AP Chemistry
Experience Interactive and Rewarding Professional Development
Learn AP instructional best practices and strategies that lead to student success in the classroom.
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Course at a Glance
Format:
Live-Online and Asynchronous
New & Experienced Combined
Length:
4 days, Monday - Thursday
Dates and Times:
2024 TBD
Be Notified When 2024 Registration Opens
Program Hours:
32 Contact Hours
Price:
$550 Standard Registration Fee
$600 Late Registration Fee
College Board APSI Materials
College Board APSI materials are included in your registration fee. To provide greater accessibility, we will be offering the College Board materials electronically. The cost of electronic and hard copy materials are the same.
Course Overview
During this APSI, participants will explore the AP Course and Exam Description, the AP Exam, and the AP Classroom resources that will help plan and focus instruction.
Specific attention will be paid to the following AP resources:
- Unit Guides
- Topic Questions
- Personal Progress Checks
- Question Bank
- Instructional Planning Reports
- The AP Teacher Community
What You Will Learn
- Develop a course pacing guide by unit/topic to incorporate the full scope of AP Chemistry into the school’s academic calendar.
- Examine formative and summative assessment item types to identify and explain how pairings of content and skills are the focus of instruction as well as the targets of these assessments.
- Practice applying the scoring guidelines from the most recent AP exam to samples of student work.
- Identify student strengths and weaknesses using data available through AP Classroom and Instructional Planning Reports.
- Walk away with ready-to-use strategies, activities, and pedagogical tools shared by experienced educators within the AP Community.
How You Will Benefit
- Understanding the Course Framework
- Focusing on building conceptualized understandings and teaching for transfer
- The course framework defines the scope of the course and what students need to know for the AP Chemistry Exam
- Planning the Course
- Sequencing, pacing, and scaffolding are essential for building student understanding
- Considering the needs of all willing and academically prepared students
- Teaching the Course
- Utilizing effective strategies helps develop the course skills and content knowledge
- Creating community within a classroom is essential to building student confidence and fostering progress
- Aligning assessments, instruction, and resources to learning goals and matching to performance standards
- Progressively challenging students to apply their knowledge and skills in different contexts to deepen their understanding
- Assessing Student Progress and Understanding
- Becoming a Member of the AP Community
- Collaborating to share resources and teaching strategies
- Ensuring that curricular requirements are met to maintain rigor by drafting a syllabus
How Online Workshops Will Work
No one wants to sit and watch a 32-hour long webinar, so we are working closely with our consultants to develop a modified course schedule that allows you greater flexibility, but still gives you the knowledge and skills you need.
Live-online instruction will be conducted through Zoom while asynchronous learning assignments will be managed through Canvas, the University’s learning management system (LMS).
Once you register, we will provide you with more details on how to access the platforms as well as your materials.
To register, please visit our registration portal.
Meet the Instructor
Jordan Rose
Jordan Rose has taught Chemistry in Lawrence, Kansas, since 2001 and has been teaching AP ® Chemistry since 2006. She is a graduate of the University of Kansas where she earned both her Bachelors (Systematics and Ecology) and Masters (Curriculum and Instruction) degrees. Currently serving as co-chair on the district Professional Development Council, she has also been a Reader at the annual AP ® Chemistry Reading since 2015. She has experience teaching all levels of Chemistry offered at Free State High School and has served on the Kansas Department of Education Higher Education Program Review Committee since 2016. In 2014 she was recognized by receiving the Excellence in Teaching (Bobs) Award, and she presented at the AP ® Annual Conference in Orlando during the summer of 2019. Additionally, Jordan has served as a question writer for a textbook company, contributed to AP ® Daily videos, and served as a consultant for the College Board since 2018. After a successful experience in AP ® Chemistry, many of her students have gone on to establish careers in Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals, and Chemical Engineering. Her students often participate in academic competitions such as Scholar’s Bowl and the ACS Chemistry Olympiad. As a coach, Jordan has worked with the track & field and cross country teams at Free State High School since 1998.
How to Register
To register, please visit our registration portal. Attendees will need to register using their College Board login credentials.
If paying by check or purchase order, CPE staff will follow up with an invoice. Please reference invoice number on check.
If you have questions or need assistance registering, please contact [email protected] or 423-425-4344.
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