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BIO 498. THE TEACHING OF AP BIOLOGY
This comprehensive course covers how to teach both the classroom and laboratory components of AP Biology, and explores the grading of the AP Biology exam. There will be a thorough discussion of what you need to do in the classroom to cover the challenging AP Biology course outline. Participants will carry out most of the parts of the 12 required labs, including a thorough treatment by a Wilkes professor of the molecular biology lab (Lab 6). The procedures, objectives, and problems of each lab will be fully discussed. The nature of the AP Biology exam and the importance of the grading process will be presented. Finally, there will be a major sharing session where participants will discuss their classroom best practices.
The course will be taught by Jim Morrill or Maureen Nosal.
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*
AP Chemistry participants can expect to leave Wilkes with a completed syllabus, completion of 10 or more AP laboratory experiments, textbook, laboratory and materials’ decisions, as well as exposure to software and digital technologies. Mornings will be devoted to AP chemistry content, unique methodologies and pedagogy. Afternoons will focus on the completion of chemistry experiments - ALL performed with the TI83+, CBL, and appropriate sensors. Several non-CBL experiments from Wilkes University’s first year course will also be available.
*If participant numbers are sufficient, the class may be divided into sessions - one session for the experienced AP teacher and a second session for those with less than 3-5 years of AP Chemistry experience.
The course will be taught by James and Julie Ealy.
CS 498. THE TEACHING OF AP COMPUTER SCIENCE
The participants will thoroughly explore the topics in both Computer Science A and AB Courses. The course will emphasize methodology and give special attention to the “hard to teach” or “hard to learn” concepts and processes. Program design and methodology, classes and objects, inheritance, recursion, and the implementation of abstract data types in Java will be considered. Extensive treatment will be given to the AP Computer Science GridWorld Case Study which will be tested for the first time on the May 2008 Exams.
Participants will be expected to have a good knowledge of programming and Java syntax sufficient to teach an introductory syntax course. This course will NOT be an introductory Java language course, NOR will it be a course to teach specific Java IDEs. The language treatment during the workshop will focus on classes and objects, inheritance, data types in Java, recursion, and references ( pointers to C++ programmers ); participants need not come proficient in these topics. Attention will be given to the AP Java Subset.
The participants will learn about available resources, textbooks, and instructional strategies. Specific instruction in language syntax, exploration of course topics, and discussion of AP Exam questions will be included.
The course will be taught by Richard Genung. Mr. Genung has taught AP Computer Science for 20 years and AP Mathematics for 28 years. He has been an AP Exam Reader in both subjects and is a consultant for the College Board. This is his eleventh summer teaching for the Advanced Placement Summer Institute.
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
The 2008 AP Physics workshop at Wilkes University will include both the AP B and the AP C Physics programs, and it will emphasize the structure and grading of the AP Physics exams, the AP B and AP C curriculum, AP Physics topics, the exchange of ideas, and special topic areas of concentration such as Newton’s laws of Motion, Conservation of Mechanical Energy and Momentum, Gravitation, Gauss’ Law, Ampere’s Law, Faraday’s Law, Fluids, Thermodynamics, Optics, Modern Physics, and the role of the Calculus in the AP C.
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 lab component of the workshop will include an introduction to GIS and GPS as well as 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 Jim Morrill.
MTH 498B. THE TEACHING OF STATISTICS
This workshop is designed to help teachers create a new AP Statistics course or expand an existing one. Participants will work through the topics that are the core of the AP Statistics curriculum. The course will cover instructional strategies and activities that can be used for teaching the class. A calculator will be used as an integral part of the course work. Specific instructional strategies on ways to prepare students for the AP exam and information on how the exam is graded will be included.
The course will be taught by Jodie Miller. Ms. Miller has been involved with the AP Statistics program since 1999 as a reader and table leader and this is her fourth summer teaching AP Institutes. She serves as Mathematics Department Chair at an independent school in New Jersey and is active in the national and international math education community.
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 Matthew Ostoyich.
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