational Testing Service as a reader, table leader and question leader at the grading of the AP exam and has served as a member of the test development committee. White currently serves as a National Leader for the College Board. White is married and has two children. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling and seeing Broadway shows.
CHM 498. THE TEACHING OF AP CHEMISTRY*
This summer institute will provide an opportunity for high school AP Chemistry teachers to observe significant teaching demonstrations, perform experimental procedures using computer interfaced equipment, and to review with presenters a variety of topics covered in AP Chemistry.
This course surveys the basic structure and content necessary for an Advanced Placement Chemistry course. Chemistry topics such as equilibrium, kinetics, and “how to” problem solving are presented, along with special emphasis on the descriptive chemistry of reactions. Class size, student selection, textbooks and labs are also addressed. Special attention is paid to teaching strategies, the AP exam and its grading. Some lab experiments suitable for AP classes are incorporated into the course. Participants receive examples of past AP exams, appropriate tests, worksheets and lab experiments.
This course will provide an overview of the redesigned Advanced Placement Chemistry course. In the redesigned AP Exam, the College Board, in collaboration with the National Science Foundation, has done the following:
• reduced content breadth to promote conceptual understanding;
• provided an explicit, comprehensive curriculum framework;
• directed that scientific inquiry and student-directed lab exercises will replace the twelve lab exercises currently in use, with the concomitant development of student inquiry skills;
• articulated clear learning objectives;
• redesigned the format for the AP Chemistry exam (new exam format to be implemented May 2014).
Participants will have the opportunity to perform several lab exercises that align with the College Board redesign. Best practices will be discussed. Information about the requirements for the AP Chemistry Course Audit for 2013-14 will be shared."
The course will be taught by Mark Langella.
ENG 498. THE TEACHING OF AP ENGLISH
AP-English Literature and Composition will emphasize the construction and organization of AP curricula, the sharing of materials, teaching strategies, activities and ideas, careful textual study, the use of critical thinking skills, effective techniques for teaching writing about literature, and teacher methodology. The Wilkes University Writing Lab will be available.
The course will be taught by Patricia Maida.
PHY 498. THE TEACHING OF AP PHYSICS
An Advanced Placement Physics workshop is a gathering of physics teachers where ideas are shared and exchanged. It is a gathering where common, and at times, uncommon teaching concerns, practices and problems are expressed, discussed and addressed. What is: AP Physics? The Exam? The curriculum? How do I pace my program? What labs do I do? How do I relate my subject material to my labs? How do I prepare my students for the AP Exam?
The 2012 AP Physics workshop at Wilkes University is the place where we can address these questions and share our experiences and thoughts. This AP Physics workshop will include both the AP B and the AP C Physics. The primary focus of the program will be the structure and grading of the AP Exams and how they relate to you and your students. One of our goals is to learn to parallel your exams to the AP Exams by writing multiple-choice questions and free response problems comparable to those students encounter on the AP Physics Exams. Another objective for the week is designing and writing AP Physics-level laboratory experiments suitable for your program and your students.
The course will be taught by G. Patrick Zober.
GES 498. THE TEACHING OF AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
The goal of this intensive week-long workshop is to prepare teachers for the AP Environmental Science course and its exam. A major focus will be doing many of the recommended labs. This will include discussing the objectives of a lab, executing them, and analyzing the results. New and experienced teachers will offer their solutions to problems, novel approaches, extensions and alternatives. The workshop will include field trips to sites around Wilkes-Barre.
Interspersed with the lab component will be discussions of the AP Environmental Science classroom. This will include a thorough examination of the APES syllabus found in the Acorn book, discussion of the different ways of teaching an AP-ES course, and lastly, a description of the AP-ES exam and its grading.
The course will be taught by James Serach.
HST 498. THE TEACHING OF U.S. HISTORY
This workshop is designed to aid teachers in creating for the first time or in continuing to develop existing AP U. S. History courses. Major topics covered include: characteristics of AP U. S. History courses; examination on content expectations; the integration of social history (emphasis on race, class, gender, and ethnicity) into the course; methods of instruction; critical writing and reading skills; materials available; and analysis of the AP U.S. History exam. The participants will discuss some of the more important conceptual material; develop a course outline, syllabus, and evaluation materials; and generate and share teaching materials and strategies. Many handouts and an evaluation of books and other support materials will afford participants a "hands-on" approach. Additionally, participants will share materials with classmates through oral and written presentations. Auditors may complete assigned work during the session. At least two optional evening sessions will be available.
The course will be taught by Matt Ostoyich.
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