An Introduction to the Advanced Placement Program & Pre-AP Professional Development
Learn how AP & Pre-AP can benefit your curriculum
The one-day workshop introduces teachers to the AP Program. You will learn about:
- The College Board's mission of connecting all students to college success
- Goals and benefits of the AP Program
- Development and administration of AP courses and exams
- Student preparation for the AP Program
- Professional development for Pre-AP teachers
Pre-AP rests on the belief that all students can perform at rigorous academic levels, and that they should start developing skills and acquiring knowledge as early as possible.
Beyond the introductory information, participants will learn about Pre-AP strategies in English and mathematics. The workshop can be delivered either to an English or mathematics audience - department chairs and curricular decision-makers are urged to attend.
Goals
- Understand the College Board's mission, including the aim of equity and access
- Learn how AP Exams are scored: The AP Reading
- Find out about resources for your school
- Explore Pre-AP -- AP connection with classroom strategies in English and Math
Workshop authors
Teri Marshall teaches ninth-grade English and AP English Language and Composition at Saint Mary's Hall in San Antonio, Texas, where she also serves as English Department chair for K-12 and AP English Vertical Team leader. She has been an educator for 30 years. Ms. Marshall has served as a teacher of AP courses and Pre-AP strategies and College Board consultant for 11 years. She is the primary author of the College Board's national workshop Pre-AP: Setting the Cornerstones for the AP Vertical Team, and she is a Reader for the AP English Language Exam.
Brendan Murphy has taught both middle school and high school math in rural Maine for eight years, and now teaches AP Calculus and AP Statistics. He is an AP Exam Reader in both disciplines and has run workshops in the northeast and around the country in Pre-AP Strategies for Math and in AP math courses. This year Mr. Murphy is "broadcasting live" both of his AP courses to five other high schools around the state using state-of-the-art technology. Mr. Murphy runs a mentoring program for 20 newer AP teachers in Maine in AP Calculus and AP Statistics. In the summer he is a whitewater raft guide and has rafted on more than 70 rivers in five countries.